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Betsy Hassett
Hassett in 2011
Personal information
Full name Betsy Doon Hassett[1]
Date of birth (1990-08-04)4 August 1990(age 33)[1]
Place of birth Auckland,New Zealand[2]
Height 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder,right winger
Team information
Current team
 Stjarnan
Number 11
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 California Golden Bears 64 (7)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 SC Sand 10 (11)
2014 Manchester City 13 (0)
2015 Amazon Grimstad 11 (1)
2016 Werder Bremen 10 (1)
2016–2017 Ajax 20 (2)
2017–2019 KR 38 (3)
2020–2022 Stjarnan 22 (5)
2022–2023 Wellington Phoenix 15 (2)
2023– Stjarnan 16 (0)
International career‡
2008–2010 New Zealand U-20 10 (1)
2008– New Zealand 157[3] (16)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 February 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 February 2024

Betsy Doon Hassett(born 4 August 1990) is a New Zealandfootballerwho plays as anattacking midfielderor aright wingerfor theNew Zealand women's national football teamandStjarnan.She has previously played for German sideSC Sand,English clubManchester City,Amazon Grimstadin Norway,Werder Bremenin Germany'sFrauen-Bundesliga,Dutch clubAjaxand Icelandic clubsKRandStjarnan.Hassett represented New Zealand at the2011and2015 FIFA Women's World Cupas well as the2012and2016 Summer Olympics.At youth level, she played at the2008and2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cuptournaments.

Early life[edit]

Born in theAucklandsuburb ofTitirangi,Hassett began playing football at the age of four with her brothers.[4]She was captain of Avondale College First XI Girls Football team in 2008 and led them to third place at the National Schools Tournament.[5][4]

University of California, Berkeley Golden Bears, 2009–2012[edit]

Hassett attended theUniversity of California, Berkeleywhere she played for theCalifornia Golden Bearsfrom 2009 to 2012.[6]Due to injuries, Hassett had limited playing time in her first year but in her second year she played in 15 games, starting 11 and was the sole Bear on the Pac-10 all-academic second team.[6]During her junior year, she played in all 22 matches with 18 starts in the midfield. She was a Second-Team All-Pac-12 selection and Third Team NSCAA Scholar All-American. She was also named to the 2011 Pac-12 All-Academic team.[6]As a senior, Hassett started in nineteen of the twenty regular season games. From her central mid-field position she scored 6 goals and assisted on 5 goals.[6]She was one of only two California players earning highest AllPac-12honours by being named to the All-Pac-12 First Team.[6]

Club career[edit]

Hassett signed for German second tier sideSC Sandin 2013.[7]She scored 11 goals in her ten appearances for the club during the 2012–13 season.[8]SC Sand finished in third place during the regular season with a17–2–3record.[8]

In 2014, Hassett signed forManchester Cityin England.[9]Of her signing, she said, "I like the idea of being part of a side that's entering the FA WSL for the first time. This way we can start from scratch with a new style and I can play to my strengths rather than trying to adapt to an already existing and established environment." Hassett started in 11 of the 13 matches in which she played.[8]Manchester finished itsinaugural seasonin theFA Women's Super League(FA WSL) in fifth place with a6–7–1record.[8]

Hassett played for NorwegianToppserienclubAmazon Grimstadduring the 2015 season. The club was facing the threat of relegation as the last place team in the league.[10]Hassett made 11 appearances for the club and scored a goal in the team's 2–0 win overMedkila.[8]The team finished in last place with a4–14–4record.[8]

After signing withSV Werder Bremenin the GermanFrauen-Bundesligafor the 2015–16 season,[11]Hassett made eight starts in her ten appearances for the club.[8]During a match againstSC Freiburgon 20 March 2016, she scored the game-winning goal.[8]The club finished in 11th place with a3–15–4record.[8]

In July 2016, Hassett transferred toAjaxin the Netherlands'Eredivisiefor the2016–17 season.[12]Ajax finished in first place during the regular season with a17–1–3record 15 points ahead of the second place team.[8]After winning the championship, Ajax secured a spot in the2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League,a first for the club.[13]

In July 2017, Hassett signed withÚrvalsdeild kvennaclubKR.[14]After three seasons with KR, she signed withStjarnanin March 2020.[15]

In July 2022, after 14 years playing abroad, Hassett returned to her homeland, signing with New Zealand's only professional women's clubWellington Phoenix.[16]

In May 2023, Hassett returned to Iceland and play forStjarnan.[17]

International career[edit]

Youth[edit]

Hassett was a member of the New Zealand squad in the2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup[18]playing all three group games; a 3–2 loss toNigeria,[19]a 4–3 win over hostsChile[20]and a 1–1 draw withEngland.[21]In 2010, she played all three group games in the2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup[22]

Senior[edit]

