Misplaced Pages

Bridgette Armstrong

Article snapshot taken from[REDACTED] with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
New Zealand footballer (born 1992)

Bridgette Armstrong
Personal information
Full name Bridgette Kate Armstrong
Date of birth (1992-11-09) 9 November 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Auckland, New Zealand
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team Glenfield Rovers
International career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008 New Zealand U-17
2008–2012 New Zealand U-20 13 (1)
2009– New Zealand 3 (1)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 October 2010

Bridgette Kate Armstrong (born 9 November 1992), is a member of the Football Ferns, the New Zealand women's national football team.

She was a member of the New Zealand squad in the inaugural FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, playing all three group games; a 0–1 loss to Canada, a 1–2 loss to Denmark, and a 3–1 win over Colombia.

Armstrong also represented New Zealand at the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Chile, again playing all three group games; a 2–3 loss to Nigeria, a 4–3 win over hosts Chile, and scored New Zealand's goal against England before England equalised late in injury time to eliminate New Zealand from the tournament. In 2010, she represented New Zealand at the 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Germany, appearing in all three group games.

Armstrong made her senior international debut as a substitute in a friendly against Japan on 14 November 2009, and scored her first international goal in a 7–0 win over Tahiti on 3 October 2010.

Armstrong's family is well represented in international football. Her grandfather father Ken Armstrong was a dual international representing both England and New Zealand. Father Ron Armstrong and uncle Brian Armstrong also represented New Zealand.

Armstrong attended Long Bay College.

References

  1. "Caps 'n' Goals, New Zealand Women's national representatives". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 22 September 2008.
  2. "FIFA Under 17 Women's World Cup, New Zealand 2008 – Team – New Zealand". FIFA. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2009.
  3. Match Report – New Zealand v Canada
  4. Match Report – New Zealand v Denmark
  5. Match Report – Columbia v New Zealand
  6. "FIFA Under 20 Women's World Cup, Chile 2008 – Team – New Zealand". FIFA. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2009.
  7. Match Report – New Zealand v Nigeria
  8. Match Report – Chile v New Zealand
  9. Match Report – England v New Zealand
  10. "FIFA Under 20 Women's World Cup, Germany 2010 – Team – New Zealand". FIFA. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 17 October 2010.
  11. "A-International Line-ups". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 15 November 2009.
  12. "NZ girl will continue family football dynasty at under 17 World Cup". 3News (New Zealand). 23 October 2008. Archived from the original on 4 October 2011.
  13. "Bridgette Armstrong". New Zealand Football. Archived from the original on 15 September 2009. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
  14. Ruane, Jeremy. ""Army" Keen To Maintain The Family Tradition". Soccer. SportsWeb. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
  15. Maddaford, Terry (11 August 2007). "Soccer: Another Armstrong aims high". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 9 June 2010.

External links

New Zealand squad – 2010 OFC Women's Championship (4th title)
New Zealand


Flag of New ZealandSoccer icon

This biographical article related to women's association football in New Zealand is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories:
Bridgette Armstrong Add topic