News about New Zealand's national women's football team
Goalkeepers Brianna Edwards and Rylee Foster won’t be returning to the Wellington Phoenix for the next women’s A-League season. The out-of-contract players have become free agents. Young Football Ferns ‘keeper Edwards made her A-League debut late in the team’s maiden … Read More
New Zealand international forward Hannah Blake has signed a professional contract with English FA Women’s Championship club Durham. Blake (24) joins Durham after the end of her contract with women’s A-League club Adelaide United where she was the club’s joint … Read More
Football Ferns assistant coach Natalie Lawrence has been appointed manager of English FA Women’s Championship club Lewes. Lawrence (40) steps into the role after joining the club in September 2023 as assistant to Scott Booth, who left the club when … Read More
Wellington Phoenix defender Marisa van der Meer has undergone surgery after re-rupturing her ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) six months into her rehabilitation for the knee injury. Van der Meer (22) has been sidelined since December 2023, when she ruptured the … Read More
New Zealand will play Zambia in an international friendly on Sunday July 14 (NZT) to help both teams prepare for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. The match will be played at Stade Louis Darragon, Vichy, France, and will be … Read More
An 18-player squad has been named to represent New Zealand in the women’s football tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. The squad features 10 players who will be part of an Olympic campaign for the first time. Omitted … Read More
Football Fern Paige Satchell is looking for a new club after her release from English Women’s Championship club London City Lionesses. Satchell (26) joined the Lionesses soon after the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, when her contract expired with A-League … Read More
NZ Football have announced Football Ferns head coach Jitka Klimková will not lead the national team at the Olympic Games in Paris. The national body’s full statement reads: “Jitka Klimková, in consultation with New Zealand Football, has opted to stand … Read More
New Zealand international Vic Esson has agreed a new contract with Scottish club Rangers, agreeing to stay till at least the summer of 2025. Esson (33) has been Rangers’ first-choice goalkeeper since joining from German club SC Sand in mid-2022, … Read More
Football Ferns defender Michaela Foster has joined Lotto NRFL Women’s Premiership club Auckland United during the women’s A-League off-season. The out-of-contract Wellington Phoenix player will be re-united with United head coach Ben Bate who previously coached Foster at Northern Rovers. … Read More
New Zealand international Grace Wisnewski has joined Kentucky club Lexington Sporting Club who’ll play in the new USL Super League competition. The out-of-contract Wellington Phoenix midfielder is recovering from an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury, and opted to head overseas … Read More
New Zealand international midfielder Malia Steinmetz is celebrating winning the Danish Women’s Superliga with her FC Nordsjaelland club. Steinmetz (25), who has 31 caps for the Football Ferns, has been a key player in the club’s late charge for the … Read More
New Zealand international Hannah Wilkinson will leave women’s A-League club Melbourne City at the expiry of her contract. Wilkinson leaves after three years with the club, and having become their all-time leading goalscorer. She’s scored 30 goals in 51 appearances, … Read More
Canterbury’s Coastal Spirit have named former Football Fern Kelly Almond as their head coach ahead of the Women’s South Island League due to start in late June. Almond, who played 13 full internationals for New Zealand between 1997 and 2003, … Read More
The Wellington Phoenix have bolstered the women’s backline with a new contract for defender Marisa van der Meer. She joins fellow centre backs Mackenzie Barry and Rebecca Lake in coach Paul Temple’s squad for the next Liberty A-League. Van der … Read More
Record-breaking Football Fern Ria Percival has become a free agent after her release from English club Tottenham Hotspur. Spurs have confirmed midfielder/full-back Percival (34) is one of seven players who will leave the London club. Percival had signed a contract … Read More
Football Ferns midfielder Kate Taylor has told the Wellington Phoenix she won’t return to the club for a fourth women’s A-League season. The club has confirmed that Taylor (20) and forward Kelli Brown (23) are out of contract and will … Read More
Football Ferns head coach Jitka Klimková will return to work with immediate effect after the conclusion of an independent investigation into an employment matter. New Zealand Football issued a statement, headed ‘Jitka Klimková returns to Ford Football Ferns’, on Saturday … Read More