Hassett made her seniorFootball Fernsdebut in a 1–0 win overArgentinaon 16 June 2008.[23][24]She played in Germany at the2011 FIFA Women's World Cupwith New Zealand, seeing time in all three games.[25]In 2012, she represented her country at theLondon Olympics,helping theFootball Fernsbecome the first New Zealand team to advance to the second round in a majorFIFAtournament. She played in all four games with three starts. Hassett featured in all three of New Zealand's matches at the2015 FIFA Women's World Cupin Canada.[25]She also featured in all three of New Zealand's matches at the2016 Olympics.[26]On 24 July 2021, Hassett scored one goal in New Zealand's 6–1 loss against theUnited Statesin2020 Olympics.[27]

Career statistics[edit]

Scores and results list New Zealand's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hassett goal.
List of international goals scored by Betsy Hassett
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 5 March 2009 Paralimni Stadium,Paralimni,Cyprus Canada 1–1 1–1 2009 Cyprus Women's Cup
2 4 March 2011 GSZ Stadium,Larnaca,Cyprus Switzerland 2–0 2–1 2011 Cyprus Women's Cup
3 4 April 2012 PMRL Stadium,Port Moresby,Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea 6–0 7–0 2012 OFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
4 13 March 2013 GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus Switzerland 1–1 2–1 2013 Cyprus Women's Cup
5 25 October 2014 Kalabond Oval,Kokopo,Papua New Guinea Tonga 3–0 16–0 2014 OFC Women's Nations Cup
6 29 October 2014 Cook Islands 11–0 11–0 2014 OFC Women's Nations Cup
7 19 November 2018 Stade Numa-Daly Magenta,Nouméa,New Caledonia Tonga 5–0 11–0 2018 OFC Women's Nations Cup
8 6–0
9 28 November 2018 Stade de Hnassé,Lifou,New Caledonia New Caledonia 1–0 8–0 2018 OFC Women's Nations Cup
10 1 December 2021 Stade Numa-Daly Magenta, Nouméa, New Caledonia Fiji 3–0 8–0 2018 OFC Women's Nations Cup
11 6–0
12 24 July 2021 Saitama Stadium,Saitama,Japan United States 1–3 1–6 2020 Summer Olympics
13 26 September 2023 Quilín Complex,Santiago,Chile Chile 1–1 1–2 Friendly
14 13 February 2024 FFS Football Stadium,Apia,Samoa Vanuatu 2–0 5–0 2024 OFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament

Honours[edit]

Manchester City

Ajax

Individual

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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  2. ^ProfileArchived24 September 2015 at theWayback MachineatNZF
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  11. ^"New Zealand star Hassett signs for Werder Bremen".Vavel. 28 January 2016.Retrieved16 June2017.
  12. ^Grainey, Tim."The Week In Women's Football: USA names Rio Olympics squad along with New Zealand, France".Tribal Football.Retrieved16 June2017.
  13. ^"Women's Champions League entries confirmed".UEFA. 14 June 2017.Retrieved16 June2017.
  14. ^Þórarinn Jónas Ásgeirsson (11 July 2017)."Ný-Sjálenskur landsliðsmaður í KR (Staðfest)".Fótbolti.net(in Icelandic).Retrieved24 July2021.
  15. ^"Betsy Hassett á leið í Stjörnuna".Fótbolti.net(in Icelandic). 9 March 2020.Retrieved24 July2021.
  16. ^"Nix lure experienced Football Fern home".Wellington Phoenix.25 July 2022.
  17. ^"Betsy Hassett".soccerdonna.15 August 2023.
  18. ^"FIFA Under 20 Women's World Cup, Chile 2008 – Team – New Zealand".FIFA. Archived fromthe originalon 25 October 2012.Retrieved27 February2009.
  19. ^Match Report – New Zealand v Nigeria
  20. ^Match Report – Chile v New Zealand
  21. ^Match Report – England v New Zealand
  22. ^"FIFA Under 20 Women's World Cup, Germany 2010 – Team – New Zealand".FIFA. Archived fromthe originalon 25 October 2012.Retrieved17 October2010.
  23. ^"Football Ferns – Line-ups".The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website.Retrieved20 February2009.
  24. ^"Caps 'n' Goals, New Zealand Women's national representatives".The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website.Retrieved22 September2008.
  25. ^ab"FIFA player's stats".FIFA.Archived fromthe originalon 2 November 2012.Retrieved28 June2015.
  26. ^"Betsy Hassett Bio, Stats, and Results".Olympics at Sports-Reference.com.Archived fromthe originalon 18 April 2020.Retrieved14 March2020.
  27. ^"Leikmaður Stjörnunnar skoraði á ÓL".Morgunblaðið(in Icelandic). 24 July 2021.Retrieved24 July2021.
  28. ^"Betsy Hassett".Oceania Football Confederation.Retrieved16 June2017.
  29. ^"IFFHS WOMAN TEAM – OFC – OF THE DECADE 2011–2020".IFFHS.31 January 2021.

External links[edit]

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