Meikayla Moore

Meikayla Moore (born 4 June 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Liverpool in the English FA Women's Championship and the New Zealand national team.[3]

Meikayla Moore
Moore in 2019
Personal information
Full name Meikayla Jean-Maree Moore[1]
Date of birth (1996-06-04) 4 June 1996[1]
Place of birth Christchurch, New Zealand[2]
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Liverpool
Number 15
Youth career
Burwood AFC
Avon United
Coastal Spirit
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 FC Köln 8 (0)
2018–2020 Duisburg 31 (1)
2020– Liverpool 8 (1)
National team‡
2012 New Zealand U-17 10 (0)
2012–2016 New Zealand U-20 9 (0)
2013– New Zealand 41 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1:00, 22 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 November 2020

Career

Moore was a member of the New Zealand U-17 side at the 2012 Women's World Championships, playing in all three of New Zealand's group games.[4]

Moore made her senior début for the Football Ferns as a substitute in a 4–0 win over China on 26 September 2013.[5]

She was part of New Zealand's squad at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada.[1]

In April 2019, Moore was named to the final 23-player squad for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup,[6] however while in France training before the tournament started, Moore snapped her Achilles.[7]

15 months later she had recovered enough from the injury to sign for Liverpool who play in the FA Women's Championship.[7][8]

References
  1. "List of Players – 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  2. Profile at NZF
  3. "Caps 'n' Goals, New Zealand Women's national representatives". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
  4. "Squad List – New Zealand". FIFA. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  5. "Football Ferns-Line-ups". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  6. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=12226024
  7. "Football Ferns centre-half makes comeback from Achilles injury". Accident Compensation Corporation. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  8. "New Zealand footballer Meikayla Moore signs with famous English club Liverpool". Stuff. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
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