| Natalie Neaton | |
| Full Name: | Natalie Margaret Neaton[1] |
| Birth Date: | 24 May 1974 |
| Birth Place: | Brighton, Michigan, U.S. |
| Position: | Forward |
| Youthyears1: | –1992 |
| Youthclubs1: | Detroit Country Day Yellowjackets |
| Collegeyears1: | 1992–1995 |
| College1: | William & Mary Tribe |
| Collegecaps1: | 81 |
| Collegegoals1: | 81 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1995–1998 |
| Nationalteam1: | United States |
| Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 4 |
Natalie Margaret Neaton (born May 24, 1974) is an American former soccer player who played as a forward. She made six appearances for the United States women's national team between 1995 and 1998, and is a member of the William & Mary Athletic Hall of Fame.
Neaton played for the Detroit Country Day Yellowjackets in high school, scoring 222 goals in four seasons, three shy of the national record.[2] She was also an All-State basketball player for the Yellowjackets. In college, she played for the William & Mary Tribe. In total, she scored 81 goals and recorded 28 assists during her career with the Tribe, making her the school's record goalscorer.[3] She also has the second most career points (goals and assists) for the school, with 190.[4] She was ISAA Player of the Year in 1995, NSCAA and Soccer America First-Team All-American in 1994, and NSCAA Second-Team All-American in 1992, 1993, and 1995.[5] She was included in the Soccer America All-Rookie Team in 1992,[6] and was a finalist for the Hermann Trophy in 1994.[7]
Neaton made her international debut for the United States on January 23, 1995 in a friendly match against Australia. In total, she made six appearances for the U.S. and scored four goals, earning her final cap on December 16, 1998 in a friendly match against Ukraine.[8]
Neaton later played club soccer in Japan for two years,[9] having received multiple offers from Japanese teams to join once she graduated from college.[10] She was inducted into the William & Mary Athletic Hall of Fame in 2008.[7]
Neaton, a native of Brighton, Michigan, now resides in Denver. She has three sons with her husband Jim Simpson.[7] [9]
| United States | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
| 1995 | 3 | 2 | |
| 1998 | 3 | 2 | |
| Total | 6 | 4 | |
| No. | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 30, 1995 | Davidson, North Carolina, United States | 4–0 | 6–0 | Friendly | ||
| 2 | May 22, 1995 | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly | ||
| 3 | May 10, 1998 | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly | ||
| 4 | December 16, 1998 | Los Angeles, California, United States | 1–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |