Aaron Scott (footballer)
Aaron James Scott (born 18 July 1986) is a New Zealand footballer who plays for NZFC side Waitakere United and has represented New Zealand under 23 at the Olympics and played for the senior side, the All Whites.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aaron James Scott | ||
| Date of birth | 18 July 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Hamilton, New Zealand | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Melville United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | Waikato FC | 18 | (1) |
| 2008 – 2014 | Waitakere United | 37 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008– | New Zealand U-23 | 8 | (0) |
| 2009– | New Zealand | 8 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 April 2010 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 March 2013 | |||
International career
He was included in the New Zealand squad for the football tournament at the Summer Olympics in Beijing[2] where he played in all three of New Zealand's group matches against China (1-1), Brazil (0-5) and Belgium (0-1). Scott has been included in the New Zealand squad for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup in South Africa, along with fellow non-professionals James Bannatyne and Andrew Barron.[3][4]
Scott made his full All Whites debut as a substitute in a 1–3 loss to Thailand on 28 March 2009.[5]
International goals and caps
New Zealand's goal tally first.
| International appearances and goals | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition | Goal | Match Report |
| 2009 | |||||||
| 1 | 28 March | National Stadium, Bangkok |  Thailand |
1–3 | International Match | NZ Football | |
| 2 | 6 June | Botswana National Stadium, Gaborone |  Botswana |
0–0 | International Match | NZ Football | |
| 3 | 20 June | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg |  Iraq |
0–0 | 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup | NZ Football | |
| 4 | 10 September | King Abdullah Stadium, Amman |  Jordan |
3–1 | International Match | NZ Football | |
| 2013 | |||||||
| 5 | 26 March | Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara |  Solomon Islands |
2–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifier | NZ Football | |
Club career statistics
| Club | Season | NZFC | Club World Cup | Oceania | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||||
| Waikato FC (New Zealand Football Championship) |
2007–08 | 18 | 1 | 18 | 1 | ||||||
| Club Total | 18 | 1 | 18 | 1 | |||||||
| Club | Season | NZFC | Club World Cup | Oceania | Total | ||||||
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||||
| Waitakere United (New Zealand Football Championship) |
2008–09 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||||||
| 2009–10 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |||||
| Club Total | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |||||
| Career totals | 44 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 48 | 0 | |||||
| Last updated 8 April 2010 | |||||||||||
References
- "A-International Appearances - Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Archived from the original on 7 October 2008. Retrieved 25 July 2008.
- "Olympic Football Squads Named". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 4 July 2008. Archived from the original on 5 July 2008. Retrieved 4 July 2008.
- F. Woodcock. "Mind-boggling scenario for NZ footballers". Stuff.co.nz.
- "2009 Confederations Cup - New Zealand squad". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 13 June 2009. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
- "A-International Lineups". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 19 June 2009.
- "Aaron Scott". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
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