Martine Puketapu Explained

Martine Puketapu
Fullname:Martine Ella Jane Puketapu[1]
Birth Date:16 September 1997
Birth Place:Auckland, New Zealand
Height:1.69m (05.54feet)
Position:Striker
Collegeyears1:2017–2018
Collegecaps1:40
Collegegoals1:11
Years1:2014–2016
Clubs1:Three Kings United
Caps1:18+
Goals1:27+
Nationalyears1:2012–2014
Nationalyears2:2014–2016
Nationalyears3:2017–
Nationalteam3:New Zealand
Nationalcaps3:4
Nationalgoals3:0
Nationalteam-Update:11:00, 13 June 2019 (UTC)

Martine "Marty" Puketapu was born in Auckland, New Zealand on 16 September 1997 and has represented New Zealand in association football at international level.[2]

Club career

Puketapu played for Three Kings United from Auckland, helping to lead them to a championship in 2016, after scoring 27 goals in 18 games.

College career

Puketapu played in college for Colorado Buffaloes of University of Colorado Boulder. She played 40 matches over 2 seasons and was selected for Pac-12 All-Freshman team in her first year.[3]

International career

Puketapu was a member of the New Zealand U-17 side at the 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Azerbaijan and again at the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Costa Rica.[4] Puketapu also went to two FIFA U-20 Women's World Cups with the New Zealand U-20 side, the 2014 tournament in Canada[5] and the 2016 tournament in Papua New Guinea.[6]

Puketapu made her senior début as a substitute in a 0–3 loss to Austria on 3 March 2017.[7]

Notes and References

  1. News: List of Players - 2012 FIFA Women's U17 World Cup Azerbaijan. . 13 June 2019.
  2. Web site: Caps 'n' Goals, New Zealand Women's national representatives. The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. 13 June 2019.
  3. Web site: Marty Puketapu - Soccer . Colorado Buffaloes. en.
  4. Web site: NZ under-17 }} football squad named]. Radio New Zealand. 13 June 2019.
  5. News: List of Players - 2014 FIFA Women's U20 World Cup Canada. . 13 June 2019.
  6. News: List of Players - 2016 FIFA Women's U20 World Cup Papua New Guinea. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 13 June 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190728161912/https://www.fifadata.com/document/FU20W/2016/pdf/FU20W_2016_SquadLists.pdf. 28 July 2019. dead.
  7. Web site: Football Ferns-Line-ups . The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website . 13 June 2019 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190501100448/https://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/FootballFerns/2014_now.htm . 1 May 2019 .