Erin Nayler

Erin Nicole Nayler (born 17 April 1992) is a New Zealand professional association football goalkeeper, playing for Bayern Munich of the German Frauen-Bundesliga.[4] She has represented New Zealand at international level.[5]

Erin Nayler
Nayler playing for New Zealand in 2019
Personal information
Full name Erin Nicole Nayler[1]
Date of birth (1992-04-17) 17 April 1992[1]
Place of birth Auckland, New Zealand[2]
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Bayern Munich
Number 23
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)
2020–2021 Reading 1 (0)
2022 Umeå IK 22 (0)
2023 Norrköping 0 (0)
2023– Bayern Munich 0 (0)
International career‡
2010–2012 New Zealand U-20 10 (0)
2013– New Zealand 84[3] (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:45, 9 July 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:45, 9 July 2023

Early life

Nayler started playing as a goalkeeper at the age of 10.[6] Playing for Westlake Girls High School with her father Mark as coach, Nayler won many Secondary School tournaments before graduating in 2009.[7] Afterwards she went to Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne in 2010,[8] spending one year playing for the IPFW Mastodons and studying biology.[9] She is currently studying Molecular Biology at Massey University.[6]

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.[10][11] The performances earned her a spot at the senior New Zealand team, the "Football Ferns", for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.[12] Nayler was the only uncapped member of New Zealand's squad and did not feature in the tournament.[13] She was also a standby player for the 2012 Olympics.[14]

With Bordeaux in 2018.

Nayler's eventual senior début happened at the 2013 Cyprus Cup, in a 2–0 win over Italy.[15]

She played all three matches of New Zealand at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada.[16] 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.[17]

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.[18] She also played for Norwest United of the Northern League.[13] 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.[19] However, she was released by Sky Blue after 26 days and no games played, and Sky Blue signed another outfielder instead.[20][21]

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.[22] 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.[23]

Shortly after the Games, Nayler signed a two-year contract with Olympique Lyonnais of France.[24] 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.[25][26] For the 2017–18 season, Nayler signed with the female squad of FC Girondins de Bordeaux, who played in the Division 1.[27] At the end of her first season, where Bordeaux finished seventh, Nayler renewed her contract for an additional two years.[28]

In April 2019, Nayler was named to the final 23-player squad for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[29]

In August 2020, Nayler announced she had signed for FA Women's Super League club Reading. Unable to dislodge the incumbent goalkeeper Grace Moloney and unhappy at a lack of playing opportunities, Nayler left after one season.[30]

On 27 October 2021, Damallsvenskan club Umeå IK announced the signing of Nayler ahead of their 2022 season, where she played during 2022.[31]

On 1 December 2022, Damallsvenskan club IFK Norrköping announced the signing of Nayler ahead of their 2023 season.[32]

Bayern Munich announced in August 2023 that Nayler had signed a one-year contract with the club.[4]

Honours
Individual

References
  1. "List of Players – 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  2. "Profile". NZF. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  3. "Football Ferns squad revealed for World Cup". The New Zealand Herald. 29 April 2019.
  4. "FC Bayern Women sign goalkeeper Erin Nayler". fcbayern.com. FC Bayern Munich. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  5. "Caps 'n' Goals, New Zealand Women's national representatives". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
  6. "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.
  7. "Westlake Girls High take out the champs". Stuff. 31 January 2009. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  8. "Fort Wayne Mastodons Athletics – Women's Soccer Adds Three to 2010 Roster". Gomastodons.com. 3 February 2010. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  9. "Fort Wayne Mastodons Athletics – Erin Nayler – 2010 Women's Soccer". Gomastodons.com. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  10. "Squad List – New Zealand". FIFA. Archived from the original on 2 September 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
  11. "Squad List – New Zealand". FIFA. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
  12. "Nayler named in World Cup squad". Auckland Football Federation. 8 June 2011. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
  13. "Football Ferns > Player Profiles > Erin Naylor". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
  14. "Oceania Football Confederation". Oceaniafootball.com. 29 June 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  15. "Football Ferns-Line-ups". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
  16. "FIFA player's stats". FIFA. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  17. "Nayler: We fought hard | New Zealand Football". Nzfootball.co.nz. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  18. "Northern Football halt Mainland's dominance with national women's league final win". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  19. "Erin Nayler signs for Sky Blue FC". New Zealand Football. 2 May 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  20. Wilson, Clay (6 July 2016). "Rio Olympics helps Football Ferns keeper Erin Nayler move on from club dumping". Stuff. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  21. "Former Friar Zimmerman Signs Pro Contract". Big East Conference. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  22. "Rio Olympics helps Football Ferns keeper Erin Nayler move on from club dumping". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  23. "Football Ferns' Olympic campaign over after 3–0 loss to France". Stuff. 10 August 2016.
  24. "Féminines : La gardienne Erin Nayler s'engage avec l'OL pour 2 ans". www.OL.fr.
  25. "A la rencontre de Erin Nayler, internationale néo-zélandaise". GF38. 15 January 2017.
  26. "NZ Football – HOME". www.nzfootball.co.nz.
  27. "Erin Nayler joins the Girondines!". Archived from the original on 11 October 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  28. "Poignant test for Football Ferns keeper". Newsroom. 7 June 2018.
  29. "Football Ferns squad revealed for World Cup". New Zealand Herald.
  30. Rollo, Phillip (28 May 2021). "Football Fern looking forward to Olympics after 'horrible experience' in England". Stuff. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  31. "Landslagsmålvakten Erin Nayler klar för Umeå IK FF". umeaik.se (in Swedish). Umeå IK. 27 October 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  32. "VÄLKOMMEN TILL IFK, ERIN NAYLER!".
  33. "IFFHS WOMAN TEAM – OFC – OF THE DECADE 2011–2020". IFFHS. 31 January 2021.
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