Jason Batty

Jason Batty

Batty with the Earthquakes in September 2010
Personal information
Full name	Jason Batty
Date of birth	March 23, 1971
Place of birth	Auckland, New Zealand
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	New Zealand Youth Deveolpment Academy
Youth career
1988–1989	Norwich City F.C.
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1989–1990	Wroxham	12	(0)
1990–1993	Blockhouse Bay	18	(0)
1994–1997	North Shore United	82	(0)
1997	Albuquerque Geckos	18	(0)
1998–1999	Bohemian F.C.	7	(0)
1999	Geylang United	14	(0)
1999–2000	Football Kingz	16	(0)
2000–2001	Grimsby Town	0	(0)
2001	Scunthorpe United	0	(0)
2001	Stalybridge Celtic	12	(0)
2002	Glenfield Rovers	8	(0)
2002	California Gold	7	(0)
2003	Caversham	12	(0)
2011-2015	San Jose Earthquakes Youth Academy
National team
1994–2003	New Zealand	55	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Jason Batty (born in Auckland, March 23, 1971) is a retired New Zealand football goalkeeper. Batty frequently represented his country in the 1990s. He later coached Dartmouth College in the U.S. and served as the Director of Goalkeeping for Texas Premier SC.

Club career

He only made 14 appearances for a Singapore team S-League before joining Football Kingz. Batty made 16 appearances for the Football Kingz in their inaugural season in the NSL 1n 1999 before a brief spell in England with Grimsby Town on a short term contract in October 2000. He failed to dislodge regular shot stopper Danny Coyne and understudy Steve Croudson. After only three months he left the club and joined Scunthorpe United on similar terms but left at the end of the season after failing to make an 1st Team appearance. He then briefly played for Stalybridge Celtic.

He is currently a coach for the New Zealand Youth Development Academy.

International career

Batty made his New Zealand A-international debut in a 3–0 win over Singapore on February 21, 1995, and quickly became first choice goalkeeper.^[1] He went on to collect 55 caps between 1994 and 2003.^[2]

Honours

New Zealand Player of the Year: 1997^[3]

References

1. "A-International Appearances - 1990–99". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
2. "A-International Appearances – Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. June 1, 2008. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
3. "Honours List". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. June 1, 2008. Retrieved July 25, 2008.

External links

• Jason Batty – FIFA competition record