Nina Dominique Nicosia (born 2 February 2003) is a professional football player who plays as a midfielder for Pachuca of Liga MX Femenil. Born in the United States, she plays for the Argentina national team.
Nicosia played for the Chicago Magic, Chicago Inferno, and Eclipse Select SC. In 2021, she played for the Louisville Cardinals, where she played the second half of the year, totaling 16 games with 3 goals and 4 assists.
Nicosia was transferred to the Chicago Mustangs in the 2022 spring transfer market. In August 2022, she was awarded the Central Conference's "Offensive Player of the Year" after a season in which she became one of the most outstanding attacking forces.
On 6 July 2023, Nicosia signed with Pachuca of Liga MX Femenil. In the Clausura 2025 final, Pachuca had beaten América 3âÂÂ0 in the first-leg of the final with Nicosia herself scoring the third goal, while América was unable to overcome this despite winning the second-leg, with the final aggregate score being 3âÂÂ2 in favor of Pachuca and therefore giving Pachuca their first league title in history.
Nicosia was eligible to represent Argentina and the United States at the international level.
On 7 March 2020, Nicosia was called up to the U-17 women's national team. In April 2022, she was called up to represent the U-20 national team for the South American Championship in Chile.
Nicosia was named to the senior national team for the CONCACAF W Gold Cup on 9 February 2024.
Nicosia's favorite soccer players are Lionel Messi and Alex Morgan. Her father, Gustavo Nicosia, born in Chicago to Argentinian parents, played professionally for clubs in Argentina, Italy, and Chicago, and is the one who accompanies and supports her in her journey as a soccer player. Nicosia spent a week at the Olympique Lyonnais facilities as part of the Generation Adidas program.
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