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Maia Wilson
Personal information
Full name Maia Wilson
Born (1997-09-21)21 September 1997(age 26)
Auckland
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
School Mount Albert Grammar School
University Massey University
Netball career
Playingposition(s):GS, GA
Years Club team(s) Apps
2015–2016 Central Pulse 13
2017– Northern Stars
Years National team(s) Caps
2016– New Zealand 36
Medal record
RepresentingNew Zealand
Fast5 Netball World Series
Gold medal – first place 2016 Melbourne Team
Netball World Youth Cup
Gold medal – first place 2017 Gaborone Team
Netball at the Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Birmingham Team

Maia Wilson(born 21 September 1997) is aNew Zealand netball international.She was a member of theNew Zealandteams that won the2017 Netball World Youth Cupand the2021 Constellation Cup.She also represented New Zealand at the2022 Commonwealth Games.Wilson made her senior league debut withCentral Pulseduring the2016 ANZ Championship season.Since2017,she has played forNorthern Starsin theANZ Premiership.In both2018and2019,she was the ANZ Premiership top goal scorer. Wilson was a prominent member of the2019and2022 Northern Starsteams that were ANZ Premiership grand finalists. Ahead of the2021season, she was appointed Stars captain. Wilson is also a formerNew Zealand women's basketball international.

Early life, family and education[edit]

Wilson is aMāoriwithTe Rarawa,Te Waiohua,Te Ākitai WaiohuaandNgāti Te Ata Waiohuaaffiliations.[1][2][3]She was born inAuckland.[4][5]She is the daughter of Joe and Kārena Wilson. She has one brother, Kahikatea. Her father died in 2016 from a brain tumor.[2][6][7]She attendedMount Albert Grammar School,representing the school at both netball and basketball.[8][9][10][11][12]Between 2016 and 2022 she attendedMassey University.In May 2022, she graduated with a Bachelor of Communication, majoring in Public Relations, with a minor in Media Studies.[2][13]

Basketball[edit]

School and club career[edit]

Wilson played basketball forMount Albert Grammar Schoolin schoolgirl competitions and for Waitakere West Lady Rangers in club competitions.[8][11][14][15]In 2015 she was offered a basketball scholarship to theUniversity of Idaho,but turned it down when she was offered a netball contract withCentral Pulse.[11][12]

New Zealand[edit]

In August 2014, Wilson played forNew Zealandin a four-nation tournament inChina.[11][14][15]She also represented New Zealand at the2014 FIBA Oceania Under-18 Championship for Women.[16]

Netball[edit]

Playing career[edit]

Mount Albert[edit]

Wilson was selected for theMount Albert Grammar Schoolsenior A team while still in Year 9, her first year at the school. Between 2012 and 2015, together withErikana PedersenandJamie-Lee Price,Wilson was a member of MAGS teams that won four successive New Zealand Secondary School netball titles.[8][17][18][19][20]The MAGS team was coached byTe Aroha Keenan.[21]While still attending MAGS, Wilson signed a contract withCentral Pulseand was invited to attend trials with the seniorNew Zealandteam.[10][12][22][23][24][25][26]During the 2015 NZSS tournament, Wilson scored 230 from 252 as she helped MAGS win a fourth successive title. She scored 36 from 39 as MAGS beatSaint Kentigern College41–35 in the final. This was her last game for MAGS.[22]

Central Pulse[edit]

Ahead of the2016 ANZ Championship season,Wilson signed forCentral Pulse.[10][24][25][26][22]Following an injury toJodi Brown,Wilson became a regular starter, playing alongsideAmeliaranne Wells.She made her senior league debut with Pulse in aRound 1match againstWaikato Bay of Plenty Magic,scoring 34 from 38 in a 57–56 win.[27][28][29][30]Wilson played just one season with Pulse, making 13 appearances and scoring 412 from 447 with a 92% success rate.[4][31][32][33]

Northern Stars[edit]

Since2017,Wilson has played forNorthern Starsin theANZ Premiership.[4][34]In2018she was the ANZ Premiership top goal scorer. She scored 566 from 633 with an 89% success rate.[35]On 31 March 2019, Wilson made her 50th senior league appearance while playing for Stars againstNorthern Mystics.[36]In2019,Wilson was again the ANZ Premiership top goal scorer. She scored 619 from 743 with an 83% success rate.[37]Her goals helped the2019 Northern Starsreach the grand final.[38][39][40][41]Ahead of the2021season, Wilson was appointed Stars captain.[20][42][43][44]On 22 May 2022, Wilson made her 100th senior league appearance while playing for Stars in a2022 Round 11against Mystics.[32][45]Wilson subsequently captained Stars to a second grand final.[46][47][48][49]

