Tayla O'Brien

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Tayla O'Brien
Personal information
Full name Tayla Anne O'Brien [1]
Date of birth (1994-07-06) 6 July 1994 (age 31)
Place of birth New Zealand
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Eastern Suburbs
Number 8
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2016 Northern Football
2017–2020 Auckland Football [2] [3]
2016– Eastern Suburbs ? (90 [4] )
International career‡
2013–2014 New Zealand U20 8 (2)
2023– New Zealand 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 August 2023
‡ National team caps and goals as of 21 January 2023

Tayla Anne O'Brien (born 6 July 1994) is a New Zealand footballer who plays for NRFL Women's Premiership side Eastern Suburbs. She has represented New Zealand at senior and age group level. [5]

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Club career

O'Brien is Eastern Suburbs third all time top goal scorer. [4] In 2022 she finished as the top scorer of the New Zealand Women's National League, as Eastern Suburbs won the final 4–0. [6]

International career

O'Brien was called up to the New Zealand women's national football team for the first time in January 2023. [7] [8] O'Brien was one of three domestic players picked for the two game series against the United States along with Deven Jackson and Rebecca Lake. [9] She made her debut as a second half substitute against the United States on 21 January 2023. [10]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 21 January 2023
National teamYearAppsGoals
New Zealand 202310
Total10

Honours

Northern Football

Auckland Football

Eastern Suburbs

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Canada 2014 – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA . Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  2. ↑ "National Women's Football League 2017: Canterbury United Pride the team to beat". Stuff . 13 October 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  3. ↑ "Questions hang over national women's football league as three-peat quest begins". Stuff . 30 October 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  4. 1 2 "EASTERN SUBURBS PREMIER WOMEN'S GOALSCORING RECORDS, 2002-2023". Ultimate NZ Soccer. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  5. ↑ "U20 Appearances". ultimatenzsoccer.com. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  6. 1 2 Burgess, Michael (18 December 2023). "Eastern Suburbs claim triple crown in New Zealand women's football". New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  7. ↑ "Ford Football Ferns squad named for home USA series". New Zealand Football . 6 January 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  8. ↑ "Football: New Zealand rookie trio out to make most of chance to impress against world champions USA". Newshub . 12 January 2023. Archived from the original on 24 January 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  9. ↑ Rollo, Phillip (16 January 2023). "Amateur Football Fern Deven Jackson keen to kick it with United States stars". Stuff . Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  10. ↑ "Five-star United States run riot against overmatched Football Ferns at Eden Park". New Zealand Herald . 21 January 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  11. ↑ "National Women's League 2015". Ultimate NZ Soccer. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  12. ↑ "National Women's League 2017". Ultimate NZ Soccer. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  13. ↑ "National Women's League 2022". Ultimate NZ Soccer. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
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