Maureen Jacobson

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Maureen Jacobson
Personal information
Full name Maureen Dale Jacobson
Date of birth (1961-12-07) 7 December 1961 (age 62)
Place of birth New Zealand
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1987–1993 Millwall Lionesses
1988 HJK Helsinki
International career
1979–1996 New Zealand 60 (20)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Maureen Dale Jacobson (born 7 December 1961) is a former association football player who represented New Zealand.

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Club career

Jacobsen played in England with Millwall Lionesses and was part of their FA Women's Cup winning team in 1991. [1] She also won the Finnish Naisten SM-sarja championship with HJK Helsinki in 1988. [2]

International career

Jacobson made her full Football Ferns debut in a 2–2 draw with Australia 6 October 1979. [3] She went on to become New Zealand's second most capped female player with 60 caps and 20 goals to her credit. [4]

Jacobson represented New Zealand at the Women's World Cup finals in China in 1991 [5] [6] playing all 3 group games; a 0–3 loss to Denmark, [7] a 0–4 loss to Norway [8] and a 1–4 loss to China. [9]

Personal life

Jacobson is the aunt of American football wide receiver Michael Wilson. [10]

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References

  1. "Women's World Cup: Maureen Jacobson & Kim Nye - Millwall Lionesses to New Zealand trailblazers". BBC Sport. 6 July 2023.
  2. "Maureen Jacobson". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  3. "Football Ferns – Line-ups". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 20 February 2009.
  4. "Caps 'n' Goals, New Zealand Women's national representatives". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 22 September 2008.
  5. 1991 FIFA World Cup Archived 2007-09-02 at the Wayback Machine
  6. "FIFA Women's World Cup China PR 1991 – Team New Zealand". FIFA. Archived from the original on 12 August 2009. Retrieved 30 January 2009.
  7. Match Report – Denmark v New Zealand Archived 2009-04-15 at the Wayback Machine
  8. Match Report – Norway v New Zealand Archived 2009-02-09 at the Wayback Machine
  9. Match Report – China PR v New Zealand Archived 2008-06-19 at the Wayback Machine
  10. Dayal, Zion (1 May 2023). "Lifelong NFL dream comes true for college standout with Kiwi roots". 1 News . Retrieved 1 May 2023.