Amber Hearn

Amber Hearn

Personal information
Full name	Amber Liarnie Rose Hearn[1]
Date of birth	28 November 1984[2]
Place of birth	Henderson, New Zealand[3]
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current team	FF USV Jena
Number	10
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2005	Arsenal Ladies
2005–2006	Doncaster Rovers Belles
2009–2010	Ottawa Fury Women	12	(6)
2011	Lynn-Avon United
2011–	FF USV Jena	109	(36)
National team^‡
2004–	New Zealand	102[4]	(45)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:52, 7 July 2016 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10:35, 16 June 2015 (UTC)

Amber Liarnie Rose Hearn (born 28 November 1984), is an association football player who represented New Zealand at international level,^[5] making her senior international debut in a 2–0 loss to Australia on 18 February 2004.^[6]

Club career

At club level she has played in England for Arsenal and Doncaster Rovers Belles.^[7] The 2009/10 season she played for the Ottawa Fury Women of the USL W-League.^[8] She the returned one year to New Zealand where she played for Lynn-Avon United. After that year she announced her transfer to German Bundesliga side FF USV Jena.^[9]

In 2003 she was named New Zealand's football player of the year. At the 2010 OFC Women's Championship she won the golden boot with 12 goals.^[10]

International career

Hearn was included in the New Zealand squad for the 2008 Summer Olympic games,^[11] starting in each of New Zealand's group games, scoring a penalty as one of New Zealand's goals in the 2-2 draw with Japan.^[12] Selected for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany,^[13] Hearn again scored against Japan, although they ultimately lost the match 2-1.^[14] She played the full 90 minutes in each of New Zealand's games, helping secure their first ever point at a Women's world cup in a 2-2 draw with Mexico.

Hearn holds the record for goals scored for the New Zealand women's team in internationals, scoring her 30th international goal against China in June 2012.^[15]

She featured in all New Zealand's three matches at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada.^[16]

Personal life

Hearn is of Māori descent, and affiliates to the Ngāpuhi iwi.^[17]

References

1. "List of Players — 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 17 June 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
2. "List of Players - 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
3. Profile at NZF
4. "Profile". FIFA.com. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
5. "Caps 'n' Goals, New Zealand Women's national representatives". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
6. "Line-ups, 1998-2005". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 23 November 2008.
7. "Hall of Fame". Doncaster Rovers Belles. Retrieved 31 July 2009.
8. "2010 Ottawa Fury Stats". uslsoccer.com. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
9. "Jena signs Amber Hearn" (in German). womensoccer.de. 6 July 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
10. "Jena signs Amber Hearn" (in German). jenapolis.de. 6 July 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
11. "Olympic Football Squads Named". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 4 July 2008. Archived from the original on 5 July 2008. Retrieved 4 July 2008.
12. "Match Report - Japan vs New Zealand". FIFA. 6 August 2008.
13. "FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011 – Team New Zealand". FIFA. Archived from the original on 12 July 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
14. Match Report, Japan - New Zealand
15. "New Zealand Women's Goalscorers". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
16. "FIFA player's stats". FIFA. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
17. "43 Māori athletes to head to Rio Olympics". Te Karere. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.

External links

• Amber Hearn – FIFA competition record
• Profile at NZF
• Team (German) at FF USV Jena
• Amber Hearn profile at Soccerway