Amber Hearn

Amber Liarnie Rose Hearn (born 28 November 1984) is a New Zealand association footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club EDF Logroño and the New Zealand women's national team,[5] making her senior international debut in a 2–0 loss to Australia on 18 February 2004.[6]

Amber Hearn
Personal information
Full name Amber Liarnie Rose Hearn[1]
Date of birth (1984-11-28) 28 November 1984[2]
Place of birth Henderson, New Zealand[3]
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Logroño
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2005 Arsenal Ladies
2005–2006 Doncaster Rovers Belles
2009–2010 Ottawa Fury Women 12 (6)
2011 Lynn-Avon United
2011–2017 FF USV Jena 109 (36)
2017–2018 FC Köln
2018– Logroño 0 (0)
National team‡
2004–2018 New Zealand 125[4] (54)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:52, 7 July 2016 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10:35, 16 June 2015 (UTC)

Club career

At club level she has played in England for Arsenal and Doncaster Rovers Belles.[7] The 2009/10 season she played for the Ottawa Fury Women of the USL W-League.[8] She the returned one year to New Zealand where she played for Lynn-Avon United. After that year she announced her transfer to German Bundesliga side FF USV Jena.[9]

In 2003, she was named New Zealand's football player of the year. At the 2010 OFC Women's Championship she won the golden boot with 12 goals.[10]

International career

Hearn was included in the New Zealand squad for the 2008 Summer Olympics,[11] starting in each of New Zealand's group games, scoring a penalty as one of New Zealand's goals in the 2–2 draw with Japan.[12] Selected for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany,[13] Hearn again scored against Japan, although they ultimately lost the match 2–1.[14] She played the full 90 minutes in each of New Zealand's games, helping secure their first ever point at a Women's world cup in a 2–2 draw with Mexico.

Hearn holds the record for goals scored for the New Zealand women's team in internationals, scoring her 30th international goal against China in June 2012.[15]

She featured in all New Zealand's three matches at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada.[16]

In February 2020, Hearn retired officially from international football, after playing her last match for the national team in June 2018.[17]

Personal life

Hearn is of Māori descent, and affiliates to the Ngāpuhi iwi.[18]

Honours
Individual

References
  1. "List of Players — 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 17 June 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
  2. "List of Players - 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  3. Profile Archived 21 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine at NZF
  4. "Profile". FIFA.com. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  5. "Caps 'n' Goals, New Zealand Women's national representatives". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
  6. "Line-ups, 1998-2005". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 23 November 2008.
  7. "Hall of Fame". Doncaster Rovers Belles. Archived from the original on 31 August 2009. Retrieved 31 July 2009.
  8. "2010 Ottawa Fury Stats". uslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 28 June 2010. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
  9. "Jena signs Amber Hearn" (in German). womensoccer.de. 6 July 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
  10. "Jena signs Amber Hearn" (in German). jenapolis.de. 6 July 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
  11. "Olympic Football Squads Named". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 4 July 2008. Archived from the original on 5 July 2008. Retrieved 4 July 2008.
  12. "Match Report - Japan vs New Zealand". FIFA. 6 August 2008.
  13. "FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011 – Team New Zealand". FIFA. Archived from the original on 12 July 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  14. Match Report, Japan - New Zealand
  15. "New Zealand Women's Goalscorers". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  16. "FIFA player's stats". FIFA. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  17. Voerman, Andrew (26 February 2020). "Football Ferns' leading goalscorer Amber Hearn slips quietly into retirement". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  18. "43 Māori athletes to head to Rio Olympics". Te Karere. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  19. "IFFHS WOMAN TEAM - OFC - OF THE DECADE 2011-2020". IFFHS. 31 January 2021.


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