Betsy Hassett

Betsy Hassett
Personal information
Full name Betsy Doon Hassett[1]
Date of birth (1990-08-04) 4 August 1990[1]
Place of birth Auckland, New Zealand[2]
Height 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)[1]
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Ajax
Number 16
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 California Golden Bears
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 SC Sand 10 (11)
2014 Manchester City 13 (0)
2015 Amazon Grimstad 11 (1)
2016 Werder Bremen 10 (1)
2016– Ajax 0 (0)
National team‡
2008–2010 New Zealand U-20 10 (1)
2008– New Zealand 81[3] (8)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:51, 7 July 2016 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10:42, 16 June 2015 (UTC)

Betsy Doon Hassett (born 4 August 1990) is a New Zealand football player who represents New Zealand internationally. She previously played for German side SC Sand and English club Manchester City. From 2009–2012, she played for the University of California, Berkeley women's soccer team in the United States.

Early life

Hassett was captain of Avondale College First XI Girls Football team in 2008 and led them to third place at the National Schools tournament.

University of California, Berkeley

Hassett attended the University of California, Berkeley where she played for the California Golden Bears from 2009 to 2012.[4] Due to injuries, Hassett had limited playing time in her first year but in her second year she played in 15 games, starting 11 and was the sole Bear on the Pac-10 all-academic second team.[4] During 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.[4] 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.[4] She was one of only two California players earning highest All Pac-12 honours by being named to the All-Pac-12 First Team.[4]

Playing career

Club

Hassett signed for German second tier side SC Sand in 2013. In 2014 she signed for Manchester City.[5]

International

Junior national teams

Hassett was a member of the New Zealand squad in the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup[6] playing all 3 group games; a 2–3 loss to Nigeria,[7] a 4–3 win over hosts Chile[8] and a 1–1 draw with England.[9]

In 2010 she played all three group games in the 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup[10]

National team

Hassett made her senior Football Ferns debut in a 1–0 win over Argentina on 16 June 2008[11][12]

Hassett played in Germany at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup with New Zealand, seeing time in all three games.[13]

In 2012 she represented her country at the London Olympics, helping the Football Ferns become the first New Zealand team to advance to the second round in a major FIFA tournament. She played in all four games with three starts. Hassett featured in all three of New Zealand's matches at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada.[13]

Honours

Club

Manchester City

References

  1. 1 2 3 "List of Players – 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  2. ↑ Profile at NZF
  3. ↑ "Profile". FIFA.com. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Betsy Hassett". University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "Manchester City Ladies sign Betsy Hassett". 7 January 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  6. ↑ "FIFA Under 20 Women's World Cup, Chile 2008 – Team – New Zealand". FIFA. Retrieved 27 February 2009.
  7. ↑ Match Report – New Zealand v Nigeria
  8. ↑ Match Report – Chile v New Zealand
  9. ↑ Match Report – England v New Zealand
  10. ↑ "FIFA Under 20 Women's World Cup, Germany 2010 – Team – New Zealand". FIFA. Retrieved 17 October 2010.
  11. ↑ "Football Ferns – Line-ups". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 20 February 2009.
  12. ↑ "Caps 'n' Goals, New Zealand Women's national representatives". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 22 September 2008.
  13. 1 2 "FIFA player's stats". FIFA. Retrieved 28 June 2015.

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