Sarah Morton (footballer)

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Sarah Morton
Personal information
Full name Sarah Jane Mahina-A-Rangi Morton [1]
Date of birth (1998-08-28) 28 August 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Tikokino, New Zealand [2]
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) [1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Western Springs
International career‡
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014 New Zealand U17 3 (0)
2016– New Zealand U20 3 (0)
2018– New Zealand 6 (1)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 April 2019

Sarah Jane Mahina-A-Rangi Morton (born 28 August 1998) is a New Zealand footballer who currently plays for Western Springs as a centre defensive midfielder. She has represented New Zealand at both age group and senior international level. [3]

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Morton was a member of the New Zealand U-17 side at the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Costa Rica, [4] the New Zealand U-20 side at the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Papua New Guinea, [5] and again at the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in France. [6] Morton is now the captain of the Waterside Karori first team who plays in the Central League. On the 26th of August 2024, Sarah scored a goal against Petone FC to help her team to a 4-2 win. Sarah coaches the Waterside Karori Women’s Third XI and led them to victory in the 2024 Capital Division 4 Women’s League.

Morton made her senior début for the Football Ferns as starting left fullback in a 1–3 loss to Japan on 10 June 2018. [3]

International goal

Scores and results list New Zealand's goal tally first.
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.22 November 2018 Stade Numa-Daly Magenta, Nouméa, New Caledonia Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 5–06–0 2018 OFC Women's Nations Cup

References

  1. 1 2 "List of Players - New Zealand" (PDF). FIFA. 24 September 2016. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  2. ↑ Pearse, Adam (30 May 2018). "Morton family building an international footballing dynasty out of Hawke's Bay". Stuff.co.nz . Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Ferns fall to classy Japan". New Zealand Football . Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  4. ↑ "List of Players - 2014 FIFA Women's U17 World Cup Costa Rica" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association . Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  5. ↑ "List of Players - 2016 FIFA Women's U20 World Cup Papua New Guinea" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association . Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  6. ↑ "List of Players - 2018 FIFA Women's U20 World Cup France" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association . Retrieved 13 June 2019.


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