Maureen Jacobson

Maureen Jacobson
Personal information
Full name Maureen Dale Jacobson
Date of birth (1961-12-07) 7 December 1961 (age 62)
Place of birth New Zealand
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1993 Millwall Lionesses
1988 HJK Helsinki
International career
1979–1996 New Zealand 60 (20)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Maureen Dale Jacobson (born 7 December 1961) is a former association football player who represented New Zealand.

Club career

Jacobsen played in England with Millwall Lionesses and was part of their FA Women's Cup winning team in 1991.[1] She also won the Finnish Naisten SM-sarja championship with HJK Helsinki in 1988.[2]

International career

Jacobson made her full Football Ferns debut in a 2–2 draw with Australia 6 October 1979.[3] She went on to become New Zealand's second most capped female player with 60 caps and 20 goals to her credit.[4]

Jacobson represented New Zealand at the Women's World Cup finals in China in 1991[5][6] playing all 3 group games; a 0–3 loss to Denmark,[7] a 0–4 loss to Norway[8] and a 1–4 loss to China.[9]

Personal life

Jacobson is the aunt of American football wide receiver Michael Wilson.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Women's World Cup: Maureen Jacobson & Kim Nye - Millwall Lionesses to New Zealand trailblazers". BBC Sport. 6 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Maureen Jacobson". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  3. ^ "Football Ferns – Line-ups". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 20 February 2009.
  4. ^ "Caps 'n' Goals, New Zealand Women's national representatives". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 22 September 2008.
  5. ^ 1991 FIFA World Cup Archived 2007-09-02 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup China PR 1991 – Team New Zealand". FIFA. Archived from the original on 12 August 2009. Retrieved 30 January 2009.
  7. ^ Match Report – Denmark v New Zealand Archived 2009-04-15 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ Match Report – Norway v New Zealand Archived 2009-02-09 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ Match Report – China PR v New Zealand Archived 2008-06-19 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ Dayal, Zion (1 May 2023). "Lifelong NFL dream comes true for college standout with Kiwi roots". 1 News. Retrieved 1 May 2023.


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