Ava Teresa Collins (born 18 April 2002) is a New Zealand footballer who plays as a midfielder for the St. John's Red Storm and the New Zealand national team.

Ava Collins
Personal information
Full name Ava Teresa Collins[1]
Date of birth (2002-04-18) 18 April 2002 (age 22)[2]
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
St. John's Red Storm
Number 8
Youth career
–2020 St Cuthbert's College
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– St. John's Red Storm 61 (12)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Eastern Suburbs
International career
2019–2022 Wales women national under-18 football team[Wales u-18]New Zealand U-20 8 (6)
2021– New Zealand 14 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 October 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 February 2024

International career

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Collins played for the New Zealand U-20 team, winning the 2019 OFC U-19 Women's Championship in the Cook Islands which qualified them for the 2021 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup before it was cancelled.[3][4] She scored six goals across the four games she played in, five coming in one game against American Samoa.[5]

She made her international debut for New Zealand in their 1–5 loss to Canada in October 2021.[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ "Squad List, FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Costa Rica 2022: New Zealand (NZL)" (PDF). FIFA. 3 August 2022. p. 13. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  2. ^ "OFC U-19 Women's Championship 2019. Official Team List" (PDF). OFC. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  3. ^ "New Zealand first to book ticket to France". FIFA.com. 21 July 2017. Archived from the original on 22 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Update on FIFA Club World Cup 2020 and women's youth tournaments". fifa.com. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  5. ^ "American Samoa v New Zealand U20". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Football Ferns fall to Canada: "From these games, we can learn the most."". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  7. ^ 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.
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