Tim Myers (footballer)

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Tim Myers
Personal information
Full name Timothy Esmonde Myers [1]
Date of birth (1990-09-17) 17 September 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Auckland, New Zealand
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007–2014 Waitakere United 90 (6)
2014–2015 Team Wellington FC 75 (5)
2015–2019 Three Kings United
International career
2007 New Zealand U17 2 (0)
2008 New Zealand U20 3 (0)
2012 New Zealand U23 4 (0)
2012 New Zealand 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Timothy Esmonde Myers (born 17 September 1990) [2] is a New Zealand former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He made three appearances for the New Zealand national team in 2012.

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Club career

Myers began playing for Eastern Suburbs in Auckland as a five-year-old. He moved to Waitakere United as a teenager. In 2005, at the age of 14, Myers was captain of the New Zealand team at the Manchester United Premier Cup tournament in Hong Kong. [3] [4]

International career

Myers represented New Zealand at 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup playing the first two matches. He also played for the New Zealand Under-20 team at the 2008 OFC U-20 Championship as the Kiwis finished third place. In 2012, Myers was called up to the Under-23 team, winning the OFC U-23 Championship and qualifying to 2012 Olympic Football Tournament, where he played in one of New Zealand's games. [5] He missed two of the three warmup games due to an injury. [6]

Myers was called to 2012 OFC Nations Cup and had his debut coming off the bench against Papua New Guinea, appearing in two other matches of the tournament. [7]

Career statistics

New Zealand national team
YearAppsGoals
201230
Total30

New Zealand's goal tally first.

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References

  1. ↑ "List of Players — 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association . Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  2. ↑ "Tim Myers". ESPN . Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  3. ↑ Maddaford, Terry (14 July 2005). "Going for youth cup glory". The New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  4. ↑ Maddaford, Terry (21 January 2010). "Soccer: Myers hones talent at top domestic level". The New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  5. ↑ "Tim Myers Bio, Stats, and Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  6. ↑ "Injury worries ease for Football Ferns and Oly Whites". Radio New Zealand . 23 July 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  7. ↑ "Soccer: Herbert shuffles deck after World Cup". The New Zealand Herald . 15 November 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
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