Daisy Cleverley

Daisy Grace Wilson Cleverley (born 30 April 1997) is a New Zealand footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for U.S. college team California Golden Bears and the New Zealand national team.[3]

Daisy Cleverley
Personal information
Full name Daisy Grace Wilson Cleverley[1]
Date of birth (1997-04-30) 30 April 1997[1]
Place of birth Auckland, New Zealand
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 California Golden Bears
Number 22
Youth career
Team
Western Springs
Lynn-Avon United
Eastern Suburbs AFC
Forrest Hill-Milford United
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– California Golden Bears 29 (1)
National team‡
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 New Zealand U-17 14 (4)
2014–2016 New Zealand U-20 8 (1)
2014– New Zealand 8[2] (2)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 April 2019

College

Cleverley enrolled at the University of California, Berkeley in spring 2017. She played 14 matches for the Golden Bears in her freshman year, scoring her first collegiate goal on 19 October 2017 in a 1–0 win over Oregon State before suffering a season-ending ACL injury.[4]

International career

Youth

Cleverley was a member of the New Zealand U-17 side at the 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Azerbaijan[5] and again at the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Costa Rica,[6] playing all of New Zealand's group games at both tournaments.

At the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Canada, Cleverley played in all three of New Zealand's group games and the quarter final match which they lost to Nigeria.[7]

Senior

On 25 October 2014, Cleverley made her senior international debut, starting in a 16–0 win over Tonga and scoring two goals.[8]

She was part of New Zealand's squad at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada.[1] In 2019, Cleverley was included in her second World Cup squad.

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References
  1. "List of Players – 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  2. "Profile". FIFA.com. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  3. "Caps 'n' Goals, New Zealand Women's national representatives". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  4. "Daisy Cleverley - Women's Soccer". University of California Golden Bears Athletics.
  5. "Squad List – New Zealand". FIFA. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  6. "Squad List – New Zealand". FIFA. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  7. "Daisy Cleverley – New Zealand". FIFA. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  8. "Football Ferns-Line-ups". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Archived from the original on 27 October 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2014.


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