Teresa Noyola Bayardo (born 15 April 1990) is a Mexican former

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who plays as an

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. She previously played for the

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, FC Kansas City, and

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in the

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, and for Icelandic club

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. She has been a member of the Mexico women's national team. She also holds American citizenship. In 2011, she was the recipient of the

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award.

Early life

Born in

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to Pedro Noyola and Bárbara Bayardo, Teresa was introduced to the game of

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at an early age by her father who played baseball. Her family moved to the San Francisco

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at age three. Noyola attended

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located across the street from

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, where she would eventually attend college. She earned a high school GPA over 4.0 and was named the National Youth Club Player of the Year by the

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, as well as National Scholar-Athlete of the Year.

Stanford University, 2008–2011

Noyola attended

majoring in math and computational science. Her parents had also attended

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for their graduate-level education. During her senior year, Noyola scored nine goals and provided 15 assists. She also scored the winning and only goal against Duke in the national finals. During her four seasons playing for Stanford, she was a major component in helping the team earn a 95–4–4 record, including 53–0–1 at home. In 2011, she was named

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Scholar-Athlete of the Year and the College Cup's Most Outstanding Offensive Player. The same year, she became the third consecutive Stanford student to be awarded the

, following

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in 2009 and

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in 2010. The last incidence of a three consecutive school award streak was the

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with

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in 1991,

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in 1992 and 1993, and

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in 1994. As a senior, she won the

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as the nation's top soccer player. Noyola finished her career at Stanford with a total of 31 goals and 40 assists and 102 caps.

Club career

ADO Den Haag, 2012–2013

Noyola signed with Dutch side,

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for the 2012–2013 season. She made 15 appearances for the club, scoring three goals, before being released early to join the

in the United States.

Seattle Reign FC and FC Kansas City, 2013

In 2013, she joined

as part of the

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for the inaugural season of the National Women's Soccer League. Noyola scored her first goal for the Reign during a match against the

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on 16 May 2013. After a solid cross from

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, Noyola headed it in between two defenders and past the Spirit goalkeeper. Noyola made 11 appearances for the Reign with eight starts. She scored one goal and served one assist before being traded mid-season to FC Kansas City. On 1 July 2013, it was announced that Noyola had been traded to FC Kansas City for Renae Cuellar. She made seven appearances for the club during the 2013 season. Kansas City finished second during the regular season advancing to the playoffs, however they were eliminated in the semifinal match against eventual champions Portland Thorns after being defeated 3–2 in overtime.

Houston Dash, 2014

In January 2014, Noyola was allocated to expansion team

for the 2014 season via changes to the

. She scored two goals against the

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on 20 April leading to the team's first win in the expansion team's history. She was subsequently named

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for week 2 of the 2014 season. The Dash finished their first season in last place with a 5–3–16 record. Noyola made ten appearances for the club and scored three goals. In January 2015, it was announced that Noyola would not be joining the Dash for the 2015 season.

International career

Noyola played for the United States national team programs from the age of 14 to 20. As a young teenager, she was moved up to U-16 team. At age 17, she began playing for the

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. In 2010, at age 20, she joined the

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, and will not be allowed to play again for the United States. Noyola was part of Mexico's squad at the

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and

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World Cup.

Personal life

Besides playing soccer, Noyola loves playing the drums. Her nickname is "T."

References

External links

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Noyola, Teresa 1990 births Living people Footballers from Mexico City Mexican women's footballers Mexico women's international footballers 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup players 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup players Footballers at the 2015 Pan American Games Pan American Games medalists in football Pan American Games bronze medalists for Mexico Mexican emigrants to the United States People with acquired American citizenship American sportspeople of Mexican descent Soccer players from California Sportspeople from Palo Alto, California American women's soccer players United States women's under-20 international soccer players Footballers at the 2007 Pan American Games Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States Women's association football midfielders Women's association football forwards Stanford Cardinal women's soccer players Eredivisie (women) players ADO Den Haag (women) players National Women's Soccer League players OL Reign players FC Kansas City players Houston Dash players Mexican expatriate women's footballers Mexican expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate women's footballers in the Netherlands Mexican expatriate sportspeople in Japan Expatriate women's footballers in Japan Expatriate women's footballers in Iceland Hermann Trophy women's winners California Storm players Women's Premier Soccer League players Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games