| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nicole Dmitrievna Kozlova | ||
| Date of birth | (2000-07-08)8 July 2000 (age 25) | ||
| Place of birth | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Glasgow City | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| USC Academy | |||
| Ontario REX | |||
| 2015 | Toronto Skillz FC | ||
| 2015–2016 | Scarborough GS United | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | Virginia Tech Hokies | 40 | (14) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016 | Aurora United FC | 1 | (0) |
| 2017 | Woodbridge Strikers | 11 | (11) |
| 2018–2019 | DeRo United FC | 8 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | HB Køge | 18 | (4) |
| 2023–2024 | FC Vorskla Poltava | 16 | (20) |
| 2024– | Glasgow City | 32 | (21) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Ukraine U17 | 3 | (1) |
| 2017 | Ukraine U18 | 3 | (4) |
| 2017–2019 | Ukraine U19 | 9 | (5) |
| 2019– | Ukraine | 46 | (7) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 3 June 2025 | |||
Nicole Dmitrievna Kozlova (Ukrainian:Ніколь Дмитрівна Козлова; born 8 July 2000) is a professionalfootballer who plays as aforward forScottish Women's Premier League clubGlasgow City. Born in Canada, she plays for theUkraine national team.
Kozlova was born inToronto,Ontario, to Ukrainian parents.[1][2] She began playing soccer at age five with USC Academy.[1]
In 2014 and 2015, she was part of theOntario REX program,[3] and also played withToronto Skillz FC in 2015.[4] In 2015 and 2016, she won back-to-backOntario Cups with Scarborough GS United,[5][3] also earning back-to-back bronze medals at thenational championships.[3] She represented Team Ontario at the2017 Canada Games.[6]
In 2018, she began attendingVirginia Tech, where she played for thewomen's soccer team.[7] She redshirted her first year, after tearing her ACL, forcing her to miss the entire season.[8] In September 2019, she earnedAtlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Offensive Player of the Week honours, after scoring back-to-back game winning goals.[9] In 2021, she earned All-ACC Academic Team honours.[10]
In 2016, she appeared in one match forAurora United FC inLeague1 Ontario.[11] In 2017, Kozlova played for theWoodbridge Strikers in that league where she scored 11 goals[12] and was named a league First-Team All Star.[13] In 2018 and 2019, she played forDeRo United FC in the same league.[14][15]
In 2022, she joinedHB Køge in Denmark.[16][17][18]
In July 2023, Kozlova signed a one-year contract withUkrainian Women's League clubFC Vorskla Poltava.[19][20] She won the league and cup double, scoring 16 goals in 20 league matches.[21]
In July 2024, she signed withScottish Women's Premier League clubGlasgow City.[22][23] She made her debut on 11 August, scoring two goals in a 7-0 victory overMontrose.[24]
In 2016, she made her debut with theUkraine U17.[25]
In March 2017, she attended a camp with theCanada U20 team.[1][26]
In May 2017, she scored four goals and added five assists in three matches with Ukraine at the UEFA U18 Development Tournament.[7][27]
In June 2019, she earned her first callup to theUkraine national team. She made her debut on 5 October 2019 againstGermany.[7] In 2022, they won the2022 Turkish Women's Cup.[28] She scored her first senior goal on 7 March 2020 at the2020 Pinatar Cup againstNorthern Ireland.[29][30]
| Club | Season | League | Domestic Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aurora United FC | 2016[11] | League1 Ontario | 1 | 0 | — | ? | ? | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Woodbridge Strikers | 2017[12] | League1 Ontario | 11 | 11 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 14 | 12 | ||
| DeRo United FC | 2018[14] | League1 Ontario | 6 | 0 | — | ? | ? | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2019[15] | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| HB Køge | 2021–22[31] | Danish Women's League | 9 | 3 | ? | ? | — | — | 9 | 3 | ||
| 2022–23[31] | 9 | 1 | ? | ? | — | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |||
| Total | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 4 | ||
| FC Vorskla Poltava | 2023–24[32] | Ukrainian Women's League | 20 | 16 | 4 | 7 | — | 4 | 3 | 28 | 26 | |
| Career total | 48 | 31 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 70 | 42 | ||
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 7 March 2020 | Pinatar Arena,San Pedro del Pinatar,Spain |  Northern Ireland | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2020 Pinatar Cup |
| 2. | 22 September 2020 | Obolon Arena,Kyiv,Ukraine |  Greece | 1–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying |
| 3. | 2–0 | |||||
| 4. | 23 February 2021 | Gold City Sports Complex,Kargıcak,Turkey |  India | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2021 Turkish Women's Cup |
| 5. | 21 October 2021 | Kolos Stadium,Kovalivka, Ukraine |  Faroe Islands | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 6. | 4 June 2024 | Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski Stadium,Grodzisk Wielkopolski,Poland |  Wales | 2–2 | 2–2 | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying |
| 7. | 21 February 2025 | Niko Dovana Stadium,Durrës,Albania |  Albania | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League |
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