List of international goals scored by Amber Hearn

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Hearn scored 54 international goals in 125 caps for New Zealand. Amber Hearn.jpg
Hearn scored 54 international goals in 125 caps for New Zealand.

Amber Hearn is a New Zealand former professional footballer who represented the New Zealand women's national football team as a forward between 2004 and 2018. She scored 54 international goals in 125 caps for the "Football Ferns", making her the country's all-time top scorer. On 18 February 2004, Hearn made her debut for the senior New Zealand team aged 19 against Australia in the 2004 Australia Cup, [1] and scored her first international goal on 16 June 2008 against Argentina in Suwon, South Korea. [2]

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Hearn scored three international hat-tricks, two against the Cook Islands and one against Vanuatu in Auckland, New Zealand. She has also netted twice on eight separate occasions. [3] Out of all her opponents, she scored the most against the Cook Islands, netting seven goals against the Polynesian side. [3] Hearn scored two goals at the Olympics, 19 at the OFC Women's Nations Cup, one in the FIFA Women's World Cup and four in OFC Olympic qualification. The remainder of her goals, 28, have come in friendlies. [3] Hearn's most productive year in terms of international goals was 2010, when she scored 16 goals in 13 games for the "Football Ferns". [3] Over a 15-year career with New Zealand, she won the 2010 and 2014 OFC Nations Cup, scoring in the 2010 final against Papua New Guinea. [3] [4]

She played her final match for New Zealand against Japan on 10 June 2018 in a friendly. [1] Hearn announced her international retirement in February 2020, citing her desire to move into coaching. [1] "My goal was always for us to be successful on the world stage," she explained in 2020 following her announcement. [1] Hearn often insisted that she never took notice of her record-breaking exploits in front of goal and was more concerned with helping the "Football Ferns" compete on the world stage. [1]

