Amber Neilson

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Amber Neilson
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Neilson playing for Newcastle Jets in 2010
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-12-14) 14 December 1984 (age 37)
Place of birth Australia
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2011 Newcastle Jets 30 (3)
2014 Newcastle Jets 12 (0)
National team
2002 Australia U-19
2006–2010 Australia 14 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 May 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 July 2010

Amber Neilson (born 14 December 1984) is an Australian retired soccer player who played for Newcastle Jets in the Australian W-League.

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Playing career

Club career

Neilson played for Newcastle Jets in the Australian W-League. [1] [2]

Neilson retired from football after the final game of the 2010–11 W-League season. [3]

Before the 2014 season, Neilson came out of retirement, re-signing with Newcastle Jets. [4] At the end of the season she returned to retirement. [5]

International career

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Neilson playing for Australia

She played three matches at the 2002 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship in Canada. [6]

Neilson also represented Australia at senior international level. [7]

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References

  1. Profile and appearance data from Soccerway.com
  2. "Profile – Amber Neilson". Newcastle United Jets FC. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
  3. Campbell, Tess (30 January 2011). "Curtain falls for Amber: Neilson signs off sore but not sorry". The Newcastle Herald .
  4. "Emily Van Egmond and Amber Neilson return, as leaders leave Newcastle Jets". The Women's Game. 31 July 2014.
  5. "Westfield W-League season preview: Newcastle Jets". 13 October 2015.
  6. Fifa U-20 Women's World Cup, Canada 2002, Australia squad
  7. Australia v Italy – Women's International Friendly