Personal information | |||
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Full name | Briar Palmer | ||
Date of birth | 1 July 1995 | ||
Place of birth | New Zealand | ||
Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Melbourne Victory | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015 | Melbourne Victory | 8 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2012 | New Zealand U-17 | 3 | (0) |
2014 | New Zealand U-20 | 4 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10:32, 16 June 2015 (UTC) |
Briar Palmer (born 1 July 1995) is a New Zealand football striker who plays for Melbourne Victory in the W-League, the top-division women's soccer league in Australia.
Palmer signed with Melbourne Victory for the 2015–16 W-League season. [1] [2] [3] [4] She made her debut for the club during the team's first match of the season on 17 October 2015. [5] Palmer made eight appearances for the club with five starts during the 2015–16 W-League season. [2] [6] [7] [8] The Victory finished in ninth place with a 2–9–1 record. [9]
Palmer has represented New Zealand at the under-17 [10] and under-20 levels, including at the 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup and 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. [1] At the 2012 OFC Women's Under 17 Qualifying Tournament, she scored two goals against Cook Islands helping New Zealand win 7–0. [11]
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