Jacqui_Hand
Jacqui Hand
New Zealand association football player
Jacqueline Anne Hand (born 19 February 1999) is a New Zealand footballer who plays as a forward for Lewes and the New Zealand national team. She previously played for the Colorado College Tigers in the United States.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jacqueline Anne Hand | ||
| Date of birth | (1999-02-19) 19 February 1999 (age 25)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand, | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lewes | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2017 | Mount Albert Grammar School | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | Colorado College Tigers | 55 | (18) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2017 | Eastern Suburbs | ||
| 2022–2023 | Åland United | 32 | (14) |
| 2024– | Lewes | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | New Zealand | 23 | (7) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 September 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 February 2024 | |||
Hand made her international debut for New Zealand in their 1–5 loss to Canada in October 2021.[3][4] She scored her first goal in November 2021 in a friendly match against South Korea, which they lost 2–1.[5]
Hand was selected as part of New Zealand's squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, co-hosted in Australia and New Zealand. She provided the assist for Hannah Wilkinson's goal in the Ferns' 1–0 win in the opening match against Norway, in what would be their first ever win at the World Cup finals.[6]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 27 November 2021 | Goyang Stadium, Goyang, South Korea |  South Korea | 1–0 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 2. | 10 July 2023 | McLean Park, Napier, New Zealand |  Vietnam | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| 3. | 10 February 2024 | FFS Football Stadium, Apia, Samoa |  Samoa | 1–0 | 6–0 | 2024 OFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament |
| 4. | 13 February 2024 |  Vanuatu | 1–0 | 5–0 | ||
| 5. | 16 February 2024 |  Fiji | 2–0 | 7—1 | ||
| 6. | 4–0 | |||||
| 7. | 19 February 2024 |  Solomon Islands | 1–0 | 11–1 | ||
| 8. | 6 April 2024 | Rugby League Park, Christchurch, New Zealand |  Thailand | 2–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
- "FIFA U-20 Women's WC France 2018" (PDF). FIFA. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 August 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- "Profile of Jacqui Hand". cctigers.com. Colorado College Tigers. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- "Football Ferns fall to Canada: "From these games, we can learn the most."". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- Voerman, Andrew (23 October 2021). "Defensive fixes needed as Football Ferns lose to Canada in Jitka Klimková's first match". Stuff. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- Voerman, Andrew (28 November 2021). "Jacqui Hand's first goal the bright spot as Football Ferns lose true game of two halves". Stuff.
- Hytner, Mike; Khan, Jo; Hytner (now), Mike; Khan (earlier), Jo (20 July 2023). "New Zealand 1–0 Norway: Women's World Cup 2023 Group A – as it happened". the Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- Jacqui Hand at Soccerway
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