Merissa Smith
Personal information
Full name Merissa Louise Smith
Date of birth (1990-11-11) 11 November 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth Tauranga, New Zealand
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Three Kings United
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
International career‡
2006– New Zealand U-20
2006– New Zealand 15 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 January 2009

Merissa Smith (born 11 November 1990) is an association football player who represented New Zealand at international level.[1]

Smith made her full Football Ferns debut in a 0–3 loss to China on 14 November 2006, and represented New Zealand at the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup finals in China,[2] where they lost to Brazil 0–5, Denmark (0–2) and China (0–2).

Smith was also included in the New Zealand squad for the 2008 Summer Olympics where they drew with Japan (2–2) before losing to Norway (0–1) and Brazil (0–4).[3]

She appeared in a group game for New Zealand at the 2006 Women's U-20 World Cup finals, and again represented the young ferns at the 2008 Women's U-20 World Cup in Chile.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Caps 'n' Goals, New Zealand Women's national representatives". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
  2. ^ "New Zealand Squad List, 2007 Women's World Cup". FIFA. Archived from the original on 13 July 2008. Retrieved 22 September 2008.
  3. ^ "Olympic Football Squads Named". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 4 July 2008. Archived from the original on 5 July 2008. Retrieved 4 July 2008.
  4. ^ "New Zealand (NZL) Squad List". FIFA. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2008.

External links


New Zealand squad – 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup
New Zealand women's football squad – 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 New Zealand Olympic team
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