Claudia Mary Bunge (born 21 September 1999) is a New Zealand footballer who currently plays for Melbourne Victory. She has represented New Zealand at both age group and senior international level.[2]
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Full name | Claudia Mary Bunge[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1999-09-21) 21 September 1999 (age 23) | ||
Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||
Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
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Current team | Melbourne Victory | ||
Number | 3 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016– | Glenfield Rovers | ||
–2020 | Northern Lights | ||
2020– | Melbourne Victory | 27 | (4) |
National team‡ | |||
2016 | New Zealand U17 | 10 | (1) |
2018– | New Zealand U20 | 6 | (0) |
2019– | New Zealand | 14 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 March 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 October 2022 |
Bunge plays club football for Glenfield Rovers, who play in the Lotto NRFL Premier Women's competition.[3] Playing for the Rovers, Bunge has been part of the team to finish runner-up in the 2016 Kate Sheppard Cup that was then known as the Women's Knockout Cup.[4] They then won the Kate Sheppard Cup in 2017.[5] Bunge was also part of the team that won the Lotto NRFL Premier Women league in 2018.[6]
Bunge also plays in the New Zealand Football run National Women's League where teams are run by the regional federations. Bunge plays for and is also currently captain of the Northern Lights.[7]
In November 2020, Bunge joined Melbourne Victory in the Australian W-League.[8][9]
Bunge was a member of the New Zealand U-17 who won the 2016 OFC U-17 Women's Championship side at the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Jordan,[10] and the New Zealand U-20 side at the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in France.[11]
Bunge was called up for the New Zealand national team to take part in the Yongchuan International Tournament in China.[12] She made her senior début for the Football Ferns in a 2–0 loss to China on 8 November 2019.[13] She followed up that game with another start for the Ferns against Canada, impressing the coach with her performances.[14]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Others | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Melbourne Victory | 2020–21 | W-League | 14 | 2 | — | — | 14 | 2 | ||
2021–22 | A-League Women | 13 | 2 | — | — | 13 | 2 | |||
Total | 27 | 4 | — | — | 27 | 4 | ||||
Career total | 27 | 4 | — | — | 27 | 4 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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New Zealand | 2019 | 2 | 0 |
2020 | 2 | 0 | |
2021 | 1 | 0 | |
2022 | 9 | 0 | |
Total | 14 | 0 |
Melbourne Victory FC (A-League Women) – current squad | |
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New Zealand women's football squad – 2020 Summer Olympics | ||
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