Miranda Nild (born 1 April 1997), known in Thailand as Suchawadee Nildhamrong (; ), is an American-born Thai former professional

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who plays as a

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for Oakland Soul in the

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Early life

Nild is the daughter of Selma and Jerry Nild and sister to her brother Wesley. She attended

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. There, she played soccer under head coach Paul McCallion and was a member of the Varsity golf team during her freshman and sophomore years. In 2013, Nild led her team with 31 goals and 9 assists, helping her receive an All-East Bay First Team selection. In 2014, she led her team with 38 goals, helping her receive another All-East Bay First Team selection and First Team All-WACC Foothill Division selection. Nild also played club soccer under Patrick Uriz with Mustang Soccer and was a member of the 2010 State ODP team.

College career

Nild joined the

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in 2015, majoring in American Studies. As a freshman, she made 18 appearances out of a total of 22 contests. She made the first two starts of her career in back-to-back road games versus

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and versus the

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. Nild scored her first collegiate goal in a 2–0 victory against

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on 18 September 2015. During her sophomore year, Nild played in all 21 matches, starting all but 2. She scored twice in the season in the span of 4 games, starting with a goal at

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and ending with another versus The University of California, Davis. She was named as a Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention. As a junior, she made a total of 17 appearances, making 14 starts. Nild led the team with seven goals, including three game-winners, and one assist, for a total of 15 points. She scored in 4 consecutive games dating from 27 August to 15 September, making it the longest goal-scoring streak by any Golden Bear since the 2014 season. Nild recorded her first collegiate assist on Abi Kim's equalizer in the 80th minute versus

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. She scored the Golden Bears' only goal in the NCAA Tournament versus

. Nild was voted the team's Offensive MVP for the season. As a senior, she made 17 appearances, starting all but 1. Nild recorded 3 goals and 3 assists.

Club career

Nild signed with

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in July 2019.

International career

Nild has a Thai father and an American mother. In April 2017, she received her first senior call-up for

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. On 3 April, she scored on her debut in a 6–0 victory against

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. In March 2018, she was named in the squad for the

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. She scored twice in a 6–1 win over

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on 9 April and played a role in all three goals against the

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on 12 April. Thailand, with one defeat and two wins, finished second in the group and qualified for the

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. In June 2018, she was named in the squad for the

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. On 4 July, she made her first appearance in the tournament, scoring four goals in an 11–0 victory against

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. She finished the tournament with six goals in 5 appearances, helping Thailand claim their third AFF title in a row. In August 2018, she was named in the squad for the

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. She made two appearances in the tournament, scoring a goal in a 3–2 loss to

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. In February 2019, she was named in the squad for the

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. She finished the tournament with one goal in four appearances.

Career statistics

International goals

:''Results list Thailand's goal tally first.''

Honors

Thailand *

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at FA Thailand * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nild, Miranda 1997 births Living people Sportspeople from Alameda, California Sportspeople from Castro Valley, California Soccer players from Alameda County, California Miranda Nild Miranda Nild Miranda Nild Thai expatriate sportspeople in Lithuania Thai expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Miranda Nild Miranda Nild American women's soccer players American expatriate sportspeople in Iceland American expatriate sportspeople in Lithuania American expatriate sportspeople in Sweden American expatriate women's soccer players American sportspeople of Thai descent 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup players Miranda Nild California Golden Bears women's soccer players Competitors at the 2019 SEA Games Expatriate women's footballers in Iceland Expatriate women's footballers in Lithuania Expatriate women's footballers in Sweden Footballers at the 2018 Asian Games Footballers at the 2022 Asian Games Gintra Universitetas players Kristianstads DFF players National Women's Soccer League players Seattle Reign FC players Selfoss women's football players Miranda Nild SEA Games medalists in football Women's association football forwards 21st-century American sportswomen USL W League players