Nicole Kozlova

Nicole Dmitrievna Kozlova is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Scottish Women's Premier League club Glasgow City. Born in Canada, she plays for the Ukraine national team.

Early life

Kozlova was born in Toronto, Ontario, to Ukrainian parents. She began playing soccer at age five with USC Academy.
In 2014 and 2015, she was part of the Ontario REX program, and also played with Toronto Skillz FC in 2015. In 2015 and 2016, she won back-to-back Ontario Cups with Scarborough GS United, also earning back-to-back bronze medals at the national championships. She represented Team Ontario at the 2017 Canada Games.

In 2018, she began attending Virginia Tech, where she played for the women's soccer team. She redshirted her first year, after tearing her ACL, forcing her to miss the entire season. In September 2019, she earned Atlantic Coast Conference Offensive Player of the Week honours, after scoring back-to-back game winning goals. In 2021, she earned All-ACC Academic Team honours.

In 2016, she appeared in one match for Aurora United FC in League1 Ontario. In 2017, Kozlova played for the Woodbridge Strikers in that league where she scored 11 goals and was named a league First-Team All Star. In 2018 and 2019, she played for DeRo United FC in the same league.
In 2022, she joined HB Køge in Denmark.
In July 2023, Kozlova signed a one-year contract with Ukrainian Women's League club FC Vorskla Poltava. She won the league and cup double, scoring 16 goals in 20 league matches.
In July 2024, she signed with Scottish Women's Premier League club Glasgow City. She made her debut on 11 August, scoring two goals in a 7-0 victory over Montrose.

In 2016, she made her debut with the Ukraine U17.
In March 2017, she attended a camp with the Canada U20 team.
In May 2017, she scored four goals and added five assists in three matches with Ukraine at the UEFA U18 Development Tournament.
In June 2019, she earned her first callup to the Ukraine national team. She made her debut on 5 October 2019 against Germany. In 2022, they won the 2022 Turkish Women's Cup. She scored her first senior goal on 7 March 2020 at the 2020 Pinatar Cup against Northern Ireland.