List of New Zealand Knights FC players

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New Zealand Knights Football Club was a New Zealand professional football club based in Auckland. The club was formed in 2004, and played their first competitive match in July 2005 when they participated in the 2005 A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup. The club played its home matches at North Harbour Stadium. The Knights was dissolved in 2007, following two seasons of football.

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New Zealand Knights' record appearance-maker was Darren Bazeley, with 47 appearances over 2 seasons, ahead of Noah Hickey with 43.

List of players

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GK Goalkeeper
DF Defender
MF Midfielder
FW Forward
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List of New Zealand Knights FC players
NameNationalityPositionNew Zealand
Knights career		StartsSubsTotalGoalsRef
Appearances
Ronnie Bull Flag of England.svg  England DF2005100100 [1]
Ben Collett Flag of England.svg  England MF2005–2006183210 [2]
Sean Devine Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland FW2005–20062310333 [3]
Neil Emblen Flag of England.svg  England MF2005–2007343373 [4]
Steve Fitzsimmons Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia U2005113141 [5]
Danny Hay Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand DF2005110110 [6]
Danny Milosevic Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia GK2005–2006230230 [7]
Joshua Rose Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia DF2005–2006123151 [8]
John Tambouras Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia DF2005–2007213241 [9]
Cole Tinkler Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand DF2005–2006112130 [10]
Simon Yeo Flag of England.svg  England FW2005111124 [11]
Noah Hickey Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand MF2005–2007367432 [12]
Zhang Xiaobin Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China MF2005–2006411151 [13]
Glen Moss Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand GK2005–200682100 [14]
Frank van Eijs Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands DF2005–2006150150 [15]
Jeremy Brockie Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand FW2005–200695144 [16]
Josh Maguire Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia MF2005–200686140 [17]
Darren Bazeley Flag of England.svg  England DF2005–2007452471 [18]
Jeremy Christie Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand U2005–200682101 [19]
Zenon Caravella Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia MF2005–2006201210 [20]
Naoki Imaya Flag of Japan.svg  Japan U2005–200665110 [21]
Kris Bright Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand FW2005–200693120 [22]
Sam Jasper Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand MF20061120 [23]
Malik Buari Flag of England.svg  England MF2006–2007196252 [24]
Che Bunce Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand DF2006–2007220221 [25]
Scot Gemmill Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland MF2006–2007144180 [26]
Sime Kovacevic Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia DF2006152170 [27]
Jonti Richter Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia FW2006–2007177241 [28]
Jonas Salley Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast MF2006–2007150150 [29]
Michael Turnbull Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia GK20068080 [30]
Michael White Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand U2006–2007311140 [31]
Grégory Duruz Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland DF2006151160 [32]
Adam Casey Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia FW200658130 [33]
Dani Rodrigues Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal MF20069091 [34]
Richard Johnson Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia MF2006–2007191200 [35]
Ivan Necevski Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia GK20062020 [36]
Franco Parisi Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia FW20060110 [37]
Campbell Banks Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand FW20061120 [38]
Hamza Mohammed Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana MF20061120 [39]
Fernando de Moraes Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia MF20062350 [40]
Dustin Wells Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia MF20066060 [41]
Alen Marcina Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada FW2006–20078082 [42]
Mark Paston Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand GK2006–2007100100 [43]
Dean Gordon Flag of England.svg  England DF2006–20076060 [44]
Gao Leilei Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China MF2006–20076171 [45]
Jeff Fleming Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand MF20061010 [46]
Steven O'Dor Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia DF2006–20073030 [47]
Li Yan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China MF2006–20070220 [48]

Club captains

Two players held the position of captain of the New Zealand Knights between 2005 and 2007. The first club captain was Danny Hay, who led the side in 2005. [49] The longest-serving captain was Darren Bazeley, who was captain from 2005 to 2007 after taking over from Hay. [50]

DatesNameNotes
2005 Flag of New Zealand.svg Danny Hay [49]
2005–2007 Flag of England.svg Darren Bazeley [50] Longest-serving captain in Knights' history

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References

  1. ↑ "Ronnie Bull". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "Ben Collett". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "Sean Devine". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "Neil Emblen". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "Steve Fitzsimmons". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  6. ↑ "Danny Hay". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  7. ↑ "Danny Milosevic". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  8. ↑ "Joshua Rose". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  9. ↑ "John Tambouras". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  10. ↑ "Cole Tinkler". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  11. ↑ "Simon Yeo". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  12. ↑ "Noah Hickey". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  13. ↑ "Xiaobin Zhang". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  14. ↑ "Glen Moss". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  15. ↑ "Frank van Eijs". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  16. ↑ "Jeremy Brockie". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  17. ↑ "Joshua Maguire". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  18. ↑ "Darren Bazeley". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  19. ↑ "Jeremy Christie". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  20. ↑ "Zenon Caravella". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  21. ↑ "Naoki Imaya". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  22. ↑ "Kris Bright". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  23. ↑ "Sam Jasper". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  24. ↑ "Malik Buari". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  25. ↑ "Che Bunce". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  26. ↑ "Scot Gemmill". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  27. ↑ "Sime Kovacevic". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  28. ↑ "Jonti Richter". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  29. ↑ "Jonas Salley". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  30. ↑ "Michael Turnbull". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  31. ↑ "Michael White". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  32. ↑ "Gregory Duruz". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  33. ↑ "Adam Casey". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  34. ↑ "Daniel Rodrigues". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  35. ↑ "Richard Johnson". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  36. ↑ "Ivan Necevski". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  37. ↑ "Franco Parisi". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  38. ↑ "Campbell Banks". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  39. ↑ "Hamza Mohammed". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  40. ↑ "Fernando de Moraes". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  41. ↑ "Dustin Wells". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  42. ↑ "Alen Marcina". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  43. ↑ "Mark Paston". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  44. ↑ "Dean Gordon". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  45. ↑ "Leilei Gao". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  46. ↑ "Jeff Fleming". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  47. ↑ "Steven O'Dor". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  48. ↑ "Li Yan". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  49. 1 2 "Knights cut skipper Hay". The World Game. 23 December 2005. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  50. 1 2 "Hyundai A-League set for big start". Football Federation Australia. 26 August 2006.
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