Betsy Hassett

Betsy Hassett

Personal information
Full name	Betsy Doon Hassett
Date of birth	(1990-08-04) 4 August 1990
Place of birth	Auckland, New Zealand
Height	1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Manchester City L.F.C.
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2009–2012	UC Berkeley
2013–2013	SC Sand
2014–	Manchester City
National team‡
2008–2010	New Zealand U-20	10	(1)
2008–	New Zealand	27	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 January 2013. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 July 2011

Betsy Doon Hassett (born 4 August 1990) is an association football player who plays for Manchester City in England and represents New Zealand internationally.

She was captain of Avondale College First XI Girls Football team in 2008 and led them to third place at the National Schools tournament.^{[citation needed]}

From 2009–2012 she played for the University of California, Berkeley women's football team (the CAL BEARS) in the United States.^[1]

On January 7th 2014 Betsy signed for English club Manchester City.^[2]

Junior national teams

Hassett was a member of the New Zealand squad in the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup^[3] playing all 3 group games; a 2–3 loss to Nigeria,^[4] a 4–3 win over hosts Chile^[5] and a 1–1 draw with England.^[6]

In 2010 she played all three group games in the 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup^[7]

National team

Hassett made her senior Football Ferns debut in a 1–0 win over Argentina on 16 June 2008^[8][9]

Hassett played in the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup with New Zealand, seeing time in all three games.

In 2012 she represented her country in the London Olympics, helping the Football Ferns become the first NZ team to advance to the second round in a major FIFA tournament. She played in all four games with three starts.

College career

Hassett played for the California Bears from her first year, 2009, to her senior year, 2012.

Due to injuries Hassett had limited playing time in her first year but in her second year Hassett played in 15 games, starting 11 and was the sole Bear on the Pac-10 all-academic second team.

In her junior year she played in all 22 matches with 18 starts in the midfield. She was a Second-Team All-Pac-12 selection and Third Team NSCAA Scholar All-American. She was also named to the 2011 Pac-12 All-Academic team.

As a senior, Hassett started in nineteen of the twenty regular season games. From her central mid-field position she scored 6 goals and assisted on 5 goals. She was one of only two California players earning highest All Pac-12 honours by being named to the All Pac-12 First Team. After finishing college Hassett signed for German second tier side SC Sand in 2013. In 2014 she signed for Manchester City.^[10]

References

External links

• Betsy Hassett – FIFA competition record
• California player page
• All Pac 12 First Team

v t e New Zealand squad – 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup 1 Bindon 2 Percival 3 Green 4 Hoyle 5 Erceg 6 Smith 7 Riley 8 Moorwood 9 Hearn 10 Gregorius 11 Yallop 12 Hassett 13 White 14 McLaughlin 15 Kete 16 Longo 17 Wilkinson 18 Bowen 19 Hill 20 Clansey 21 Nayler Coach: Herdman

v t e New Zealand women's football squad – 2012 Summer Olympics 1 Bindon 2 Percival 3 Green 4 Hoyle 5 Erceg 6 Smith 7 Riley 8 Moorwood 9 Hearn 10 Gregorius 11 Yallop 12 Hassett 13 White 14 Hill 15 Stott 16 Longo 17 Wilkinson 18 Rolls Coach: Readings