Maggie Jenkins

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Maggie Jenkins
Personal information
Full name Margaret Ellen Jenkins [1]
Date of birth (2001-06-14) 14 June 2001 (age 24) [1]
Place of birth Wellington, New Zealand
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) [1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 ALG Spor
Number 8
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2024 UCF Knights 42 (6)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2018 Wellington United
2018–2019 Northern Lights 20 (10)
2024-2025 ALG 24 (9)
International career‡
2016–2018 New Zealand U17 15 (14)
2017– New Zealand U20 7 (8)
2017– New Zealand 1 (0)
Medal record
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Uruguay Tournament
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals as of 11:00, 13 June 2019 (UTC)

Margaret Ellen Jenkins (born 14 June 2001), also known as Maggie Jenkins, is a New Zealand footballer who plays as a forward for ALG Spor in the Turkish Women's Football Super League where she recorded 9 goals and 4 assists last season. She has represented New Zealand in football at both age group and international level. [2]

Jenkins was a member of the New Zealand U-17 side at the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Jordan aged 15, [3] and again at the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Uruguay, [4] as well as at the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in France. [1] She won a bronze medal making history for New Zealand at 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Uruguay, New Zealand's only medal at a FIFA tournament.

Jenkins made her senior début in a 5–0 win over Thailand on 28 November 2017. [5] Jenkins has been part of multiple Football Ferns tours: in 2021 to Canada and South Korea, in 2022 to Los Angeles, and in 2023 ahead of the FIFA Women’s World Cup in New Zealand and Australia.

Jenkins joined Turkish club ALG Spor in July 2024. [6] [7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "List of Players - 2018 FIFA Women's U20 World Cup - France" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association . Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 August 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  2. ↑ "Caps 'n' Goals, New Zealand Women's national representatives". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  3. ↑ "List of Players - 2016 FIFA Women's U17 World Cup - Jordan" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association . Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  4. ↑ "List of Players - 2016 FIFA Women's U17 World Cup - Uruguay" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association . Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  5. ↑ "Football Ferns-Line-ups". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Archived from the original on 1 May 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  6. ↑ "New Zealand international Maggie Jenkins joins Turkish club on pro' contract". FriendsofFootballNZ.com. Friends of Football. 16 September 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  7. ↑ "Margaret Ellen Jenkins" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 4 January 2025.

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