New Zealand[edit]

In 2015 and 2016, Wilson was invited to attend trials with the seniorNew Zealandteam.[10][25][50][51]She made her senior debut, aged just 19, on 14 September 2016 during a2016 Taini Jamison Trophy Seriesmatch againstJamaica.Coming on in the final minutes of the fourth quarter, Wilson made an immediate impact, slotting her first shot on goal and going on to net three goals on debut.[52][53][54][55][56][57][58]She was subsequently a member of the New Zealand team that won the2017 Netball World Youth Cup.[59][60]

In the opening match of the2020 Netball Nations Cup,Wilson, in just her 11th test and second start, scored 27 from 29 againstEngland.[61][62][63]In the second match against Jamaica she scored 42 from 45 in a 71–45 win.[64]She finished the tournament scoring 137 from 151 with a 91% success rate.[7][65]During the2020 Taini Jamison Trophy Seriesagainst England, Wilson scored 116 from 127 with a 91% success rate.[66]She was a prominent member of the New Zealand team that won the2021 Constellation Cup.She scored 140 from 161 with an 87% success rate and was the only New Zealand player to play all 240 minutes over the series.[20][67][68][69]

Tournaments Place Goals (%)
2016 Taini Jamison Trophy Series[55][56][57][58] 1st Goals scored13/15 (87%)
2016 Constellation Cup[70] 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2016 Fast5 Netball World Series[71] 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2017 Netball Quad Series (January/February)[72] 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2017 Netball World Youth Cup[59][60] 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2017 Netball Quad Series (August/September)[73] 1st Goals scored5/5 (100%)
2017 Constellation Cup[74] 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Goals scored5/6 (83%)
2017 Fast5 Netball World Series[75][76] 4th
2018 Constellation Cup[77][78][79] 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Goals scored11/18 (61%)
2019 Netball Quad Series[80] 3rd Goals scored5/6 (83%)
2020 Netball Nations Cup[7][61][62][63][64][81] 1st place, gold medalist(s) Goals scored137/151 (91%)[65]
2020 Taini Jamison Trophy Series[65][66][82] 1st place, gold medalist(s) Goals scored116/127 (91%)[65]
2021 Constellation Cup[20][67][68][69] 1st place, gold medalist(s) Goals scored140/161 (87%)[69]
2021 Taini Jamison Trophy Series[83][84] 2nd Goals scored65/79 (82%)
2022 Netball Quad Series[85][86] 3rd Goals scored104/119 (87%)
2022 Commonwealth Games[87][88] 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Goals scored75/82 (91%)
2022 Taini Jamison Trophy Series[89] 1st Goals scored30/31 (97%)
2022 Constellation Cup[90] 2nd Goals scored4/4 (100%)
2023 Netball Quad Series[91][92] 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2023 Netball World Cup[93][94] 4th
2023 Taini Jamison Trophy Series[95] 1st Goals scored9/11 (82%)
2023 Constellation Cup[96] 2nd Goals scored2/2 (100%)

Source:[97]

Statistics[edit]

Grand finals[edit]

Grand finals Team Place Opponent Goals (%)
1 2019[39][40] Northern Stars Runners up Central Pulse Goals scored34/41 (83%)
2 2022[48][49] Northern Stars Runners up Central Pulse Goals scored21/25 (84%)

Individual stats[edit]

Season Team G/A GA RB CPR FD IC DF PN TO MP
2016 Pulse Goals scored412/447 (92%)[4] 13[32]
2017 Stars Goals scored434/496 (88%)[5] ? 22 0 ? 0 5 29 79 15
2018 Stars Goals scored566/633 (89%)[35] ? 19 0 ? 1 6 29 100 15
2019 Stars Goals scored619/743 (83%)[37] 15 27 0 26 1 9 38 122 17
2020 Stars Goals scored461/513 (90%)[98] 16 19 0 34 0 5 20 56 13
2021 Stars Goals scored483/594 (81%)[33] 16 39 0 35 0 8 29 94 15
2022 Stars Goals scored574/662 (87%) 16 32 0 32 2 6 23 87 17
2023 Stars 0/0
Career

Sources:[34][97]

Personal life[edit]

Wilson has been open about her pastbody imagestruggles starting from her teenage years.[99][100]Wilson trains out ofPeach BoxingwithIsaac Peachto help with fitness.[101]

Honours[edit]

New Zealand
Northern Stars

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