Kerolin Nicoli, #9
Pronunciation: “KEH-row-leen NICK-oh-lee”
Position: FWD
Height: 5-5
Birthday: 11/17/99
Hometown (Affiliation): São Paulo, Brazil (BRAZIL)
College: N/A
NWSL Experience: 3rd Year
Acquired: Signed ahead of 2022 season (allocation money used to buy out contract with Madrid Club de Fútbol Femenin)
2023: Named NWSL MVP, becoming the first NC Courage player to win the award and the eighth to be nominated… named to NWSL Best XI First Team… finished as the runner up in the Golden Boot race… appeared in 19 games, all of which were starts, logging 1,621 minutes, 10 goals and three assists… won 115 duels at a 48.9% clip… created 35 chances… completed 78.7% of passes… named to NWSL Best XI for June and September/October… named NWSL Player of the Week for Week 11.
2023 Challenge Cup: Appeared in five games, including three starts, logging 306 minutes and one goal… created three chances.
2022: Named to NWSL Best XI Second Team… appeared in 13 games, all of which were starts, logging 1,117 minutes, six goals and four assists… created 20 chances… won 85 duels… completed 78.2% of passes.
2022 Challenge Cup: Named Final MVP after scoring the opening goal in the 2-1 win… appeared in five games, including three starts… created five chances… won 26 duels.
Prior to NC Courage: Signed with Madrid Club de Fútbol Femenin of the Spanish Primera División during the second half of the 2020/21 season… appeared in 24 matches for a total of 1,588 minutes of playing time, scoring five goals.
International: Represented Brazil at 2016 U-17 Women’s World Cup and 2016 Southern American U-17 Women’s Championship… made senior debut September 2018… has five international goals… played the full 90 in all three of Brazil’s World Cup group stage games in 2023 tournament.
