Hayley Bowden

Hayley Bowden MNZM
Personal information
Full name Hayley Rose Bowden MNZM[1]
Date of birth (1984-02-13) 13 February 1984
Place of birth Auckland,[2] New Zealand
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Lincoln Ladies F.C.
Number 12
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
–2009 Lynn-Avon United
2009 Ottawa Fury[3] 9 (0)
2010 Fencibles United
2011 Chelsea L.F.C. 13 (1)
2013– Lincoln Ladies 0 (0)
National team‡
2003–2015 New Zealand 92 (10)

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

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 May 2015

Haylen Rose Bowden MNZM (née Moorwood; born 13 February 1984), is a women's association footballer who has represented New Zealand at international level and currently plays for Lincoln Ladies in the FA WSL.[4]

Club career

In 2003 and 2004, Bowden played varsity soccer for Southwest Baptist University in Missouri.[5] She represented Virginia Commonwealth University in 2005, scoring three goals in 23 appearances.[6]

Bowden played most of her club football in New Zealand before signing a one-year deal with Chelsea for the 2011 FA WSL season.[7][8] In 2013, she joined Lincoln Ladies.[4]

International career

Bowden scored on her Football Ferns debut, a 15–0 victory over Samoa on 7 April 2003, and represented New Zealand at the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup finals in China,[9] where they lost to Brazil 0–5, Denmark (0–2) and China (0–2).

Bowden was also included in the New Zealand squad for the 2008 Summer Olympic games where they drew with Japan (2–2) before losing to Norway (0–1) and Brazil (0–4).[10]

Bowden earned her 50th cap for New Zealand in a 3–0 win over Scotland as they progressed to the Cyprus Cup final on 1 March 2010, becoming only the fourth New Zealand woman to reach the milestone.[11] She went on to surpass Wendi Henderson's record for New Zealand women's international appearances when she earned her 65th cap against Colombia on 19 June 2011.[12] She returned to the national team after giving birth to a son, only to announce her retirement from international football on 11 May 2015. She finished her career with 92 caps and 10 goals for New Zealand.[13]

Personal life

Bowden's husband is New Zealand rugby union player Daniel Bowden. She accompanied him when he left New Zealand to join London Irish.[14]

References

  1. ↑ "List of players, New Zealand" (PDF). FIFA. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
  2. ↑ "Hayley Moorwood". SR/Olympic Sports. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
  3. ↑ "Ottawa Fury". USLsoccer.com. Retrieved 23 September 2010.
  4. 1 2 "Lincoln Ladies sign Kiwi midfielder Hayley Bowden". BBC Sport. 11 April 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
  5. ↑ "#8 – Hayley Moorwood". Southwest Baptist University. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
  6. ↑ "#20 HAYLEY MOORWOOD". Virginia Commonwealth University. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
  7. ↑ "Soccer: Football Ferns skipper joins Chelsea". NZ Herald. 26 August 2010.
  8. ↑ "Caps 'n' Goals, New Zealand Women's national representatives". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
  9. ↑ "New Zealand Squad List, 2007 Women's World Cup". FIFA. Retrieved 22 September 2008.
  10. ↑ "Olympic Football Squads Named". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 4 July 2008. Retrieved 4 July 2008.
  11. ↑ "A Milestone Day For New Zealand Women's Football". Sportsweb Soccer.
  12. ↑ "Momentum builds as Football Ferns down Colombia". NZFootball. 19 June 2011.
  13. ↑ "Bowden Calls Time on Ferns Career". New Zealand Football. 11 May 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  14. ↑ "Dan Bowden to take charge of London Irish on the field". BBC Sport. 14 July 2010. Retrieved 31 August 2010.

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