Jacob Spoonley

Jacob Spoonley
Personal information
Full name Jacob Spoonley
Date of birth March 3, 1987 (1987-03-03) (age 25)
Place of birth New Zealand
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Auckland City
Number 12
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005-2007 Auckland City
2007-2008 Wellington Phoenix 0 (0)
2008 Miramar Rangers
2008- Auckland City 43 (0)
National team
2004-2007 New Zealand U-20 15 (0)
2008 New Zealand U-23 3 (0)
2007- New Zealand 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 April 2010.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of November 21, 2008

Jacob Spoonley (born 3 March 1987) is a New Zealand association football goalkeeper who now plays for Auckland City in the New Zealand Football Championship.

International career

He was the 1st choice keeper for New Zealand's matches at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada.

Spoonley was included in the New Zealand squad for the football tournament at the Summer Olympics in Beijing.[1] He played in New Zealands 3 group matches against China (1-1), Brazil (0-5) and Belgium (0-1).

He made his New Zealand senior debut on 19 November 2008 in a 2-0 loss to Fiji after coming on as a substitute following the sending off of Glen Moss.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Olympic Football Squads Named". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 2008-07-04. http://www.olympic.org.nz/Article.aspx?Mode=1&ID=6019. Retrieved 2008-07-04. 
  2. ^ "Fiji get the best of Kiwis". FIFA.com. 2008-11-19. http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=951292.html#fiji+best+kiwis. Retrieved 2008-11-21. 
  3. ^ "A-International Appearances - Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id1708.htm. Retrieved 12 February 2009. 

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