| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ava Teresa Collins[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 April 2002[2] | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | St. John's Red Storm | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2020 | St Cuthbert's College | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020– | St. John's Red Storm | 61 | (12) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Eastern Suburbs | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019–2022 | Wales women national under-18 football team[Wales u-18]New Zealand U-20 | 8 | (6) |
| 2021– | New Zealand | 14 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 October 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 February 2024 | |||
Ava Teresa Collins (born 18 April 2002) is a New Zealand footballer who plays as a midfielder for the St. John's Red Storm and the New Zealand national team.
International career
Collins played for the New Zealand U-20 team, winning the 2019 OFC U-19 Women's Championship in the Cook Islands which qualified them for the 2021 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup before it was cancelled.[3][4] She scored six goals across the four games she played in, five coming in one game against American Samoa.[5]
She made her international debut for New Zealand in their 1–5 loss to Canada in October 2021.[6][7]
References
- ^ "Squad List, FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Costa Rica 2022: New Zealand (NZL)" (PDF). FIFA. 3 August 2022. p. 13. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ "OFC U-19 Women's Championship 2019. Official Team List" (PDF). OFC. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ "New Zealand first to book ticket to France". FIFA.com. 21 July 2017. Archived from the original on 22 August 2017.
- ^ "Update on FIFA Club World Cup 2020 and women's youth tournaments". fifa.com. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ "American Samoa v New Zealand U20". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ "Football Ferns fall to Canada: "From these games, we can learn the most."". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ Voerman, Andrew (23 October 2021). "Defensive fixes needed as Football Ferns lose to Canada in Jitka Klimková's first match". Stuff. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
External links
- Ava Collins at Soccerway
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