Cushla Lichtwark

Cushla Lichtwark
Born	Cushla Myra Arama Lichtwark[1] (1980-11-29) 29 November 1980 (age 44) Hamilton, New Zealand
Nationality	New Zealander
Years active	2008–present
Known for	Netball player, footballer
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Netball career Playing position(s): GD, WD Years Club team(s) Apps 2008–2011 Central Pulse
Association football career Position(s) Goalkeeper Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) Upper Hutt City Capital Football Upper Hutt City *Club domestic league appearances and goals

Cushla Myra Arama Lichtwark (born 29 November 1980) is a New Zealand netball player and association footballer.

Career

She played netball in the ANZ Championship for the Central Pulse since the inaugural season of the Wellington-based in 2008,[2] and became captain of the side in 2009.[3] She also became a member of the New Zealand Accelerant Group since 2008.[4]

After retiring from professional netball in 2011, she began her football career, which she had played as a child.[5] She was first called up to the New Zealand women's national team in January 2015 for friendlies against Denmark,[6] and again in February for matches against North Korea and Australia.[7] She was again called up for matches against Spain in March 2015,[8] and on 13 May was included in New Zealand's squad for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada, despite having no international caps.[9][1] In late 2015, she was called up for friendlies against Brazil,[10] before being called up in January 2016 for Olympic qualifying against Papua New Guinea.[11] She received her last call up for matches against Australia in June 2016,[12] but never made an international appearance.

References

1. "FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015: List of Players" (PDF). FIFAdata.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 6 July 2015. p. 17. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
2. "2010 ANZ Championship profile: Cushla Lichtwark". Retrieved 27 September 2010.^[permanent dead link‍]
3. Miles, Penny (4 July 2009). "Pulse captain wants one more win to reward fans". The Dominion Post. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
4. Netball New Zealand. "NZ Accelerant Group". Retrieved 27 September 2010.
5. Harvey, Sarah (14 May 2015). "Former Central Pulse netballer Cushla Lichtwark named in Football Ferns squad". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
6. "Preview: Football Ferns v Denmark". nzfootball.co.nz. 11 January 2015. Archived from the original on 14 January 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
7. "Continuity feature of Football Ferns squad". radionz.co.nz. Radio New Zealand. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
8. "Ferns Named For Spain Tour". nzfootball.co.nz. 19 February 2015. Archived from the original on 26 April 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
9. "Football Ferns named for World Cup". nzfootball.co.nz. New Zealand Football. 13 May 2015. Archived from the original on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
10. "New Ferns for Brazil tour". nzfootball.co.nz. New Zealand Football. 12 November 2015. Archived from the original on 21 June 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
11. "Ferns named for Olympic qualifier". nzfootball.co.nz. New Zealand Football. 13 January 2016. Archived from the original on 31 August 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
12. "Readings names strong squad to face Australia". nzfootball.co.nz. New Zealand Football. 18 May 2016. Archived from the original on 18 April 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2018.

External links

• 2010 Central Pulse team profiles page
• Cushla Lichtwark at WorldFootball.net