Nicola Golen

Nicola Golen is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Ottawa Rapid FC in the Northern Super League.

Early life

Golen played youth soccer with Royal York FC, NDC Ontario, and the North Toronto Nitros and played for Team Ontario from 2017 to 2019.

College career

In 2021, Golen began attending Harvard University, where she played for the [Harvard Crimson women's soccer|women's Association football|soccer team]. On September 2, 2022, she scored her first collegiate goal in a 4-0 victory over the UNC Greensboro Spartans.

Club career

In 2019, Golen played with DeRo United FC in League1 Ontario.
In 2022, she began playing with the North Toronto Nitros in League1 Ontario.
In 2025, she signed with Northern Super League club Ottawa Rapid FC. On May 25, 2025, after having been away from the club due to completing her university exams, she made her debut for the team, in a substitute appearance against Montreal Roses FC. On June 21, 2025, she scored her first goal in a 3-1 victory over Calgary Wild FC. On January 6, 2026, it was announced that she had signed a contract extension to keep her with the Rapid through 2026.

International career

In 2019, Golen was called up to a camp with the Canada U17.
In January 2022, she was called up to a camp with the Canada U20.