CJ Bott

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CJ Bott
Bott.jpg
Bott with FF USV Jena in 2017
Personal information
Full name Catherine Joan Bott [1]
Date of birth (1995-04-22) 22 April 1995 (age 29) [1]
Place of birth Wellington, New Zealand [2]
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) [1]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Leicester City
Number 4
Youth career
Tawa AFC
Lynn-Avon United
Waterside Karori
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2018 FF USV Jena 15 (0)
2018–2019 Vittsjö GIK 30 (2)
2020–2021 Vålerenga 17 (2)
2022– Leicester City 52 (0)
International career‡
2012 New Zealand U-17 10 (1)
2012 New Zealand U-20 10 (0)
2014– New Zealand 46 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 February 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 September 2024

Catherine Joan Bott (born 22 April 1995) is a New Zealand professional footballer who plays as a left-back for English Women's Super League club Leicester City FC and the New Zealand women's national team. [3] She has previously played with FF USV Jena, Vittsjö GIK, and Vålerenga. [4]

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Club career

USV Jena

Bott made her league debut against Turbine Potsdam on 3 September 2017. [5]

Vittsjö GIK

On 22 July 2018, Bott was announced at Vittsjö GIK. [6] She made her league debut against Linköping on 5 August 2018. [7] Bott signed a new contract on 23 November 2018. [8] She scored her first league goal against Linköping on 28 April 2019, scoring in the 77th minute. [9]

Vålerenga

Bott made her league debut against Avaldsnes IL on 12 September 2020. [10] She scored her first league goal against Arna-Bjørnar on 6 December 2020, scoring in the 83rd minute. [11]

Leicester City

In March 2022, Bott joined English club Leicester City. [12] She made her league debut against Manchester United on 5 March 2022. [13] On 5 July 2023, Bott signed a contract extension until 2025. [14]

International career

Bott was a member of the New Zealand U-17 side at the 2012 Women's World Championships, playing in two of New Zealand's group games. [15]

At the 2014 Women's World Championships in Canada, Bott played in all three of New Zealand's group games and the quarter final match which they lost to Nigeria. [16]

Bott made her senior début as a substitute in a 0–4 loss to Korea Republic on 10 March 2014. [17]

She was part of New Zealand's squad for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada. [1] She scored her first full international goal — a powerful strike from 35 metres — against Argentina at the 2019 Cup of Nations in Brisbane, Australia, on 3 March 2019. [18]

She was also part of New Zealand's squad for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France, [19] but broke her arm in the second game of the group stage against Canada.

On 25 June 2021, Bott was called up to the New Zealand squad for the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics. [20]

Bott was called up to the New Zealand squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. [21]

On 4 July 2024, Bott was called up to the New Zealand squad for the 2024 Summer Olympics. [22]

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.3 March 2019 Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Australia Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 2–02–0 2019 Cup of Nations
2.2 September 2022 Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, United States Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 1–01–0 Friendly
3.10 July 2023 McLean Park, Napier, New Zealand Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 1–02–0

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "List of Players – 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association . Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  2. ↑ Profile Archived 3 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine at NZF
  3. ↑ "Caps 'n' Goals, New Zealand Women's national representatives". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
  4. ↑ "Football Ferns > Player Profiles > Catherine Bott". New Zealand Football. Archived from the original on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
  5. ↑ "Turbine Potsdam v USV Jena - 3 September 2017". int.soccerway.com.
  6. ↑ "Nyförvärv till Vittsjö GIK Hässleholm!". www.svenskalag.se (in Swedish).
  7. ↑ "Linköping vs Vittsjö - 5 August 2018". int.soccerway.com.
  8. ↑ "Welcome back - CJ!". www.svenskalag.se (in Swedish).
  9. ↑ "Vittsjö vs Linköping - 28 April 2019". int.soccerway.com.
  10. ↑ "Avaldsnes vs Vålerenga - 12 September 2020". int.soccerway.com.
  11. ↑ "Vålerenga vs Arna-Bjørnar - 6 December 2020". int.soccerway.com.
  12. ↑ "CJ Bott Signs For LCFC Women". Leicester City. 3 March 2022.
  13. ↑ "Manchester United vs Leicester City - 5 March 2022". int.soccerway.com.
  14. ↑ "Contract Extension For New Zealand International CJ Bott". www.lcfc.com.
  15. ↑ "Squad List – New Zealand". FIFA. Archived from the original on 27 October 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  16. ↑ "Catherine Bott – New Zealand". FIFA. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  17. ↑ "Football Ferns-Line-ups". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Archived from the original on 27 October 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  18. ↑ "Defender nails 35-yard screamer as Football Ferns earn stunning win over Argentina," Television New Zealand ONEnews, 3 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  19. ↑ "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 – New Zealand". FIFA. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  20. ↑ "Squads named for Tokyo 2020". New Zealand Football. 25 June 2021. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  21. ↑ "Football Ferns squad named for FIFA Women's World Cup". New Zealand Football. 30 June 2023.
  22. ↑ "Women's football squad announced for Paris 2024". New Zealand Football. 4 July 2024.
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