Emma Rolston
Personal information
Full name Emma Caitlin Rolston[1]
Date of birth (1996-11-10) 10 November 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Wellington, New Zealand
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–13 Waterside Karori 26 (59)
2014–16 Forrest Hill Milford 15 (24)
2017 Illawarra Stingrays 9 (13)
2017–2018 Sydney FC 2 (0)
2018 Wellington United 3 (8)
2018–2019 MSV Duisburg 5 (1)
2021 Arna-Bjørnar 7 (2)
2022 Avaldsnes IL 11 (1)
2022–2023 Wellington Phoenix 11 (0)
International career
2011–2012 New Zealand U17 11 (6)
2014–2016 New Zealand U20 26 (32)
2018– New Zealand 10 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 August 2023

Emma Caitlin Rolston (born 10 November 1996) is a New Zealand professional football player. She last played for Wellington Phoenix in the A-League Women.

Club career

Forrest Hill Milford

In 2016 Rolston was part of the winning team at Forrest Hill Milford in the Women's Knockout Cup, scoring in the final and beating Glenfield Rovers 4–3 on penalties (2–2 at full-time).[2][3]

Illawarra Stingrays

In April 2017, Rolston moved from New Zealand to Australia to play for the Illawarra Stingrays in the NSW NPL.[4]

Sydney FC

On 15 October 2017, Emma Rolston joined Sydney FC.

MSV Duisburg

On 25 May 2018, Rolston signed a 1-year contract with MSV Duisburg in the German Frauen-Bundesliga.[5] After six appearances, she left the club following trouble with injuries.[6]

Wellington Phoenix

On 1 November 2022, Emma Rolston Joined Wellington Phoenix FC (A-League Women). In August 2023, new coach Temple announced that Rolston and her team-mate Paige Satchell decided not to extend their time at the club.[7]

International career

Rolston has represented New Zealand at U-17 in 2010 and U-20 in 2012 and 2014 at the Women's World Cup.[8] Rolston scored twice at the U-20 World Cup in 2014, once in the 2–0 win over Paraguay in group play[9] and once in the 1–4 loss to Nigeria in the quarter-finals.[10]

International goals

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 22 November 2018 Stade Numa-Daly Magenta, Nouméa, New Caledonia  Cook Islands 2–0 6–0 2018 OFC Women's Nations Cup
2. 3–0
3. 25 November 2018  Fiji 9–0 10–0
4. 28 November 2018 Stade de Hnassé, Lifou, New Caledonia  New Caledonia 2–0 8–0
5. 3–0
6. 7–0

Honours

Club

Forrest Hill Milford:

International

New Zealand U17

New Zealand U20

References

  1. ^ "Squad list - Women's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020" (PDF). FIFA. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  2. ^ Voerman, Andrew (11 September 2016). "Forrest Hill Milford beat Glenfield Rovers on penalties to win Women's Knockout Cup". Stuff. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  3. ^ Ruane, Jeremy. ""Swans" On The Spot To Thwart Rovers' "Three-Peat"". Ultimatenzsoccer. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  4. ^ Cohen, Mitch. "W-League aspirations brings Kiwi to Rays". Illawarra Mercury. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  5. ^ Rollo, Phillip (25 May 2018). "Football Ferns rising star Emma Rolston signs for Bundesliga club". Stuff. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  6. ^ Rollo, Phillip (27 September 2019). "Olympic Games motivating Emma Rolston after horror run with injuries". Stuff. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  7. ^ McKay, Ben (10 August 2023). "Phoenix make first foreign signing after game-changing move but reveal two exits". Keep Up. Paul Temple confirmed Paige Satchell and Emma Rolston will not be returning
  8. ^ "Player Profile – Emma Rolston". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  9. ^ "Mature Kiwis stun Paraguay". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  10. ^ "Oshoala, Sunday send Nigeria into semis". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 20 August 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2014.

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