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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nina Dominique Nicosia | ||
| Date of birth | 2 February 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | La Grange, Illinois, U.S. | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Pachuca | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021 | Louisville Cardinals | 16 | (3) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | Chicago Mustangs | ||
| 2023– | Pachuca | 82 | (19) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020 | Argentina U17 | ||
| 2022 | Argentina U20 | ||
| 2025 | Argentina | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20 April 2024 | |||
Nina Dominique Nicosia (born 2 February 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Pachuca of Liga MX Femenil. Born in the United States and a former Argentina international, she was called up to the Mexico national team.
Early life
Nicosia was born on 2 February 2003 in La Grange, Illinois, United States to American parents – her father being the son of Argentinians and her mother being of Mexican descent.[1]
Youth and college career
Nicosia played for the Chicago Magic, Chicago Inferno, and Eclipse Select SC.[2] 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.[3]
Club career
Nicosia was transferred to the Chicago Mustangs in the 2022 spring transfer market.[4] 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.[5]
On 6 July 2023, Nicosia signed with Pachuca of Liga MX Femenil.[6][7] In the Clausura 2025 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.[8][9]
International career
Nicosia was eligible to represent the United States, Argentina and Mexico at the international level.
Argentina
On 7 March 2020, Nicosia was called up to the U-17 women's national team.[10] In April 2022, she was called up to play for the U-20 national team for the South American Championship in Chile.[11]
Nicosia was named to the senior national team for the CONCACAF W Gold Cup on 9 February 2024.[12] She made her debut and only appearance with the senior team on 8 April 2025, in Argentina's 1–0 victory against Canada.[13]
Mexico
In March 2026, Nicosia disclosed her intention to play for the Mexico national team.[1] Two months later, she was called up for the first time.[14]
Personal life
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.[15]
Honours
Pachuca
References
- 1 2 NINA NICOSIA: La talacha que por rebeldía la llevó a ser profesional | FutFem on YouTube
- ↑ "2017 Illinois Youth Soccer Network News by Illinois Youth Soccer - Issuu". webcache.googleusercontent.com. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ↑ "Nina Nicosia - Women's Soccer". University of Louisville Athletics. Archived from the original on 11 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ↑ "Women's Soccer Finalizes 2022 Signing Class". NC State University Athletics. Archived from the original on 8 July 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ tuzasoficial. "She is Nina Nicosia, the new player of las Tuzas". Instagram). Archived from the original on 7 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ↑ "Pachuca beats America on aggregate to capture its first Liga MX Femenil title". AP News. 13 May 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ↑ "Pachuca Femenil, el primer campeón que ya presume el triplete". ABC Noticias (in Spanish). 17 July 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Dos cordobesas jugarán el Sudamericano sub 20 con la selección argentina | Fútbol". La Voz del Interior (in Spanish). April 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Argentina femenino venció por primera vez a Canadá". Futbol Femenino Argentino (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 April 2026.
- ↑ "Nina Nicosia vive primer llamado a Selección Mexicana Femenil". www.espn.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 May 2026.
- ↑ "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.
External links
- Nina Nicosia at Kicker (in German)
- Nina Nicosia at Liga MX Femenil (in Spanish)
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