Ava Collins Explained

Ava Collins
Full Name:Ava Teresa Collins[1]
Birth Date:18 April 2002[2]
Height:1.77m
Position:Midfielder
Currentclub:St. John's Red Storm
Clubnumber:8
Youthyears1:–2020
Youthclubs1:St Cuthbert's College
Collegeyears1:2020–
College1:St. John's Red Storm
Collegecaps1:61
Collegegoals1:12
Years1:2019–2020
Clubs1:Eastern Suburbs
Nationalyears1:2019–2022
Nationalcaps1:8
Nationalgoals1:6
Nationalyears2:2021–
Nationalteam2:New Zealand
Nationalcaps2:14
Nationalgoals2:0
Club-Update:24 October 2021
Ntupdate:13 February 2024

Ava Teresa Collins (born 18 April 2002) is a New Zealand footballer who plays as a midfielder for the St. John's Red Storm and the New Zealand national team.

International career

Collins played for the New Zealand U-20 team, winning the 2019 OFC U-19 Women's Championship in the Cook Islands which qualified them for the 2021 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup before it was cancelled.[3] [4] She scored six goals across the four games she played in, five coming in one game against American Samoa.[5]

She made her international debut for New Zealand in their 1–5 loss to Canada in October 2021.[6] [7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Squad List, FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Costa Rica 2022: New Zealand (NZL) . . 13 . 3 August 2022 . 3 August 2022.
  2. Web site: OFC U-19 Women's Championship 2019. Official Team List. OFC . 29 July 2023.
  3. Web site: New Zealand first to book ticket to France. https://web.archive.org/web/20170822094112/http://www.fifa.com/u20womensworldcup/news/y=2017/m=7/news=new-zealand-first-to-book-ticket-to-france-2901728.html. dead. 22 August 2017. FIFA.com. 21 July 2017.
  4. Web site: Update on FIFA Club World Cup 2020 and women's youth tournaments . fifa.com . 25 October 2021 . en.
  5. Web site: American Samoa v New Zealand U20 . Oceania Football Confederation . 25 October 2021.
  6. Web site: Football Ferns fall to Canada: "From these games, we can learn the most." . . 25 October 2021.
  7. News: Voerman . Andrew . Defensive fixes needed as Football Ferns lose to Canada in Jitka Klimková's first match . 25 October 2021 . . 23 October 2021 . en.