Cushla Lichtwark Explained
| Cushla Lichtwark |
| Birth Name: | Cushla Myra Arama Lichtwark[1] |
| Birth Date: | 29 November 1980 |
| Birth Place: | Hamilton, New Zealand |
| Nationality: | New Zealander |
| Years Active: | 2008–present |
| Known For: | Netball player, footballer |
| Height: | 1.81 m |
| Module: | | Embed: | yes | | Positions: | GD, WD | | Clubyears1: | 2008–2011 | | Clubteam1: | Central Pulse |
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Cushla Myra Arama Lichtwark (born 29 November 1980) is a New Zealand netball player and association footballer.
Career
She played netball in the ANZ Championship for the Central Pulse since the inaugural season of the Wellington-based in 2008,[2] and became captain of the side in 2009.[3] She also became a member of the New Zealand Accelerant Group since 2008.[4]
After retiring from professional netball in 2011, she began her football career, which she had played as a child.[5] She was first called up to the New Zealand women's national team in January 2015 for friendlies against Denmark,[6] and again in February for matches against North Korea and Australia.[7] She was again called up for matches against Spain in March 2015,[8] and on 13 May was included in New Zealand's squad for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada, despite having no international caps.[9] [1] In late 2015, she was called up for friendlies against Brazil,[10] before being called up in January 2016 for Olympic qualifying against Papua New Guinea.[11] She received her last call up for matches against Australia in June 2016,[12] but never made an international appearance.
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015: List of Players . FIFAdata.com . Fédération Internationale de Football Association . PDF . 17 . 6 July 2015 . 11 August 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190608175618/http://www.fifadata.com/document/FWWC/2015/pdf/FWWC_2015_SquadLists.pdf . 8 June 2019 . dead .
- Web site: 2010 ANZ Championship profile: Cushla Lichtwark . 27 September 2010 .
- News: Miles . Penny . Pulse captain wants one more win to reward fans . . 4 July 2009 . 27 September 2010.
- Web site: Netball New Zealand . Netball New Zealand . NZ Accelerant Group . 27 September 2010.
- News: Harvey . Sarah . Former Central Pulse netballer Cushla Lichtwark named in Football Ferns squad . . 14 May 2015 . 11 August 2018.
- News: Preview: Football Ferns v Denmark. 11 January 2015. 16 January 2015. nzfootball.co.nz. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150114002649/http://www.nzfootball.co.nz/preview-football-ferns-v-denmark/. 14 January 2015.
- News: Continuity feature of Football Ferns squad . radionz.co.nz . . 21 January 2015 . 11 August 2018.
- News: Ferns Named For Spain Tour. 19 February 2015. 26 February 2015. nzfootball.co.nz. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170426162403/http://www.nzfootball.co.nz/ferns-named-for-spain-tour/. 26 April 2017.
- News: Football Ferns named for World Cup . nzfootball.co.nz . . 13 May 2015 . 11 August 2018 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170828112327/http://www.nzfootball.co.nz/football-ferns-named-for-world-cup/ . 28 August 2017.
- News: New Ferns for Brazil tour . nzfootball.co.nz . . 12 November 2015 . 11 August 2018 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170621081829/http://www.nzfootball.co.nz/new-ferns-for-brazil-tour/ . 21 June 2017.
- News: Ferns named for Olympic qualifier . nzfootball.co.nz . . 13 January 2016 . 11 August 2018 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170831114636/http://www.nzfootball.co.nz/ferns-named-for-olympic-qualifier/ . 31 August 2017.
- News: Readings names strong squad to face Australia . nzfootball.co.nz . . 18 May 2016 . 11 August 2018 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170418214601/http://www.nzfootball.co.nz/readings-names-strong-squad-to-face-australia/ . 18 April 2017.
