International goals
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 12 October 2021 | Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain |  Bahrain | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Niko Mario Patrick Kirwan | ||
| Date of birth | 4 September 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Trapani | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Auckland City | |||
| Waitakere United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Team Wellington | 18 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Mestre | 21 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Reggina | 35 | (1) |
| 2019–2021 | Reggiana | 50 | (0) |
| 2021–2025 | Padova | 102 | (6) |
| 2025– | Trapani | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | New Zealand | 10 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 July 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 4 July 2024 | |||
Niko Mario Patrick Kirwan (born 4 September 1995) is a New Zealand professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Italian Serie C Group C club Trapani and the New Zealand national team.
Kirwan signed to play for Team Wellington in the New Zealand Football Championship for the 2016–2017 season. [1]
On the 28 July 2017, Kirwan signed a one-year deal with Mestre who play in the Italian Serie C. [2]
On 8 July 2018, Kirwan signed a one-year deal with an option for another two with Reggina who play in the Italian Serie C. [3]
On 16 August 2019, he signed a 2-year contract with Reggiana. [4]
On 3 July 2025, Kirwan moved to Trapani, also in Serie C. [6]
On 15 March 2018, Kirwan was called up for the New Zealand national football team as part of its 24-man squad for their friendly against Canada. [7]
He made his international debut with New Zealand in a 2–1 friendly win over Curaçao on 9 October 2021. [8] He scored his first international goal three days later, a late winner against Bahrain. [9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Team Wellington | 2016–17 | Premiership | 16 | 1 | — | 7 [a] | 0 | 2 [b] | 0 | 25 | 1 | |
| Mestre | 2017–18 | Serie C | 22 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Reggina 1914 | 2018–19 | Serie C | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 [c] | 0 | 38 | 1 | |
| Reggiana 1919 | 2019–20 | Serie C | 23 | 0 | — | — | 1 [d] | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Serie B | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | |||
| Total | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 0 | ||
| Padova | 2021–22 | Serie C | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 [e] | 1 | 41 | 5 | |
| 2022–23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 [d] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | 31 | 1 | — | — | 7 [f] | 1 | 38 | 2 | ||||
| 2024–25 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 [g] | 0 | 37 | 1 | |||
| Total | 95 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 120 | 8 | ||
| Career total | 213 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 254 | 10 | ||
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 12 October 2021 | Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain | Bahrain | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
Kirwan is the son of New Zealand All Black Sir John Kirwan. [2] He lived in Italy for 10 years which is where he got his love of football from and learnt Italian. [2] He is of Italian descent through his mother Fiorella. [10] He also holds Italian citizenship. [11]
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