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| name = Nicolette Pasquarella
| fullname = Nicolette Pasquarella
| image = Nikki Pasquarella Brooklyn Dallas Apr 12 2026-6 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Pasquarella with [[Brooklyn FC (2024)|Brooklyn FC]] in 2026
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|1|1}}
| birth_place = [[Ronkonkoma, New York]], United States
| height = 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
| position = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]]
| currentclub = [[Brooklyn FC (2024)|Brooklyn FC]]
| youthclubs1 = NCE Soccer
| collegeyears1 = 2021–2024 | college1 = [[Stony Brook Seawolves women's soccer|Stony Brook Seawolves]]
| years1 = 2025– | clubs1 = [[Brooklyn FC (2024)|Brooklyn FC]]
}}
'''Nicolette Pasquarella''' is an American professional [[association football|soccer]] player who plays as a [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] for [[Brooklyn FC (2024)|Brooklyn FC]] in the [[USL Super League]]. A native of [[Ronkonkoma, New York]], she played [[college soccer]] for the [[Stony Brook Seawolves women's soccer|Stony Brook Seawolves]], where she was a four-year starter and helped the program win its first [[Coastal Athletic Association|CAA]] Women's Soccer Championship in 2024.
==Early life==
Pasquarella was born and raised in [[Ronkonkoma, New York]], on [[Long Island]].{{cite web |url=https://messengerpapers.com/2025/08/connetquot-alum-nicolette-pasquarella-signs-with-brooklyn-fc/ |title=Connetquot Alum Nicolette Pasquarella Signs with Brooklyn FC |website=Messenger Papers |date=August 28, 2025 |access-date=April 19, 2026}} She grew up in a soccer family, with her father and grandmother both having played the sport.{{cite web |url=https://sbstatesman.com/123432/sports/hard-working-nicolette-pasquarella-has-her-eyes-on-the-prize/ |title=Hard-working Nicolette Pasquarella has her eyes on the prize |website=The Statesman |date=October 24, 2023 |access-date=April 19, 2026}} She began playing soccer before elementary school, initially as a forward before transitioning to goalkeeper. Alongside soccer, Pasquarella also played lacrosse, volleyball, and basketball, and was a dancer during her youth.
Pasquarella attended [[Connetquot High School]], where she was a four-year letter winner and served one year as team captain.{{cite web |url=https://www.brooklynfootballclub.com/news/2025/08/19/brooklyn-fc-signs-goalkeeper-nicolette-pasquarella/ |title=Brooklyn FC Signs Goalkeeper Nicolette Pasquarella |publisher=Brooklyn FC |date=August 19, 2025 |access-date=April 19, 2026}} Her senior season was delayed by the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], but she nevertheless dominated, conceding just two goals and earning multiple honours including [[Suffolk County, New York|Suffolk County]] and [[New York]] State Goalkeeper of the Year — becoming the first player in New York State to achieve Suffolk County, Long Island, and NYS Goalkeeper of the Year honours simultaneously. She also earned All-Division honours in 2019 and All-County honours in 2020.
During her junior year of high school, Pasquarella participated in the NCE Soccer Center of Excellence (COE) Program, through which she was invited to train with [[Manchester City W.F.C.|Manchester City]] and [[Manchester United W.F.C.|Manchester United]] in England. She described the Manchester experience as the best of her life.{{cite web |url=https://ncesoccer.com/nicolette-pasquarella-set-for-trial-with-serie-a-parma/ |title=Alumni, Coach Nicolette Pasquarella Set For Trial With Serie A Parma |website=NCE Soccer |date=March 13, 2025 |access-date=April 19, 2026}}
==College career==
Pasquarella joined [[Stony Brook University]] in 2021 to play for the [[Stony Brook Seawolves women's soccer|Stony Brook Seawolves]] in [[NCAA Division I]].{{cite web |url=https://stonybrookathletics.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/nicolette-pasquarella/9861 |title=Nicolette Pasquarella – Women's Soccer |publisher=Stony Brook University Athletics |access-date=April 19, 2026}} In her freshman season, she made four appearances totaling 245 minutes, making her first collegiate start in a 103-scoreless-minute performance before conceding in overtime against [[Fairleigh Dickinson University|Fairleigh Dickinson]]. In her sophomore year she made 16 appearances and started 13 games, saving 91 shots and recording two shutouts.
As a junior in 2023, Pasquarella played 1,451 minutes and totaled 74 saves, ranking seventh in the [[Coastal Athletic Association|CAA]], while posting a .787 save percentage and allowing 1.36 goals per game. Her performances that year made her one of the conference's top goalkeepers, ranking third in the CAA in saves over her junior and sophomore seasons combined with 161 saves at a 78.5% save rate.
