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Sarah Joelle Gregorius (born 6 August 1987), is a New Zealand association football player who plays for Miramar Rangers and has represented New Zealand at international level.[4]
Key Information
Education
[edit]Gregorius completed a master's degree at Massey University, with a thesis exploring cultural distance in female footballers.[5]
International career
[edit]Gregorius was a member of the New Zealand side at the 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship, playing in all three games at the finals in Russia, where they lost to Australia (0–3) and Russia (2–3), before holding Brazil to a goalless draw.[6]
She made her senior Football Ferns debut in a 14–0 win over Vanuatu in the Oceania Women's Nations Cup on 29 September 2010.[4][7] She scored her first senior international goal in her second appearance as she claimed a hat-trick in a 10–0 win over Cook Islands on 1 October 2010.[8]
She played all New Zealand's matches at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany and 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada, with 6 matches overall (3 in each tournament).[9]
Gregorius scored a goal against England in a friendly match on June 1, 2019, helping New Zealand win 1–0.[10]
She was part of New Zealand's 2012 and 2016 Olympic teams.[11] She also played in the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France.[12]
On 4 March 2020, Gregorius played her 100th match for New Zealand against Belgium in the 2020 Algarve Cup, when she also announced her retirement from international football.[13]
Club career
[edit]In July 2013, Gregorius signed for FA WSL league-leaders Liverpool from German Frauen-Bundesliga club SC 07 Bad Neuenahr.[14]
Honours
[edit]Club
[edit]- Liverpool
- Women's Super League (1): 2013
Individual
[edit]- IFFHS OFC Woman Team of the Decade 2011–2020[15]
International goals
[edit]| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 17 June 2012 | Centre Park, Māngere, New Zealand |  China |
2–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 2. | 25 October 2014 | Kalabond Oval, Kokopo, Papua New Guinea |  Tonga |
2–0 | 16–0 | 2014 OFC Women's Nations Cup |
| 3. | 7–0 | |||||
| 4. | 10–0 | |||||
| 5. | 19 November 2018 | Stade Numa-Daly Magenta, Nouméa, New Caledonia | Tonga |
7–0 | 11–0 | 2018 OFC Women's Nations Cup |
| 6. | 8–0 | |||||
| 7. | 9–0 | |||||
| 8. | 25 November 2018 |  Fiji |
2–0 | 10–0 | ||
| 9. | 3–0 | |||||
| 10. | 10–0 | |||||
| 11. | 1 December 2018 | Fiji |
2–0 | 8–0 | ||
| 12. | 7–0 |
References
[edit]- ^ "List of Players — 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 17 June 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
- ^ a b "List of Players - 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- ^ Profile at NZF
- ^ a b "Caps 'n' Goals, New Zealand Women's national representatives". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
- ^ Gregorius, Sarah (2017). The world at her feet : an exploration of the experiences of cultural distance for professional female footballers (Masters thesis). Massey Research Online, Massey University. hdl:10179/12233.
- ^ "Match report – Brazil vs New Zealand". FIFA. 23 August 2006. Archived from the original on 19 November 2007.
- ^ "Football Ferns – Line-ups". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
- ^ "Ferns continue scoring ways". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
- ^ "FIFA player's stats". FIFA. Archived from the original on 10 November 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
- ^ "England vs New Zealand: Women's Friendlies · 2 Jun 19". www.google.com. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
- ^ "Sarah Gregorius Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ^ "Football Ferns squad revealed for World Cup". The New Zealand Herald. 29 April 2019.
- ^ "Sarah Gregorius one of the lucky ones as she retires after her 100th Football Ferns match". stuff.co.nz. 5 March 2020.
- ^ "Sarah Gregorius among four Liverpool Ladies signings". British Broadcasting Corporation. 24 July 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
- ^ "IFFHS WOMAN TEAM - OFC - OF THE DECADE 2011-2020". IFFHS. 31 January 2021.
External links
[edit]- Sarah Gregorius – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Profile at NZF
- Profile (in Japanese) at AS Elfen Saitama
- Sarah Gregorius at Soccerway
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