Sarah Joelle Gregorius (born 6 August 1987), is an association football player who has represented New Zealand at international level.[4] She plays for AS Elfen Saitama in the Japanese L. League.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Sarah Joelle Gregorius[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1987-08-06) 6 August 1987 (age 35)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Lower Hutt, New Zealand[3] | ||
Height | 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | AS Elfen Saitama | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Lynn-Avon United | |||
Three Kings United | |||
Eastern Suburbs AFC | |||
2011–2013 | SC 07 Bad Neuenahr | 41 | (7) |
2013–2015 | Liverpool | 6 | (0) |
2015– | AS Elfen Saitama | ||
National team‡ | |||
2006 | New Zealand U-20 | 11 | (4) |
2010–2020 | New Zealand | 100 | (34) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 June 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 March 2020 |
Gregorius was a member of the New Zealand side at the 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship playing in all three games at the finals in Russia, where they lost to Australia (0–3) and Russia (2–3), before holding Brazil to a goalless draw.[5]
She made her senior Football Ferns debut in a 14–0 win over Vanuatu in the Oceania Women's Nations Cup on 29 September 2010.[4][6] She scored her first senior international goal in her second appearance as she claimed a hat-trick in a 10–0 win over Cook Islands on 1 October 2010.[7]
She played all New Zealand's matches at both the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany and 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada, 6 matches overall (3 in each tournament).[8]
Gregorius scored a goal against England in a friendly match on June 1st 2019, helping New Zealand win 1–0.[9]
She was part of New Zealand's 2012 and 2016 Olympic teams.[10] She also played in the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France.[11]
On 4 March 2020, Gregorius played her 100th match for New Zealand against Belgium in the 2020 Algarve Cup, when she also announced her retirement from international football.[12]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 17 June 2012 | Centre Park, Māngere, New Zealand | ![]() | 2–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
2. | 25 October 2014 | Kalabond Oval, Kokopo, Papua New Guinea | ![]() | 2–0 | 16–0 | 2014 OFC Women's Nations Cup |
3. | 7–0 | |||||
4. | 10–0 | |||||
5. | 19 November 2018 | Stade Numa-Daly Magenta, Nouméa, New Caledonia | ![]() | 7–0 | 11–0 | 2018 OFC Women's Nations Cup |
6. | 8–0 | |||||
7. | 9–0 | |||||
8. | 25 November 2018 | ![]() | 2–0 | 10–0 | ||
9. | 3–0 | |||||
10. | 10–0 | |||||
11. | 1 December 2018 | ![]() | 2–0 | 8–0 | ||
12. | 7–0 | |||||
In July 2013, Gregorius signed for FA WSL league-leaders Liverpool from German Frauen-Bundesliga club SC 07 Bad Neuenahr.[13]
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