In her senior year of 2024, Pasquarella started all 21 games, totaling 1,811 minutes, saving 84 shots, and recording seven clean sheets, while allowing 1.39 goals per game. In September 2024, she earned [[Coastal Athletic Association|CAA]] Defensive Player of the Week honours after starting all three matches in a 3–0 week for Stony Brook, recording eight saves and playing 250 minutes without conceding a goal.{{cite web |url=https://stonybrookathletics.com/news/2024/9/16/womens-soccer-pasquarella-setteducate-claim-caa-weekly-honors |title=Pasquarella & Setteducate Claim CAA Weekly Honors |publisher=Stony Brook University Athletics |date=September 16, 2024 |access-date=April 19, 2026}} Pasquarella capped her college career by making eight saves in Stony Brook's first-ever CAA Women's Soccer Championship victory over [[Monmouth Hawks women's soccer|Monmouth]] in November 2024. Across her four-year collegiate career, she started 58 matches and recorded 17 shutouts, finishing with a 23–17–12 record and a career save percentage of .759.
==Professional career==
Following her college career, Pasquarella was invited to trial with Italian [[Serie A]] club [[Parma Calcio 1913]] in early 2025. On August 19, 2025, she signed a rookie contract with [[Brooklyn FC (2024)|Brooklyn FC]] for the [[2025–26 USL Super League season|2025–26 Gainbridge Super League season]], becoming the club's third goalkeeper ahead of its second season. Sporting Director Kevin Tenjo described her as "a commanding presence between the posts" with "sharp reflexes, excellent positional sense, and the mentality required to perform under pressure." The signing was notable for its local connection — Pasquarella grew up in Ronkonkoma, approximately 50 miles from Brooklyn.
==Coaching==
Alongside her playing career, Pasquarella has worked as a goalkeeper coach. She began coaching with the NCE Soccer program while still a student, creating session plans and working alongside NCE head goalkeeper coach Lee Broster. After graduating from Stony Brook, she joined [[St. John's University (New York City)|St. John's University]] as a goalkeeper coach for the women's soccer program ahead of the 2025–26 season.
==Honours==
;Individual
* Suffolk County Goalkeeper of the Year: 2020
* New York State Goalkeeper of the Year: 2020
* CAA Defensive Player of the Week: September 2024
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* [https://stonybrookathletics.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/nicolette-pasquarella/9861 Nicolette Pasquarella] at Stony Brook University Athletics
| name = Nicolette Pasquarella
| fullname = Nicolette Pasquarella
| image = Nikki Pasquarella Brooklyn Dallas Apr 12 2026-6 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Pasquarella with [[Brooklyn FC (2024)|Brooklyn FC]] in 2026
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|1|1}}
| birth_place = [[Ronkonkoma, New York]], United States
| height = 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
| position = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]]
| currentclub = [[Brooklyn FC (2024)|Brooklyn FC]]
| youthclubs1 = NCE Soccer
| collegeyears1 = 2021–2024 | college1 = [[Stony Brook Seawolves women's soccer|Stony Brook Seawolves]]
| years1 = 2025– | clubs1 = [[Brooklyn FC (2024)|Brooklyn FC]]
}}
'''Nicolette Pasquarella''' is an American professional [[association football|soccer]] player who plays as a [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] for [[Brooklyn FC (2024)|Brooklyn FC]] in the [[USL Super League]]. A native of [[Ronkonkoma, New York]], she played [[college soccer]] for the [[Stony Brook Seawolves women's soccer|Stony Brook Seawolves]], where she was a four-year starter and helped the program win its first [[Coastal Athletic Association|CAA]] Women's Soccer Championship in 2024.
==Early life==
Pasquarella was born and raised in [[Ronkonkoma, New York]], on [[Long Island]].{{cite web |url=https://messengerpapers.com/2025/08/connetquot-alum-nicolette-pasquarella-signs-with-brooklyn-fc/ |title=Connetquot Alum Nicolette Pasquarella Signs with Brooklyn FC |website=Messenger Papers |date=August 28, 2025 |access-date=April 19, 2026}} She grew up in a soccer family, with her father and grandmother both having played the sport.{{cite web |url=https://sbstatesman.com/123432/sports/hard-working-nicolette-pasquarella-has-her-eyes-on-the-prize/ |title=Hard-working Nicolette Pasquarella has her eyes on the prize |website=The Statesman |date=October 24, 2023 |access-date=April 19, 2026}} She began playing soccer before elementary school, initially as a forward before transitioning to goalkeeper. Alongside soccer, Pasquarella also played lacrosse, volleyball, and basketball, and was a dancer during her youth.
