Rating: 7.20 (out of 10)
Birthplace: Pottstown, Pennsylvannia
Age: 37
Position: Goalkeeper
There comes a time when a veteran goalkeeper becomes a backup goalkeeper and watches from the sideline as a young goalkeeper gets the experience, even if that backup goalkeeper has the following résumé:
- 2013 NWSL Goalkeeper of the Year
- Two-time Olympic gold medalist
- Back-to-back NWSL Champion
- 108 NWSL appearances
- 54 international caps with the U.S. Women’s National Team
- 358 career saves in the league
- Up until 2017, held the NWSL record for most clean-sheets with ten consecutive shutout games she set in 2013
Nicole Barnhart began the 2018 season working her way back to fitness after ankle surgery in the off-season.