Briar Palmer

Briar Palmer
Personal information
Full name Briar Palmer
Date of birth (1995-01-07) 7 January 1995
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Melbourne Victory
Number 5
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2015 Melbourne Victory 8 (0)
National team‡
2012 New Zealand U-17 3 (0)
2014– New Zealand U-20 4 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10:32, 16 June 2015 (UTC)

Briar Palmer (born 7 January 1995) is a New Zealand football striker who plays for Melbourne Victory in the W-League, the top-division women's soccer league in Australia.

Playing career

Club

Palmer signed with Melbourne Victory for the 2015–16 W-League season.[1] [2][3][4] She made her debut for the club during the team's first match of the season on 17 October 2015.[5] Palmer made eight appearances for the club with five starts during the 2015–16 W-League season.[2][6][7][8] The Victory finished in ninth place with a 2–9–1 record.[9]

International

Palmer has represented New Zealand at the under-17[10] and under-20 levels, including at the 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup and 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[1] At the 2012 OFC Women's Under 17 Qualifying Tournament, she scored two goals against Cook Islands helping New Zealand win 7-0.[11]

References

  1. 1 2 "Kiwis to feature in W-League". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Briar Palmer". Soccer Way. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  3. ↑ Edwards, Lee-Anne (4 September 2012). "Palmer aiming for professional career". The Dominion Post. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  4. ↑ Deligiannis, Sonya (9 December 2015). "Briar Palmer upbeat despite W-League Derby loss". Melbourne Victory FC. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  5. ↑ "MELBOURNE VICTORY VS. PERTH GLORY 1 - 2". Soccer Way. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  6. ↑ Downes, Cheryl (27 October 2015). "Melbourne City claim first Melbourne Derby". The Women's Game. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  7. ↑ Cherny, Daniel (31 October 2015). "Newscastle Jets hand Melbourne Victory third straight loss to start W-League season". The Age. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  8. ↑ Cherny, Daniel (8 November 2015). "Melissa Barbieri sent off as Melbourne Victory W-League slump to new low". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  9. ↑ "2015/2016 W-League". Soccer Way. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  10. ↑ Edwards, Lee-Anne (4 September 2012). "Briar's off to football worlds". The Hutt News. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  11. ↑ "U-17 hopefuls set for crucial day two". Papa New Guinea Football Association. April 10, 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2016.

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