Pasquarella attended [[Connetquot High School]], where she was a four-year letter winner and served one year as team captain.{{cite web |url=https://www.brooklynfootballclub.com/news/2025/08/19/brooklyn-fc-signs-goalkeeper-nicolette-pasquarella/ |title=Brooklyn FC Signs Goalkeeper Nicolette Pasquarella |publisher=Brooklyn FC |date=August 19, 2025 |access-date=April 19, 2026}} Her senior season was delayed by the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], but she nevertheless dominated, conceding just two goals and earning multiple honours including [[Suffolk County, New York|Suffolk County]] and [[New York]] State Goalkeeper of the Year — becoming the first player in New York State to achieve Suffolk County, Long Island, and NYS Goalkeeper of the Year honours simultaneously. She also earned All-Division honours in 2019 and All-County honours in 2020.
During her junior year of high school, Pasquarella participated in the NCE Soccer Center of Excellence (COE) Program, through which she was invited to train with [[Manchester City W.F.C.|Manchester City]] and [[Manchester United W.F.C.|Manchester United]] in England. She described the Manchester experience as the best of her life.{{cite web |url=https://ncesoccer.com/nicolette-pasquarella-set-for-trial-with-serie-a-parma/ |title=Alumni, Coach Nicolette Pasquarella Set For Trial With Serie A Parma |website=NCE Soccer |date=March 13, 2025 |access-date=April 19, 2026}}
==College career==
Pasquarella joined [[Stony Brook University]] in 2021 to play for the [[Stony Brook Seawolves women's soccer|Stony Brook Seawolves]] in [[NCAA Division I]].{{cite web |url=https://stonybrookathletics.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/nicolette-pasquarella/9861 |title=Nicolette Pasquarella – Women's Soccer |publisher=Stony Brook University Athletics |access-date=April 19, 2026}} In her freshman season, she made four appearances totaling 245 minutes, making her first collegiate start in a 103-scoreless-minute performance before conceding in overtime against [[Fairleigh Dickinson University|Fairleigh Dickinson]]. In her sophomore year she made 16 appearances and started 13 games, saving 91 shots and recording two shutouts.
As a junior in 2023, Pasquarella played 1,451 minutes and totaled 74 saves, ranking seventh in the [[Coastal Athletic Association|CAA]], while posting a .787 save percentage and allowing 1.36 goals per game. Her performances that year made her one of the conference's top goalkeepers, ranking third in the CAA in saves over her junior and sophomore seasons combined with 161 saves at a 78.5% save rate.
In her senior year of 2024, Pasquarella started all 21 games, totaling 1,811 minutes, saving 84 shots, and recording seven clean sheets, while allowing 1.39 goals per game. In September 2024, she earned [[Coastal Athletic Association|CAA]] Defensive Player of the Week honours after starting all three matches in a 3–0 week for Stony Brook, recording eight saves and playing 250 minutes without conceding a goal.{{cite web |url=https://stonybrookathletics.com/news/2024/9/16/womens-soccer-pasquarella-setteducate-claim-caa-weekly-honors |title=Pasquarella & Setteducate Claim CAA Weekly Honors |publisher=Stony Brook University Athletics |date=September 16, 2024 |access-date=April 19, 2026}} Pasquarella capped her college career by making eight saves in Stony Brook's first-ever CAA Women's Soccer Championship victory over [[Monmouth Hawks women's soccer|Monmouth]] in November 2024. Across her four-year collegiate career, she started 58 matches and recorded 17 shutouts, finishing with a 23–17–12 record and a career save percentage of .759.
==Professional career==
Following her college career, Pasquarella was invited to trial with Italian [[Serie A]] club [[Parma Calcio 1913]] in early 2025. On August 19, 2025, she signed a rookie contract with [[Brooklyn FC (2024)|Brooklyn FC]] for the [[2025–26 USL Super League season|2025–26 Gainbridge Super League season]], becoming the club's third goalkeeper ahead of its second season. Sporting Director Kevin Tenjo described her as "a commanding presence between the posts" with "sharp reflexes, excellent positional sense, and the mentality required to perform under pressure." The signing was notable for its local connection — Pasquarella grew up in Ronkonkoma, approximately 50 miles from Brooklyn.
==Coaching==
Alongside her playing career, Pasquarella has worked as a goalkeeper coach. She began coaching with the NCE Soccer program while still a student, creating session plans and working alongside NCE head goalkeeper coach Lee Broster. After graduating from Stony Brook, she joined [[St. John's University (New York City)|St. John's University]] as a goalkeeper coach for the women's soccer program ahead of the 2025–26 season.
==Honours==
;Individual
* Suffolk County Goalkeeper of the Year: 2020
* New York State Goalkeeper of the Year: 2020
* CAA Defensive Player of the Week: September 2024
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* [https://stonybrookathletics.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/nicolette-pasquarella/9861 Nicolette Pasquarella] at Stony Brook University Athletics
