Amber Hearn
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Amber Liarnie Rose Hearn[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 28 November 1984||
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). |
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
- ↑ "List of Players — 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 17 June 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
- 1 2 "List of Players - 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- ↑ Profile at NZF
- ↑ "Profile". FIFA.com. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- ↑ "Caps 'n' Goals, New Zealand Women's national representatives". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
- ↑ "Line-ups, 1998-2005". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 23 November 2008.
- ↑ "Hall of Fame". Doncaster Rovers Belles. Retrieved 31 July 2009.
- ↑ "2010 Ottawa Fury Stats". uslsoccer.com. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
- ↑ "Jena signs Amber Hearn" (in German). womensoccer.de. 6 July 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
- ↑ "Jena signs Amber Hearn" (in German). jenapolis.de. 6 July 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
- ↑ "Olympic Football Squads Named". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 4 July 2008. Archived from the original on 5 July 2008. Retrieved 4 July 2008.
- ↑ "Match Report - Japan vs New Zealand". FIFA. 6 August 2008.
- ↑ "FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011 – Team New Zealand". FIFA. Archived from the original on 12 July 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
- ↑ Match Report, Japan - New Zealand
- ↑ "New Zealand Women's Goalscorers". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
- ↑ "FIFA player's stats". FIFA. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
- ↑ "43 Māori athletes to head to Rio Olympics". Te Karere. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Amber Hearn. |
- Amber Hearn – FIFA competition record
- Profile at NZF
- Team (German) at FF USV Jena
- Amber Hearn profile at Soccerway