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Nina Nicosia

Nina Nicosia
Personal information
Full name Nina Dominique Nicosia
Date of birth (2003-02-02) 2 February 2003 (age 22)
Place of birth La Grange, Illinois, U.S.
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Pachuca
Number 21
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021 Louisville Cardinals 16 (3)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022-2023 Chicago Mustangs
2023- Pachuca
International career‡
2020 Argentina U17
2022 Argentina U20
2024- Argentina 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 February 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 20 April 2024

Nina Dominique Nicosia (born 2 February 2003) is a professional football player who plays as a midfielder for Pachuca of Liga MX Femenil. Born in the United States, she plays for the Argentina national team.

College career

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Nicosia played for the Chicago Magic, Chicago Inferno, and Eclipse Select SC.[1] In 2021, she played for the Louisville Cardinals, where she played the second half of the year, totaling 16 games with 3 goals and 4 assists.[2]

Club career

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Nicosia was transferred to the Chicago Mustangs in the 2022 spring transfer market.[3] In August 2022, she was awarded the Central Conference's "Offensive Player of the Year" after a season in which she became one of the most outstanding attacking forces.[4]

On 6 July 2023, Nicosia signed with Pachuca of Liga MX Femenil.[5][6] In the league final, Pachuca had beaten América 3–0 in the first-leg of the final with Nicosia herself scoring the third goal, while América was unable to overcome this despite winning the second-leg, with the final aggregate score being 3–2 in favor of Pachuca and therefore giving Pachuca their first league title in history.[7][8]

International career

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Nicosia was eligible to represent Argentina and the United States at the international level.

On 7 March 2020, Nicosia was called up to the U-17 women's national team.[9] In April 2022, she was called up to represent the U-20 national team for the South American Championship in Chile.[10]

Nicosia was named to the senior national team for the CONCACAF W Gold Cup on 9 February 2024.[11]

Personal life

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Nicosia's favorite soccer players are Lionel Messi and Alex Morgan. Her father, Gustavo Nicosia, born in Chicago to Argentinian parents, played professionally for clubs in Argentina, Italy, and Chicago, and is the one who accompanies and supports her in her journey as a soccer player. Nicosia spent a week at the Olympique Lyonnais facilities as part of the Generation Adidas program.[12]

Honours

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Pachuca

References

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  1. ^ "2017 Illinois Youth Soccer Network News by Illinois Youth Soccer - Issuu". webcache.googleusercontent.com. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Nina Nicosia - Women's Soccer". University of Louisville Athletics. Archived from the original on 11 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Women's Soccer Finalizes 2022 Signing Class". NC State University Athletics. Archived from the original on 8 July 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  4. ^ Steph (5 August 2022). "2022 UWS Central Conference Awards". United Women's Soccer. Archived from the original on 2 April 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  5. ^ Hernandez, Jose Juan Olguin (6 July 2023). "Tuzas del Pachuca anuncian refuerzos para el Apertura 2023". SubrayadoMx (in Mexican Spanish). Archived from the original on 10 July 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  6. ^ tuzasoficial. "She is Nina Nicosia, the new player of las Tuzas". Instagram). Archived from the original on 7 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Pachuca beats America on aggregate to capture its first Liga MX Femenil title". AP News. 13 May 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  8. ^ "Pachuca Femenil, el primer campeón que ya presume el triplete". ABC Noticias (in Spanish). 17 July 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  9. ^ "Nina Nicosia of the Chicago Mustangs women's team has been called up to the Argentina U17 National Team". Facebook (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  10. ^ "Dos cordobesas jugarán el Sudamericano sub 20 con la selección argentina | Fútbol". La Voz del Interior (in Spanish). April 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  11. ^ "Selección Femenina: lista de convocadas para la Copa de Oro" [Women's National Team: list of those called up for the Gold Cup] (in Spanish). Argentine Football Association. 9 February 2024. Archived from the original on 20 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  12. ^ "La gran joya del fútbol femenino de EEUU es de Chicago". Chicago Tribune. 6 December 2018. Archived from the original on 9 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
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