Erin Nayler
Erin Nicole Nayler (born 17 April 1992) is a New Zealand association football goalkeeper, playing for Reading of the English FA Women's Super League. She has represented New Zealand at international level.[4]
Nayler playing for New Zealand in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Erin Nicole Nayler[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 17 April 1992||
Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand[2] | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Reading | ||
Number | 16 | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010 | IPFW Mastodons | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Lynn-Avon United | |||
Forrest Hill Milford | |||
Eastern Suburbs AFC | |||
2015 | Norwest United AFC | ||
2016 | Sky Blue FC | 0 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Olympique Lyonnais Féminin | 0 | (0) |
2017 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 11 | (0) |
2017–2020 | Bordeaux | 32 | (0) |
2020– | Reading | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2010 | New Zealand U-20 | 10 | (0) |
2013– | New Zealand | 61[3] | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 April 2019 |
Early life
Nayler started playing as a goalkeeper at the age of 10.[5] Playing for Westlake Girls High School with her father Mark as coach, Nayler won many Secondary School tournaments before graduating in 2009.[6] Afterwards she went to Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne in 2010,[7] spending one year playing for the IPFW Mastodons and studying biology.[8] She is currently studying Molecular Biology at Massey University.[5]
Career
Nayler was a member of the New Zealand U-20 side at the 2010 and 2012 Women's World Championships, playing in all three of New Zealand's group games at both events.[9][10] The performances earned her a spot at the senior New Zealand team, the "Football Ferns", for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.[11] Nayler was the only uncapped member of New Zealand's squad and did not feature in the tournament.[12] She was also a standby player for the 2012 Olympics.[13]
Nayler's eventual senior début happened at the 2013 Cyprus Cup, in a 2–0 win over Italy.[14]
She played all three matches of New Zealand at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada.[15] Nayler was chosen as Player of the Match during her second game, as she kept a clean sheet in a 0–0 tie with the hosts in Edmonton.[16]
In 2015, Nayler was captain of Northern Football as they won the National Women's League, the top-flight women's football tournament of New Zealand.[17] She also played for Norwest United of the Northern League.[12] In 2016, Northern Football manager Paul Greig had become assistant coach of Sky Blue FC, in the United States' National Women's Soccer League, and led his new team to sign Nayler.[18] However, she was released by Sky Blue after 26 days and no games played, and Sky Blue signed another goalkeeper instead.[19][20]
Nayler then hoped to use the 2016 Olympics, where she was again the Ferns' starting goalie, to see if she attracted the attention of any foreign clubs.[21] In the Olympics, Nayler had a clean sheet in New Zealand's second game, a defeat of Colombia by 1–0, but the Ferns fell in the group stage following defeats to the United States and France.[22]
Shortly after the Games, Nayler signed a two-year contract with Olympique Lyonnais of France.[23] In 2017 she was loaned to women's team of Grenoble Foot 38, who played the Division 2, after seeing no playing time as the third goalkeeper.[24][25] For the 2017–18 season, Nayler signed with the female squad of FC Girondins de Bordeaux, who played in the Division 1.[26] At the end of her first season, where Bordeaux finished seventh, Nayler renewed her contract for an additional two years.[27]
In April 2019, Nayler was named to the final 23-player squad for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[28]
In August 2020, Nayler announced she had signed for FA Women's Super League club Reading.
References
- "List of Players – 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- "Profile". NZF. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- "Football Ferns squad revealed for World Cup". The New Zealand Herald. 29 April 2019.
- "Caps 'n' Goals, New Zealand Women's national representatives". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
- "Thrill of the save fuels Nayler | New Zealand Football". Nzfootball.co.nz. 4 March 2015. Archived from the original on 10 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- "Westlake Girls High take out the champs". Stuff.co.nz. 31 January 2009. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
- "Fort Wayne Mastodons Athletics – Women's Soccer Adds Three to 2010 Roster". Gomastodons.com. 3 February 2010. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- "Fort Wayne Mastodons Athletics – Erin Nayler – 2010 Women's Soccer". Gomastodons.com. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- "Squad List – New Zealand". FIFA. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
- "Squad List – New Zealand". FIFA. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
- "Nayler named in World Cup squad". Auckland Football Federation. 8 June 2011. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
- "Football Ferns > Player Profiles > Erin Naylor". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
- "Oceania Football Confederation". Oceaniafootball.com. 29 June 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- "Football Ferns-Line-ups". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
- "FIFA player's stats". FIFA. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
- "Nayler: We fought hard | New Zealand Football". Nzfootball.co.nz. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- "Northern Football halt Mainland's dominance with national women's league final win". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- "Erin Nayler signs for Sky Blue FC". New Zealand Football. 2 May 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- Wilson, Clay (6 July 2016). "Rio Olympics helps Football Ferns keeper Erin Nayler move on from club dumping". Stuff. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- "Former Friar Zimmerman Signs Pro Contract". Big East Conference. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- "Rio Olympics helps Football Ferns keeper Erin Nayler move on from club dumping". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- Football Ferns' Olympic campaign over after 3–0 loss to France
- Féminines : La gardienne Erin Nayler s’engage avec l’OL pour 2 ans
- A la rencontre de Erin Nayer, internationale néo-zélandaise
- Nayler and Stott sign new contracts
- Erin Nayler joins the Girondines!
- Poignant test for Football Ferns keeper
- https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=12226024
- "IFFHS WOMAN TEAM - OFC - OF THE DECADE 2011-2020". IFFHS. 31 January 2021.
External links
- Erin Nayler – FIFA competition record
- Profile at NZF
- Erin Nayler at Soccerway