Te Atawhai Hudson-Wihongi

Te Atawhai Hudson-Wihongi
Personal information
Full name Te Atawhai Hudson-Wihongi
Date of birth (1995-03-27) 27 March 1995
Place of birth Auckland, New Zealand
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1 12 in)
Playing position Midfielder, Defensive Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Auckland City
Number 11
Youth career
–2011 Asia–Pacific Football Academy
2011–2012 Canterbury United
2012–2014 Real Salt Lake
2014 Padova
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–15 Wanderers SC 16 (2)
2015– Auckland City FC 13 (0)
National team
2015– New Zealand U-20 5 (0)
2015– New Zealand U-23 3 (1)
2015– New Zealand 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:23, 2 May 2016 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

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

Te Atawhai Hudson-Wihongi (born 27 March 1995) is a New Zealand footballer who currently plays for Auckland City in the ASB Premiership, and the New Zealand national football team.

Career

After signing for Auckland City FC from the now defunct Wanderers SC, Hudson-Wihongi scored his first goal in the Charity Cup against Team Wellington.[1] He also represented Auckland City at the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup,[2] and played in their 0–1 loss against 2015 J1 League hosts Sanfrecce Hiroshima.[3]

International career

Hudson-Wihongi has represented New Zealand at three different levels of international football. He represented New Zealand at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup,[2] and for the New Zealand national under-23 football team at the 2015 Pacific Games[4] in which he scored in New Zealand's 5–0 win over New Caledonia in the group stage.[5]

Hudson-Wihongi made his full New Zealand debut came in a friendly against Oman coming on as an 80th minute substitute in the 1–0 win for New Zealand.[6]

References

  1. "Charity Cup win for Auckland City". Football NZ. 1 November 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Hudson-Wihongi: I've dreamed of playing at the Club World Cup". FIFA1: FIFA. 6 December 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  3. "Sanfrecce's style too much for Auckland". FIFA. 11 December 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  4. Holloway, Steven (27 June 2015). "Football: Heat on Oly-Whites as they navigate packed PNG schedule". NZ Herald. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  5. "Match Report". Oceania Football Confederation. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  6. "All Whites secure first victory under coach Anthony Hudson in Oman". Stuff.co.nz. 13 November 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.

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