New Zealand footballer
Amber Liarnie Rose Hearn (born 28 November 1984) is a New Zealand former professional soccer player who represented New Zealand between 2004 and 2018.[4] A prolific scorer, she is the country's all-time top scorer and the highest scoring international for the Oceania Football Confederation.
Personal life
Hearn is of Māori descent, and affiliates to the Ngāpuhi iwi.[5]
Club career
At club level she has played in England for Arsenal and Doncaster Rovers Belles.[6] The 2009/10 season she played for the Ottawa Fury Women of the USL W-League.[7] She then 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.[8]
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.[9]
International career
Hearn was included in the New Zealand squad for the 2008 Summer Olympics,[10] 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.[11]Selected for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany,[12] Hearn again scored against Japan, although they ultimately lost the match 2–1.[13] 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.[14]
She featured in all New Zealand's three matches at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada.[15]
In February 2020, Hearn retired officially from international football, after playing her last match for the national team in June 2018.[16]
Career statistics
International
Honours
- Individual
References
- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011 – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 November 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Amber Hearn Profile". FIFA. Archived from the original on 1 July 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- ^ "Amber Hearn". New Zealand Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 17 May 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ^ "Football Ferns great Amber Hearn announces retirement". New Zealand Herald. New Zealand Media and Entertainment. 26 February 2020. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ "43 Māori athletes to head to Rio Olympics". Te Karere. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ^ "Hall of Fame". Doncaster Rovers Belles. Archived from the original on 31 August 2009. Retrieved 31 July 2009.
- ^ "2010 Ottawa Fury Stats". uslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 28 June 2010. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
- ^ "Jena signs Amber Hearn" (in German). womensoccer.de. 6 July 2011. Archived from the original on 15 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. Archived from the original on 27 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. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
- ^ Voerman, Andrew (26 February 2020). "Football Ferns' leading goalscorer Amber Hearn slips quietly into retirement". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ "IFFHS All Time Oceania Women's Dream Team". International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS). 13 June 2021. Archived from the original on 8 November 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ "IFFHS Woman Team - OFC - of the Decade 2011–2020". International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS). 31 January 2021. Archived from the original on 6 November 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Amber Hearn.
- Amber Hearn – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Profile at NZF
- Team (in German) at FF USV Jena
- Amber Hearn at Soccerway