Jacqui Hand

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Jacqui Hand
Personal information
Full name Jacqueline Anne Hand
Date of birth (1999-02-19) 19 February 1999 (age 26) [1]
Place of birth Auckland, New Zealand
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) [2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Kolbotn IL
Number 19
Youth career
–2017 Mount Albert Grammar School
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2021 Colorado College Tigers 55 (18)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
–2017 Eastern Suburbs
2022–2023 Åland United 32 (14)
2024 Lewes 10 (1)
2024–2025 Sheffield United 16 (2)
2025- Kolbotn IL 3 (1)
International career‡
2021– New Zealand 34 (9)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 August 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 June 2025

Jacqueline Anne Hand (born 19 February 1999) is a New Zealand professional footballer who plays as a forward for Kolbotn IL and the New Zealand national team.

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College career

Hand played for the Colorado College Tigers in the United States. [2]

Club career

On 28 September 2024, Hand was announced at Sheffield United. [3]

International career

Hand made her international debut for New Zealand in their 1–5 loss to Canada in October 2021. [4] [5] She scored her first goal in November 2021 in a friendly match against South Korea, which they lost 2–1. [6]

Hand was selected as part of New Zealand's squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, co-hosted in Australia and New Zealand. [7] She provided the assist for Hannah Wilkinson's goal in the Ferns' 1–0 victory in the opening match against Norway, in what would be their first ever win at the World Cup finals. [8]

Hand was called up to the New Zealand squad for the 2024 Summer Olympics. [9]

International goals

Scores and results list New Zealand's goal tally first.
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.27 November 2021 Goyang Stadium, Goyang, South Korea Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 1–01–2 Friendly
2.10 July 2023 McLean Park, Napier, New Zealand Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 2–02–0
3.10 February 2024 FFS Football Stadium, Apia, Samoa Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 1–06–0 2024 OFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
4.13 February 2024Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 1–05–0
5.16 February 2024Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 2–07–1
6.4–0
7.19 February 2024Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 1–011–1
8.6 April 2024 Rugby League Park, Christchurch, New ZealandFlag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 2–04–0Friendly
9.3 June 2025 Estadio Nuevo Mirador, Algeciras, SpainFlag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela 2–12–1

References

  1. ↑ "FIFA U-20 Women's WC France 2018" (PDF). FIFA. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 August 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Profile of Jacqui Hand". cctigers.com. Colorado College Tigers . Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "Hand joins the Blades". www.sufc.co.uk.
  4. ↑ "Football Ferns fall to Canada: "From these games, we can learn the most."". New Zealand Football . Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  5. ↑ Voerman, Andrew (23 October 2021). "Defensive fixes needed as Football Ferns lose to Canada in Jitka Klimková's first match". Stuff . Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  6. ↑ Voerman, Andrew (28 November 2021). "Jacqui Hand's first goal the bright spot as Football Ferns lose true game of two halves". Stuff .
  7. ↑ "Football Ferns squad named for FIFA Women's World Cup". New Zealand Football. 30 June 2023.
  8. ↑ Hytner, Mike; Khan, Jo; Hytner (now), Mike; Khan (earlier), Jo (20 July 2023). "New Zealand 1–0 Norway: Women's World Cup 2023 Group A – as it happened". the Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  9. ↑ "Women's football squad announced for Paris 2024". New Zealand Football. 4 July 2024.


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