Nicolette Hernández
Personal information
Full name Nicolette Andrea Hernández Sippel
Date of birth (1999-02-17) February 17, 1999
Place of birth Naperville, Illinois, United States
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) [1]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 América
Number 20
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 Michigan Wolverines 93 (29)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– América 65 (5)
International career‡
2022– Mexico 10 (0)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Mexico
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2023 SantiagoTeam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 November 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 November 2023

Nicolette Andrea "Nicki" Hernández Sippel (born February 17, 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Liga MX Femenil side Club América. Born in the United States, she represents the Mexico women's national team.[2]

College career

Hernández played college soccer for the Michigan Wolverines from 2017 to 2021, making 93 appearances and scoring 29 goals with the Wolverines.[1]

Club career

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

International career

Hernández was called to the Mexico women's national football team for the first time on 18 November 2021 for friendly matches against Canada, but was unable to attend.[6] 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.[7] Hernández made her debut with Mexico on 10 October 2022 on the friendly match against Chile.[8]

Hernández was selected to represent Mexico at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile, where the Mexican squad went undefeated to won the gold medal for the first time in their history at the Pan American Games, defeating Chile 1–0.[9][10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played November 29, 2023[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League
Division Apps Goals
Club América 2021–22 Liga MX Femenil 16 2
2022–23 37 3
2023–24 12 0
Total 65 5
Career total 65 5

Honours

International

Mexico

Club

Club América

References

  1. 1 2 "Nicki Hernandez – Women's Soccer". University of Michigan Athletics. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Nicolette Andrea Hernández Sippel". Liga MX Femenil.
  3. ↑ e.maya (December 31, 2021). "América Femenil: Nicki Hernández, nuevo refuerzo de las Águilas". Record.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  4. ↑ Monroy, Juan Carlos (January 15, 2022). "Un Clásico..." www.oncediario.com (in European Spanish). Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  5. ↑ Hernández Molina, Nestor (February 11, 2022). "Liga MX Femenil: Nicolette Hernández agradecida por estrenarse con América". EL DEBATE (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  6. ↑ g.carrillo (November 19, 2021). "Selección Mexicana Femenil: Kenti Robles lidera convocatoria para duelos vs Canadá". Record.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved October 28, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Joseline Montoya causa baja de la Selección Nacional de México Femenil". March 10, 2022.
  8. ↑ melinae (October 11, 2022). "Mexico Femenil starts its new process with a draw against Chile". FMF State Of Mind. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Mexico takes soccer gold with 1-0 win over Chile". Reuters. November 3, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Santiago 2023: Mexico beats shorthanded Chile for women's football gold". olympics.com. November 4, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
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