Nicolette Hernández Explained

Nicolette Hernández
Fullname:Nicolette Andrea Hernández Sippel
Birth Date:1999 2, df=y
Birth Place:Naperville, Illinois, U.S.
Height:1.72m
Position:Left-back
Currentclub:América
Clubnumber:20
Collegeyears1:2017–2021
College1:Michigan Wolverines
Collegecaps1:93
Collegegoals1:29
Years1:2022–
Clubs1:América
Caps1:83
Goals1:6
Pcupdate:30 May 2024
Nationalyears1:2022–
Nationalteam1:Mexico
Nationalcaps1:15
Nationalgoals1:1
Ntupdate:30 May 2024

Nicolette Andrea "Nicki" Hernández Sippel (born 17 February 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Liga MX Femenil side Club América. Born in the United States, she plays internationally for the Mexico women's national team.[1]

College career

Hernández played college soccer for the Michigan Wolverines from 2017 to 2021, making 93 appearances and scoring 29 goals with the Wolverines.[2]

Club career

Club América (2022–present)

Hernández signed her first professional contract with Club América of the Liga MX Femenil on 31 December 2021,[3] and made her professional debut in January 2022 in a match against Pumas.[4] Hernández scored her first goal as a professional on 10 February 2022 in a match against León.[5]

Originally a forward, Hernández became a key player for América after manager Ángel Villacampa switched her to play as a left-back.

International career

Hernández was at one point part of the United States women's national team youth program during her early teens.[6]

As Hernández paternal grandparents were born in Mexico, she had the option to represent Mexico at the international stage. She was called to the Mexico women's national football team for the first time on 18 November 2021 for a pair of friendly matches against Canada, but was unable to attend.[7] Hernández was called once more to the Mexico national team by manager Pedro López on 3 October 2022 to replace Joseline Montoya (Injury) for a friendly match against Chile.[8] She made her debut with Mexico on 10 October 2022 on the friendly match against Chile.[9]

2023 Pan American Games

Hernández was selected to represent Mexico at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile, where the Mexican squad went undefeated to win the gold medal for the first time in their history at the Pan American Games, defeating Chile 1–0.[10] [11] Hernández started all five matches during this tournament.

2024 W Gold Cup

Hernández was selected to be part of Mexico's squad for the 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup on 11 February 2024.[12] She scored her first goal with Mexico during this tournament, in the 0–8 victory against Dominican Republic in the second match of the group stage.[13] Hernandez played an important part for Mexico to finished top of its group in this tournament and advancing to the knockout stage, and subsequently the semi-finals, but during the semi-final match against Brazil, Hernández got a red card at the 29th minute for a foul called after VAR review. México subsequently ended up losing the match 3–0.[14]

Career statistics

Club

[1]

Club! rowspan="2"
SeasonLeagueCup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Club América2021–22Liga MX Femenil162162
2022–23373373
2023–2417020190
Total70520725
Career total70520725

International goals

Honours

Club América

Clausura 2023

Mexico

References

  1. Web site: Nicolette Andrea Hernández Sippel . Liga MX Femenil.
  2. Web site: Nicki Hernandez – Women's Soccer . 2022-10-27 . University of Michigan Athletics . en.
  3. Web site: e.maya . December 31, 2021 . América Femenil: Nicki Hernández, nuevo refuerzo de las Águilas . 2022-10-27 . Record.com.mx . es.
  4. Web site: Monroy . Juan Carlos . January 15, 2022 . Un Clásico... . 2022-10-27 . www.oncediario.com . es-ES.
  5. Web site: Hernández Molina . Nestor . February 11, 2022 . Liga MX Femenil: Nicolette Hernández agradecida por estrenarse con América . 2022-10-27 . EL DEBATE . es-MX.
  6. Web site: Tribune . Matt Le Cren Chicago . 2024-03-19 . Naperville's Nicki Hernandez, once part of US youth program, fulfills dream in Mexico and beats Americans . subscription . 2024-03-24 . Chicago Tribune . en-US.
  7. Web site: g.carrillo . November 19, 2021 . Selección Mexicana Femenil: Kenti Robles lidera convocatoria para duelos vs Canadá . 2022-10-28 . Record.com.mx . es.
  8. Web site: March 10, 2022 . Joseline Montoya causa baja de la Selección Nacional de México Femenil .
  9. Web site: melinae . October 11, 2022 . Mexico Femenil starts its new process with a draw against Chile . 2022-10-28 . FMF State Of Mind . en.
  10. Web site: Mexico takes soccer gold with 1-0 win over Chile. Reuters. 3 November 2023. 6 November 2023.
  11. Web site: Santiago 2023: Mexico beats shorthanded Chile for women's football gold. olympics.com. 4 November 2023. 6 November 2023.
  12. Web site: Selección Mexicana da su convocatoria para Copa Oro W con notables ausencias TUDN Selección MX TUDN . 2024-03-24 . www.tudn.com . es.
  13. Web site: 2024-02-24 . México se luce con tremenda goleada ante República Dominicana . 2024-02-24 . ESPNdeportes.com . es.
  14. Web site: ESPN News Services . Brazil eliminates shorthanded Mexico from W Gold Cup . 7 March 2024 . ESPN FC . ESPN.