| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Heremaia Ngata | ||
| Date of birth | 24 August 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Wanganui, New Zealand | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1989–1992 | Hull City | 25 | (0) |
| 1993 | North Shore United | ||
| 1994–1995 | Brunswick Juventus | 18 | (2) |
| 1995 | North Shore United | ||
| 1996 | Thomastown Zebras | 24 | (2) |
| 1997 | Bulleen Inter Kings | 16 | (2) |
| 1998 | North Shore United | ||
| 1998–1999 | Bohemian FC | 4 | (0) |
| 1999–2004 | Football Kingz | 127 | (27) |
| National team | |||
| 1993–2001 | New Zealand | 28 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Heremaia ("Harry") Ngata (born 24 August 1971 in Wanganui) is a former New Zealand association football player who played as a midfielder.
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Ngata began his career with Hull City in England, and may have been the first Maori footballer to play in the English league.[1] Ngata won 1998 New Zealand Players' Player of the Year award, whilst playing with North Shore United, where he won the club's Player of the Year award twice.[2] One of the most successful parts of his career was the five years that he spent playing for the Kingz in the Australian NSL.[3] where he became very popular.[4]
Ngata scored New Zealand's goal in his full All Whites debut, a 1-3 loss against Saudi Arabia on 28 April 1993. He was included in the New Zealand side for the 1999 Confederations Cup finals tournament[5] and he ended his international playing career with 28 A-international caps and 3 goals to his credit, his final cap a substitute appearance in a 7-0 win over Vanuatu on 13 June 2001.[6][7]
Ngata works occasionally as a football commentator for SKY TV in New Zealand. He has worked in the role of Sports Ambassador for the SPARC organisation (Sport & Recreation New Zealand).[8]
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