Goals

Scores and results list New Zealand's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hearn goal. [3]
Table key
Indicates New Zealand won the match
Indicates the match ended in a draw
Indicates New Zealand lost the match
List of international goals scored by Amber Hearn
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
116 June 2008 Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon, South KoreaFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 1–01–0 2008 Peace Queen Cup [5]
26 August 2008 Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Qinhuangdao, ChinaFlag of Japan.svg  Japan 2–02–2 2008 Summer Olympics [6]
312 January 2009 Guangdong Olympic Stadium, Guangzhou, ChinaFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 1–43−4 2009 Four Nations Tournament [7] [8]
47 March 2009 GSP Stadium, Strovolos, CyprusFlag of Russia.svg  Russia 2–32–4 2009 Cyprus Cup [9]
510 March 2009 Paralimni Stadium, Paralimni, CyprusFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1–02–0 2009 Cyprus Cup [9]
624 February 2010 GSP Stadium, Strovolos, CyprusFlag of Italy.svg  Italy 1–01–0 2010 Cyprus Cup [9]
726 February 2010 GSP Stadium, Strovolos, CyprusFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1–01–1 2010 Cyprus Cup [9]
81 March 2010 GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, CyprusFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1–03–0 2010 Cyprus Cup [9]
93–0
1029 September 2010 North Harbour Stadium, Auckland, New ZealandFlag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 1–014–0 2010 OFC Women's Championship [10]
112–0
123–0
135–0
1414–0
151 October 2010 North Harbour Stadium, Auckland, New ZealandFlag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 1–010–0 2010 OFC Women's Championship [11]
165–0
179–0
183 October 2010 North Harbour Stadium, Auckland, New ZealandFlag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti 2–07–0 2010 OFC Women's Championship [12]
193–0
206 October 2010 North Harbour Stadium, Auckland, New ZealandFlag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 4–08–0 2010 OFC Women's Championship [13]
218 October 2010 North Harbour Stadium, Auckland, New ZealandFlag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 10–011–0 2010 OFC Women's Championship final [4]
2215 June 2011 St-Germain Stadium, Savièse, SwitzerlandFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 1–02–0 2011 Matchworld Women's Cup [14]
2327 June 2011 Ruhrstadion, Bochum, GermanyFlag of Japan.svg  Japan 1–11–2 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup [15]
2428 February 2012 GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, CyprusUlster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 1–02–0 2012 Cyprus Cup [9]
252–0
266 March 2012 Dasaki Stadium, Achna, CyprusFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1–12–2
(a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)		 2012 Cyprus Cup [9]
2731 March 2012 Okara Park, Whangārei, New ZealandFlag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 4–08–0 2012 OFC Women's Olympic qualification [16]
288–0
2917 June 2012 Centre Park, Māngere, New ZealandFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 3–13–1 Friendly [17]
3020 June 2012 North Harbour Stadium, Auckland, New ZealandFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1–01–0 Friendly [18]
3117 July 2012 St-Germain Stadium, Savièse, SwitzerlandFlag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 1–02−1 2012 Matchworld Women's Cup [19]
3211 March 2013 GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, CyprusFlag of England.svg  England 1–01–3 2013 Cyprus Cup [9]
3322 September 2013 Stade du Lussy, Châtel-Saint-Denis, SwitzerlandFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1–01–0 2013 Valais Women's Cup [20]
3425 September 2013 St-Germain Stadium, Savièse, SwitzerlandFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2–04–0 2013 Valais Women's Cup [21]
354–0
3615 February 2014 Yongchuan Sports Center, Chongqing, ChinaFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 1−01−2 2014 Four Nations Tournament [22]
3725 October 2014 Kalabond Oval, Kokopo, Papua New GuineaFlag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 14–016–0 2014 OFC Women's Nations Cup [23]
3816–0
3927 October 2014 Kalabond Oval, Kokopo, Papua New GuineaFlag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 2–03–0 2014 OFC Women's Nations Cup [24]
4029 October 2014 Kalabond Oval, Kokopo, Papua New GuineaFlag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 3–011–0 2014 OFC Women's Nations Cup [25]
417–0
429–0
4311–0
4425 November 2014 Randaberg Stadion, Randaberg, NorwayFlag of Norway.svg  Norway 1–01–1 Friendly [26]
453 March 2015 Estadio Pedro Escartín, Guadalajara, SpainFlag of Spain.svg  Spain 2–22–2 Friendly [27]
4628 November 2015 Pacaembu Stadium, São Paulo, BrazilFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1−01−0 Friendly [28]
4723 January 2016PNGFA Academy, Lae, Papua New GuineaFlag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 1–07–1 2016 OFC Women's Olympic qualification [29]
487–0
497 March 2016 Albufeira Municipal Stadium  [ pt ], Albufeira, PortugalFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 1–01–0 2016 Algarve Cup [30]
509 March 2016VRS António Sports Complex, Vila Real de Santo António, PortugalFlag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 1–11–1
(a.e.t.)
(5−6 p)		 2016 Algarve Cup [31]
5128 July 2016 Estádio Luso Brasileiro, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2–04–1 Friendly [32]
526 August 2016 Mineirão, Belo Horizonte, BrazilFlag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 1–01–0 2016 Summer Olympics [33]
531 March 2017 Ammochostos Stadium, Larnaca, CyprusFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 2–32–3 2017 Cyprus Cup [9]
5428 November 2017 PAT Stadium, Bangkok, ThailandFlag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 1–05–0 Friendly [34]

Hat-tricks

List of international hat-tricks scored by Amber Hearn
No.OpponentGoalsScoreVenueCompetitionDateRef.
1Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 5 – (1–0', 2–0', 3–0', 5–0', 14–0')14–0 North Harbour Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand 2010 OFC Women's Championship 29 September 2010 [10]
2Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 3 – (1–0', 5–0', 9–0')10–0 North Harbour Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand 2010 OFC Women's Championship 1 October 2010 [11]
3Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 4 – (3–0', 7–0', 9–0', 11–0')11–0 Kalabond Oval, Kokopo, Papua New Guinea 2014 OFC Women's Nations Cup 29 October 2014 [25]

Statistics

  1. ↑ Appearances in Summer Olympics
  2. 1 2 Appearances in OFC Women's Championship/OFC Women's Nations Cup
  3. 1 2 Appearances in FIFA Women's World Cup
  4. ↑ One appearance and two goals in OFC Women's Olympic qualification, four appearances in Summer Olympics
  5. ↑ One appearance and two goals in OFC Women's Olympic qualification, three appearances and one goal in Summer Olympics

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