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Olivia Chance
New Zealand footballer
Olivia Juliet Bridget Chance (born 5 October 1993) is a New Zealand footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a left winger for the New Zealand at international level.[2] She formerly played for Breiðablik of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild, Everton and Bristol City of the English FA WSL, Sheffield United of the English FA Women's Championship, and Brisbane Roar of the Australian W-League.
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Olivia Chance playing for the New Zealand women's national football team in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Olivia Juliet Bridget Chance[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1993-10-05) 5 October 1993 (age 30) | ||
| Place of birth | Tauranga, New Zealand | ||
| Height | 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, Left winger | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2015 | South Florida Bulls | 79 | (31) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2016 | Claudelands Rovers | ||
| 2016 | Breiðablik | 10 | (1) |
| 2017–2019 | Everton | 17 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Bristol City | 14 | (0) |
| 2020 | Sheffield United | 2 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Brisbane Roar | 11 | (2) |
| 2021–2023 | Celtic | 55 | (10) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010 | New Zealand U-17 | 9 | (3) |
| 2011– | New Zealand | 43 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 September 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 July 2023 | |||
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Chance joined the South Florida Bulls in 2012. In her freshman year she was named to the All-Big East Rookie Team. She played four seasons for the Bulls leading the team in goals during the 2013, 2014 and 2015 season. Chance finished her college career with 31 goals from 79 appearances.[3]
Chance played club football with Claudelands Rovers, helping them to become the first non-Auckland side in 15 years to win the national women's cup.[4]
Breiðablik
In July 2016, Chance signed with Icelandic club Breiðablik UBK of the Úrvalsdeild.[5]
Everton
Chance moved to English club Everton in February 2017.[6] She made nine appearances for the Blues during the 2017 Spring Series scoring twice.[7]
Brisbane Roar
In November 2020, Chance left England and joined Australian club Brisbane Roar.[8]
Celtic
In August 2021, following the 2020 Summer Olympics, Chance joined Scottish Women's Premier League club Celtic.[9][10]
Chance was a member of the New Zealand U-17 side at the 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup playing in all three games at the finals in Trinidad and Tobago.[11]
Chance and Terri-Amber Carlson were the only two new caps included in the women's national team to contest the 2011 Cyprus Cup[12] where she made her début in a 4–1 loss to the Netherlands in their opening game on 2 March 2011.[13][14]
Chance was named to the national team's roster for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[15]
- Scores and results list New Zealand's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 4 March 2020 | Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal, Portugal |  Belgium | 1–0 | 1–1 (7–6 p) | 2020 Algarve Cup |
| 2. | 15 November 2022 | Orangetheory Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand |  South Korea | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
Celtic
- SWPL League Cup: 2022[16]
- "Women's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020: Squad list, New Zealand" (PDF). FIFA. 7 July 2021. p. 9. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- "Caps 'n' Goals, New Zealand Women's national representatives". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
- "Player Profile". South Florida Bulls. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- Richens, Matt (20 September 2010). "Olivia makes the most of her chances". Waikato Times. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
- "Olivia Chance í Breiðablik" (in Icelandic). blikar.is. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- "Blues Chance Excites Olivia". Everton F.C. 5 February 2017. Archived from the original on 1 May 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
- "Olivia Chance | Everton Football Club". www.evertonfc.com. Archived from the original on 20 June 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- "Westfield W-League chance for New Zealand International". Brisbane Roar. 23 November 2020.
- "Celtic Sign New Zealand Olympian Olivia Chance from Brisbane Roar". The Celtic Star. 14 August 2021.
- Carr, Colette (14 August 2021). "Celts sign Tokyo 2020 Olympian Olivia Chance". Celtic.
- "Squad List – New Zealand". FIFA. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
- "Ferns open Cyprus Cup with Dutch defeat". NZ Football. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
- "Football Ferns – Line-ups". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
- "Four Former USF Women's Soccer Players Named to Olympic Rosters for Tokyo Games". USF Athletics. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
- "#SWPLCup: Glasgow City 0-1 Celtic". Women’s Premier League. Archived from the original on 6 March 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- Olivia Chance at Soccerway
- Olivia Chance – FIFA competition record (archived)
- NZ Football profile Archived 12 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- Olivia Chance at the Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic)