Nikki Stanton
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nicole Leslie Stanton[1] | ||
| Date of birth | October 26, 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | North Bend, Washington, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Vancouver Rise | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2013 | Fairfield Stags | 79 | (6) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012 | Seattle Sounders | ||
| 2014–2017 | Sky Blue FC | 41 | (0) |
| 2015 | ETG Ambilly FFC | ||
| 2015–2019 | → Perth Glory (loan) | 45 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Chicago Red Stars | 40 | (0) |
| 2020 | Klepp IL | 15 | (2) |
| 2021 | Chicago Red Stars | 14 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Seattle Reign | 35 | (0) |
| 2025– | Vancouver Rise | 19 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 October 2025 | |||
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Nicole Leslie Stanton (born October 26, 1990) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Vancouver Rise FC of the Northern Super League.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Raised in North Bend, Washington about 40 minutes east of Seattle, Stanton attended Mount Si High School where she played for the girls varsity soccer team for four years.[2] As team captain during her senior year, she received the school's Female Athlete of the Year honors and was selected to the All-Star Select Team by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.[2]
Stanton played club soccer for Crossfire Premier and helped lead the team to five state titles and a regional championship in 2006. She was also a member of the regional Olympic Development Program (ODP).[2]
Club career
[edit | edit source]Seattle Sounders, 2012
[edit | edit source]Stanton played for the Seattle Sounders during the summer of 2012.[3][4]
Sky Blue FC, 2014–2017
[edit | edit source]Stanton was signed by Sky Blue FC in June 2014 after playing for the team's reserve team and made 4 appearances in her rookie season.[5] She re-signed with Sky Blue on October 23, 2015.[6]
On January 18, 2018, Stanton was traded to the Chicago Red Stars along with teammate Sam Kerr as part of a three-team trade.[7]
ETG Ambilly FFC, 2015
[edit | edit source]Stanton spent two months with ETG Ambilly FFC in 2015 as part of the Play Football Abroad Program.[8]
Loan to Perth Glory, 2015–2019
[edit | edit source]Following the 2015 NWSL season, Stanton went on loan to Perth Glory for the 2015-16 W-League season.[9] Stanton returned to Perth for the 2016-17 W-League where she once again played every minute of the season. Perth advanced to the 2017 W-League Grand Final but lost to Melbourne City 2–0.
Stanton returned to Perth for the 2017-18 W-League season. She suffered a broken arm in a game on November 5, 2017, which forced her to miss a month of the season.[10] Stanton re-signed with Perth for the 2018-19 W-League season, her fourth season with the team. Perth returned to the Grand Final in 2019 but lost to Sydney FC 4–2.
Chicago Red Stars, 2018–2019, 2021
[edit | edit source]In her first season with Chicago, Stanton played in 20 games for the Red Stars. She advanced to the NWSL play-offs for the first time in her career as the Red Stars finished fourth and qualified for the play-offs.
OL Reign / Seattle Reign, 2022–2024
[edit | edit source]In 2022, Stanton won the NWSL Shield and The Women's Cup invitational tournament during her first season at OL Reign.
Vancouver Rise, 2025–
[edit | edit source]On January 9, 2025 it was announced that Stanton had signed with Vancouver Rise of Northern Super League[11][12] On July 19, 2025, Stanton came off the bench and was initially credited with scoring her first goal for the club in a 6-0 victory against Halifax Tides FC[13] (however, later it was changed to an own goal). On November 15, 2025, she was substituted on in the inaugural NSL Final, replacing the injured Quinn, and took a corner which prompted an AFC Toronto own goal, helping the Rise to a 2–1 victory over AFC Toronto which won them the 2025 Diana B. Matheson Cup.[14]
Honors
[edit | edit source]- The Women's Cup: 2022[15]
- NWSL Shield: 2022[16]
- Diana B. Matheson Cup: 2025[14]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]She was previously in a relationship with former Perth Glory and Chicago Red Stars teammate Sam Kerr.[17]
In 2024, Stanton appeared in the first season of The Offseason, a reality television series following a group of NWSL players training before the new season.[18]
References
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External links
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- Nikki Stanton at the National Women's Soccer LeagueLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Nikki Stanton #7 at Seattle Reign FC
- Nikki Stanton #7 at Fairfield Stags
- Nikki Stanton at SoccerwayLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- 1990 births
- Living people
- American women's soccer players
- National Women's Soccer League players
- Seattle Sounders Women players
- Gotham FC players
- Perth Glory FC (women) players
- Fairfield Stags women's soccer players
- Women's association football midfielders
- Soccer players from King County, Washington
- Chicago Red Stars players
- People from North Bend, Washington
- American lesbian sportswomen
- LGBTQ people from Washington (state)
- Klepp IL players
- American expatriate women's soccer players
- Expatriate women's footballers in France
- Expatriate women's soccer players in Australia
- Expatriate women's footballers in Norway
- American expatriate sportspeople in France
- American expatriate sportspeople in Australia
- American expatriate sportspeople in Norway
- Seattle Reign FC players
- American LGBTQ soccer players
- 21st-century American sportswomen
- Expatriate women's soccer players in Canada
- American expatriate sportspeople in Canada
- Northern Super League players
- Vancouver Rise FC players