Aaliyah Nolan (born 12 June 1997) is a Bermudian footballer who plays as a forward and a midfielder for English FA Women's National League club Leeds United WFC and the Bermuda women's national team.[6]

Aaliyah Nolan
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-06-12) 12 June 1997 (age 27)[1]
Place of birth Bermuda[2]
Height 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)[3]
Position(s) Forward,[m 1] midfielder[4]
Team information
Current team
Leeds United
Number 48[m 2]
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Navarro Bulldogs 28 (31)
2017–2018 North Texas Mean Green 42 (17)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 PHC Zebras
2020– Leeds United 1+ (0+)
International career
2013 Bermuda U17 1+ (2+)
2015 Bermuda U20 3+ (6)
2013– Bermuda 5 (3)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Bermuda
Island Games
Winner 2013 Bermuda
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 November 2018.[3]
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 February 2022.[5]

Early life

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Nolan was raised in Warwick.[3] She also lived in St. George's.[2] She was 11 when she was introduced to football by her father and brother.[7] At 12, she participated at the 2009 Central American and Caribbean Age Group Championships in Athletics in the outdoor youth athletics pentathlon.[8][9]

College career

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Nolan attended the Navarro College and the University of North Texas in the United States.[10][3] She scored 23 goals for the former in 2016.[11][12]

Club career

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On 27 November 2018, Nolan joined PHC Zebras in Bermuda.[1][13] On 10 September 2020, it was known she had moved to England to play for Leeds United.[14][15] Her signing was officially announced by the English club on 18 September.[16] She made her FA Women's Premier League Division One debut two days later in a 1–2 away loss to Norton & Stockton Ancients.[17] She has played for Leeds United since then.[18][19][20]

International career

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Nolan represented Bermuda at the 2013 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship qualification and the 2015 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship qualification.[21][22] She capped at senior level during the 2013 Island Games, the 2014 CFU Women's Caribbean Cup and the 2022 CONCACAF W Championship qualification.[7][23][24]

Career statistics

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International goals

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Key (expand for notes on "international goals" and sorting)
Location Geographic location of the venue where the competition occurred
Sorted by country name first, then by city name
Lineup Start – played entire match
on minute (off player) – substituted on at the minute indicated, and player was substituted off at the same time

off minute (on player) – substituted off at the minute indicated, and player was substituted on at the same time
(c) – captain
Sorted by minutes played

# NumberOfGoals.goalNumber scored by the player in the match (alternate notation to Goal in match)
Min The minute in the match the goal was scored. For list that include caps, blank indicates played in the match but did not score a goal.
Assist/pass The ball was passed by the player, which assisted in scoring the goal. This column depends on the availability and source of this information.
penalty or pk Goal scored on penalty-kick which was awarded due to foul by opponent. (Goals scored in penalty-shoot-out, at the end of a tied match after extra-time, are not included.)
Score The match score after the goal was scored.
Sorted by goal difference, then by goal scored by the player's team
Result The final score.

Sorted by goal difference in the match, then by goal difference in penalty-shoot-out if it is taken, followed by goal scored by the player's team in the match, then by goal scored in the penalty-shoot-out. For matches with identical final scores, match ending in extra-time without penalty-shoot-out is a tougher match, therefore precede matches that ended in regulation

aet The score at the end of extra-time; the match was tied at the end of 90' regulation
pso Penalty-shoot-out score shown in parentheses; the match was tied at the end of extra-time
Light-purple background colorexhibition or closed door international friendly match
Light-yellow background color – match at an invitational tournament
Light-orange background color – Olympic women's football qualification match
Blue background color – FIFA women's world cup final tournament

NOTE: some keys may not apply for a particular football player


Goal
Date Location Opponent Lineup # Min Score Result Competition
1
23 May 2014[25] Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands   Turks and Caicos Islands ? 1.1 54 5150.01005

4–0

5250.02005

5–0

2014 CFU Women's Caribbean Cup

Honours

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International

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Bermuda

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "PHC Exp - 2018-2019 Regular Season - Roster - # - Aaliyah Nolan -". Bermuda Football Association. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  2. ^ a b Hermesmeyer, Bronte (13 September 2018). "Aaliyah Nolan first international soccer player". North Texas Daily. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d "Aaliyah Nolan - Women's Soccer". North Texas Mean Green. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  4. ^ "BFA Announce Squad for Concacaf W Qualifiers". Bermuda Football Association. 3 February 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  5. ^ Aaliyah Nolan at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 April 2022.  
  6. ^ "Leeds United | The FA Women's National League". The Football Association. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Aaliya Nolan – the 16-year-old saviour from Bermuda". SportsKeeda. 28 September 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  8. ^ "2009 Central American and Caribbean Age Group Championships in Athletics". Stabroek News. 13 June 2009. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  9. ^ "XIII CAC AGE GROUP CHAMPIONSHIPS 09 - 6/18/2009 to 6/19/2009". cacathletics.org. Archived from the original on 27 June 2009. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  10. ^ "Aaliyah Nolan Scores Hat Trick For Navarro". BerNews. 24 October 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  11. ^ "Soccer Career, Single-Season Records (Individual)". Navarro Bulldogs. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  12. ^ "Aaliyah Nolan | #19 | F | Navarro College". Region 14 Athletics. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  13. ^ "PHC Exp - 2019-2020 (Recent) Regular Season - Roster - # - Aaliyah Nolan -". Bermuda Football Association. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  14. ^ "Nolan Signs With Leeds United Women's Team". BerNews. 10 September 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  15. ^ Murley, Sam (9 March 2021). "Aaliyah Nolan aiming to inspire next generation of female footballers". The Royal Gazette (Bermuda). Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  16. ^ "Leeds United Women announce new signings". Leeds United F.C. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  17. ^ "Norton Ladies 2- Leeds United Women 1". Ladies Who Leeds. 20 September 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  18. ^ "Bermuda's European Footballers Round-Up". Island Stats. 25 October 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  19. ^ "Aaliyah Nolan Scores In Leeds United Win". BerNews. 14 December 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  20. ^ "Report: Leeds United Women 0-6 Durham Women". Leeds United F.C. 12 December 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  21. ^ "Aaliya Nolan – the 16-year-old saviour from Bermuda (part two)". SportsKeeda. 28 September 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  22. ^ "Apretada derrota de la U20 Femenina ante Bermuda". Puerto Rican Football Federation (in Spanish). 15 October 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  23. ^ "Cayman loses CFU Women's opener". Cayman Islands Football Association. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  24. ^ "Aaliyah Nolan". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  25. ^ "Women's WCQ commences in the Caribbean". CONCACAF. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
Match reports
  1. ^ "Game Details – Jamaica 4-0 Bermuda". CONCACAF. 17 February 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Leeds United 0–6 Durham Women". The Football Association. 12 December 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
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