Natalie Neaton

Natalie Simpson (née Neaton; born May 24, 1974) is an American former soccer player who played as a forward. She made six appearances for the United States women's national team between 1995 and 1998, and is a member of the William & Mary Athletic Hall of Fame.

Natalie Neaton
Personal information
Full name Natalie Simpson[1]
Birth name Natalie Neaton
Date of birth (1974-05-24) May 24, 1974[2]
Place of birth Brighton, Michigan, U.S.
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Playing position(s) Forward[2]
Youth career
Years Team
0000–1992 Detroit Country Day Yellowjackets
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1995 William & Mary Tribe 81 (81)
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1998 United States 6 (4)

Career

Neaton played for the Detroit Country Day Yellowjackets in high school, scoring 222 goals in four seasons, three shy of the national record.[3] She was also an All-State basketball player for the Yellowjackets. In college, she played for the William & Mary Tribe. In total, she scored 81 goals and recorded 28 assists during her career with the Tribe, making her the school's record goalscorer.[4] She also has the second most career points (goals and assists) for the school, with 190.[5] She was ISAA Player of the Year in 1995, NSCAA and Soccer America First-Team All-American in 1994, and NSCAA Second-Team All-American in 1992, 1993, and 1995.[6] She was included in the Soccer America All-Rookie Team in 1992,[7] and was a finalist for the Hermann Trophy in 1994.[1]

Neaton made her international debut for the United States on January 23, 1995 in a friendly match against Australia. In total, she made six appearances for the U.S. and scored four goals, earning her final cap on December 16, 1998 in a friendly match against Ukraine.[2]

Neaton later played club soccer in Japan for two years,[8] having received multiple offers from Japanese teams to join once she graduated from college.[9] She was inducted into the William & Mary Athletic Hall of Fame in 2008.[1]

Personal life

Neaton, a native of Brighton, Michigan, now resides in Denver. She has three sons with her husband Jim.[8]

Career statistics

International
United States[2]
YearAppsGoals
199532
199832
Total64

International goals
Scores and results list the United States' goal tally first.[10]
No.DateLocationOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1April 30, 1995Davidson, North Carolina, United States Finland4–06–0Friendly
2May 22, 1995Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Canada2–12–1Friendly
3May 10, 1998Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States Iceland1–01–0Friendly
4December 16, 1998Los Angeles, California, United States Ukraine1–12–1Friendly

References
  1. "Local Athlete Inducted into College of William and Mary's Athletics Hall of Fame" (PDF) (Press release). Williamsburg, Virginia: College of William & Mary. April 14, 2008. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 17, 2019. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
  2. "2019 U.S. Women's National Team Media Guide" (PDF). United States Soccer Federation. 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 8, 2019. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  3. Fairbank, Dave (September 18, 1992). "Tribe Women's Soccer Freshman Makes the Grade". Daily Press. Williamsburg, Virginia. Archived from the original on August 17, 2019. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
  4. "Official 2006 NCAA Men's and Women's Soccer Records Book" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 14, 2007. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
  5. "Natalie Neaton '96". William & Mary Tribe. Archived from the original on August 17, 2019. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
  6. Skipper, Jacob (May 20, 2014). "W&M All-Time Women's All-Americans". NeuLion. Archived from the original on August 17, 2019. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
  7. "W&M Women's Soccer Records" (PDF). William & Mary Tribe. 2007. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 17, 2019. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
  8. "Natalie Neaton". Aveo Capital. Archived from the original on August 17, 2019. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
  9. Fairbank, Dave (May 1, 1996). "CAA Notebook: Soccer Teams Loaded with ODU, W&M Talent". Daily Press. Archived from the original on August 17, 2019. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
  10. Farnsworth, Ed. "USWNT Results, 1995–1999". Society for American Soccer History. Archived from the original on August 17, 2019. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
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