Hayley Bowden

Hayley Bowden
Personal information
Full nameHayley Rose Bowden[1]
Date of birth13 February 1984
Place of birthAuckland,[2] New Zealand
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current team
Lincoln Ladies F.C.
Number12
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
–2009Lynn-Avon United
2009Ottawa Fury[3]9(0)
2010Fencibles United
2011Chelsea L.F.C.13(1)
2013–Lincoln Ladies0(0)
National team‡
2003–New Zealand69(7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 July 2011

Haylen Rose Bowden (née Moorwood; born 13 February 1984), is a women's association footballer who has represented New Zealand at international level and currently plays for Lincoln Ladies in the FA WSL.[4]

Club career

In 2003 and 2004, Bowden played varsity soccer for Southwest Baptist University in Missouri.[5] She represented Virginia Commonwealth University in 2005, scoring three goals in 23 appearances.[6]

Bowden played most of her club football in New Zealand before signing a one year deal with Chelsea for the 2011 FA WSL season.[7][8] In 2013, she joined Lincoln Ladies.[4]

International career

Bowden scored on her Football Ferns debut, a 15–0 victory over Samoa on 7 April 2003, and represented New Zealand at the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup finals in China,[9] where they lost to Brazil 0–5, Denmark (0–2) and China (0–2).

Bowden was also included in the New Zealand squad for the 2008 Summer Olympic games where they drew with Japan (2–2) before losing to Norway (0–1) and Brazil (0–4).[10]

Bowden earned her 50th cap for New Zealand in a 3–0 win over Scotland as they progressed to the Cyprus Cup final on 1 March 2010, becoming only the fourth New Zealand woman to reach the milestone.[11] She went on to surpass Wendi Henderson's record for New Zealand women's international appearances when she earned her 65th cap against Colombia on 19 June 2011.[12]

Personal life

Bowden's husband is New Zealand rugby union player Daniel Bowden. She accompanied him when he left New Zealand to join London Irish.[13]

References

  1. ↑ "List of players, New Zealand" (PDF). FIFA. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
  2. ↑ "Hayley Moorwood". SR/Olympic Sports. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
  3. ↑ "Ottawa Fury". USLsoccer.com. Retrieved 23 September 2010.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Lincoln Ladies sign Kiwi midfielder Hayley Bowden". BBC Sport. 11 April 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
  5. ↑ "#8 – Hayley Moorwood". Southwest Baptist University. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
  6. ↑ "#20 HAYLEY MOORWOOD". Virginia Commonwealth University. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
  7. ↑ "Soccer: Football Ferns skipper joins Chelsea". NZ Herald. 26 August 2010.
  8. ↑ "Caps 'n' Goals, New Zealand Women's national representatives". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
  9. ↑ "New Zealand Squad List, 2007 Women's World Cup". FIFA. Retrieved 22 September 2008.
  10. ↑ "Olympic Football Squads Named". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 4 July 2008. Retrieved 4 July 2008.
  11. ↑ "A Milestone Day For New Zealand Women's Football". Sportsweb Soccer.
  12. ↑ "Momentum builds as Football Ferns down Colombia". NZFootball. 19 June 2011.
  13. ↑ "Dan Bowden to take charge of London Irish on the field". BBC Sport. 14 July 2010. Retrieved 31 August 2010.

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