Martine "Marty" Puketapu was born in Auckland, New Zealand on 16 September 1997 and has represented New Zealand in association football at international level.[2]

Martine Puketapu
Personal information
Full name Martine Ella Jane Puketapu[1]
Date of birth (1997-09-16) 16 September 1997 (age 27)[1]
Place of birth Auckland, New Zealand
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Colorado Buffaloes 40 (11)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Three Kings United 18+ (27+)
International career
2012–2014 New Zealand U17
2014–2016 New Zealand U20
2017– New Zealand 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:00, 13 June 2019 (UTC)

Club career

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Puketapu played for Three Kings United from Auckland, helping to lead them to a championship in 2016, after scoring 27 goals in 18 games.[3]

College career

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Puketapu played in college for Colorado Buffaloes of University of Colorado Boulder. She played 40 matches over 2 seasons and was selected for Pac-12 All-Freshman team in her first year.[3]

International career

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Puketapu was a member of the New Zealand U-17 side at the 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Azerbaijan[1] and again at the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Costa Rica.[4] Puketapu also went to two FIFA U-20 Women's World Cups with the New Zealand U-20 side, the 2014 tournament in Canada[5] and the 2016 tournament in Papua New Guinea.[6]

Puketapu made her senior début as a substitute in a 0–3 loss to Austria on 3 March 2017.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "List of Players - 2012 FIFA Women's U17 World Cup Azerbaijan" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Caps 'n' Goals, New Zealand Women's national representatives". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Marty Puketapu - Soccer". Colorado Buffaloes.
  4. ^ "NZ under-17 womens [sic] football squad named". Radio New Zealand. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  5. ^ "List of Players - 2014 FIFA Women's U20 World Cup Canada" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  6. ^ "List of Players - 2016 FIFA Women's U20 World Cup Papua New Guinea" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  7. ^ "Football Ferns-Line-ups". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Archived from the original on 1 May 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2019.