Nikki Serlenga
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| Date of birth | June 20, 1978 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | San Diego, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Santa Clara Broncos | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| Atlanta Beat | |||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1999 | US U20 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2000 - 2001 | United States | (6) | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Nikki Serlenga (born June 20, 1978) is an American retired soccer player. She is a former United States women's national soccer team player and received a silver medal as a member of the 2000 U.S. Olympic Team.
Early life
Born in San Diego, California, Serrenga scored 103 career goals for San Pasqual High School (Escondido, California).[1]
Collegiate career
Serlenga attended Santa Clara University and finished her college career with 15 goals and 28 assists in 84 matches. She was a two-time First-Team NSCAA All-American and helped the Santa Clara Broncos to four consecutive Final Fours.[1][2]
Club career
Serlenga played for the Atlanta Beat in the Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA) in 2001.[3]
International career
Serlenga was a member of the U-20 National Team pool in 1999. She was called up to the United States women's national soccer team and earned her first cap and goal on January 7, 2000 against Czech Republic.[1]
She represented the United States at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia and was a member of the silver medal-winning team.
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Nikki Serlenga bio". Soccer Times. Retrieved September 23, 2012.
- ^ Giesin, Dan (June 22, 2000). "Kick Starter / Olympics or not, Serlenga is now more committed". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved September 23, 2012.
- ^ "Atlanta Beat's yin and yang". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved September 23, 2012.
External links
- 1978 births
- Living people
- American soccer players
- American women's soccer players
- United States women's international soccer players
- Footballers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Olympic soccer players of the United States
- Olympic silver medalists for the United States in soccer
- Santa Clara Broncos women's soccer players
- Atlanta Beat (WUSA) players
- Women's association football midfielders
- Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics