Nikki Serlenga

Nichole Lee Serlenga (born June 20, 1978) is an American retired soccer player. She is a former United States women's national soccer team player and received a silver medal as a member of the 2000 U.S. Olympic Team.

Early life Born in San Diego, California, Serlenga scored 103 career goals for San Pasqual High School (Escondido, California).

Collegiate career Serlenga attended Santa Clara University and finished her college career with 15 goals and 28 assists in 84 matches. She was a two-time First-Team NSCAA All-American and helped the Santa Clara Broncos to four consecutive Final Fours.

Club career Serlenga played for the Atlanta Beat in the Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA) in 2001.

International career Serlenga was a member of the U-20 National Team pool in 1999. She was called up to the United States women's national soccer team and earned her first cap and goal on January 7, 2000, against Czech Republic.

She represented the United States at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia and was a member of the silver medal-winning team.

International goals No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 7 January 2000 Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne, Australia 3–0 8–1 2000 Australia Cup 2. 5 May 2000 Portland, United States ?–0 8–0 Friendly 3. 25 June 2000 Cardinal Stadium, Louisville, United States 1–0 8–0 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup 4. 5–0 5. 6–0 6. 25 July 2000 Tromsø, Norway 1–? 1–1 Friendly