Aaliyah Nolan (born 12 June 1997) is a Bermudian

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who plays as a

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and a midfielder for English FA Women's National League club Leeds United WFC and the Bermuda women's national team.

Early life

Nolan was raised in Warwick. She also lived in St. George's. She was 11 when she was introduced to football by her father and brother. At 12, she participated at the 2009 Central American and Caribbean Age Group Championships in Athletics.

College career

Nolan attended the Navarro College and the University of North Texas in the United States. She scored 23 goals for the former in 2016.

Club career

On 27 November 2018, Nolan joined

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in Bermuda. On 10 September 2020, it was known she had moved to England to play for Leeds United. Her signing was officially announced by the English club on 18 September. She made her FA Women's Premier League Division One debut two days later in a 1–2 away loss to Norton & Stockton Ancients. She has played for Leeds United since then.

International career

Nolan represented Bermuda at the 2013 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship qualification and the

2015 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship qualification The 2015 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship qualification was a women's under-20 football competition which decided the participating teams of the 2015 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship. Players born on or after 1 January 1996 were eligible to com ...

. She capped at senior level during the

2013 Island Games The XV Island Games (also known as the 2013 NatWest Island Games for sponsorship reasons) were held in Bermuda from 13 to 19 July 2013. Bermuda was selected to host the Games by default after Prince Edward Island withdrew from the International Is ...

, the

2014 CFU Women's Caribbean Cup 2014 Women's Caribbean Cup. Twenty nations entered the First Round in 5 groups, but three withdrew before playing any match. The group winners and 2 best runners-up teams joined Trinidad and Tobago in the Second Round, split into 2 groups of 4. T ...

and the

2022 CONCACAF W Championship qualification The 2022 CONCACAF W Championship qualification compeition, also known as the CONCACAF W Qualifiers, is an upcoming women's football tournament that will be contested by the senior women's national teams of the member associations of CONCACAF to ...

Career statistics

International goals

Honours

International

Bermuda *

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References

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* * * * * 1997 births Living people People from Warwick Parish Bermudian women's footballers Women's association football forwards Women's association football midfielders Navarro Bulldogs women's soccer players North Texas Mean Green women's soccer players PHC Zebras players Leeds United F.C. players FA Women's National League players Bermuda women's international footballers Bermudian expatriate women's footballers Bermudian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States Bermudian expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate women's footballers in England Bermudian female athletes {{Bermuda-women-footy-bio-stub