Nicolette Hernández

Nicolette Andrea "Nicki" Hernández Sippel (born 17 February 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Liga MX Femenil side Club América. Born in the United States, she plays internationally for the Mexico women's national team.

College career
Hernández played college soccer for the Michigan Wolverines from 2017 to 2021, making 93 appearances and scoring 29 goals with the Wolverines.

Club América (2022–present)
Hernández signed her first professional contract with Club América of the Liga MX Femenil on 31 December 2021, and made her professional debut on January 2022 in a match against Pumas. Hernández scored her first goal as a professional on 10 February 2022 in a match against León.

Originally a forward, Hernández became a key player for América after manager Ángel Villacampa switched her to play as a left-back.

International career
Hernández was at one point part of the United States women’s national team youth program during her early teens.

As Hernández paternal grandparents were born in Mexico, she had the option to represent Mexico at the international stage. She was called to the Mexico women's national football team for the first time on 18 November 2021 for a pair of friendly matches against Canada, but was unable to attend. Hernández was called once more to the Mexico national team by manager Pedro López on 3 October 2022 to replace Joseline Montoya (Injury) for a friendly match against Chile. She made her debut with Mexico on 10 October 2022 on the friendly match against Chile.

2023 Pan American Games
Hernández was selected to represent Mexico at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile, where the Mexican squad went undefeated to win the gold medal for the first time in their history at the Pan American Games, defeating Chile 1–0. Hernández started all five matches during this tournament.

2024 W Gold Cup
Hernández was selected to be part of Mexico’s squad for the 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup on 11 February 2024. She scored her first goal with Mexico during this tournament, in the 0–8 victory against Dominican Republic in the second match of the group stage. Hernandez played an important part for Mexico to finished top of its group in this tournament and advancing to the knockout stage, and subsequently the semi-finals, but during the semi-final match against Brazil, Hernández got a red card at the 29th minute for a foul called after VAR review. México subsequently ended up losing the match 3–0.

Honours
Club América
 * Liga MX Femenil: Clausura 2023

Mexico
 * Pan American Games: 2023, gold medal