Daisy Cleverley

Daisy Cleverley

Personal information
Full name	Daisy Grace Wilson Cleverley[1]
Date of birth	(1997-04-30) 30 April 1997 (age 28)[1]
Place of birth	Auckland, New Zealand
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Western Springs AFC
	Lynn-Avon United
	Eastern Suburbs AFC
	Forrest Hill-Milford United
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2019	California Golden Bears	50	(1)
2020–2022	Georgetown Hoyas	14	(2)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022–2024	HB Køge	35	(4)
International career^‡
2012–2014	New Zealand U17	14	(4)
2014–2016	New Zealand U20	8	(1)
2014–2024	New Zealand	39[2]	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 September 2024

Daisy Grace Wilson Cleverley (born 30 April 1997) is a New Zealand former footballer who played as a midfielder.[3]

College

Cleverley enrolled at the University of California, Berkeley in spring 2017. She played 14 matches for the Golden Bears in her freshman year, scoring her first collegiate goal on 19 October 2017 in a 1–0 win over Oregon State before suffering a season-ending ACL injury.[4]

International career

Youth

Cleverley was a member of the New Zealand U-17 side at the 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Azerbaijan[5] and again at the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Costa Rica,[6] playing all of New Zealand's group games at both tournaments.

At the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Canada, Cleverley played in all three of New Zealand's group games and the quarter-final match which they lost to Nigeria.[7]

Senior

On 25 October 2014, Cleverley made her senior international debut, starting in a 16–0 win over Tonga and scoring two goals.[8]

She was part of New Zealand's squad at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada.[1] In 2019, Cleverley was included in her second World Cup squad.

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	25 October 2014	Kalabond Oval, Kokopo, Papua New Guinea	Tonga	1–0	16–0	2014 OFC Women's Nations Cup
2.				4–0

References

1. "List of Players – 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
2. "Profile". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 12 June 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
3. "Caps 'n' Goals, New Zealand Women's national representatives". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
4. "Daisy Cleverley - Women's Soccer". University of California Golden Bears Athletics.
5. "Squad List – New Zealand". FIFA. Archived from the original on 27 October 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
6. "Squad List – New Zealand". FIFA. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
7. "Daisy Cleverley – New Zealand". FIFA. Retrieved 26 October 2014.^[dead link]
8. "Football Ferns-Line-ups". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Archived from the original on 27 October 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2014.

External links

• Daisy Cleverley – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Profile at NZF
• Daisy Cleverley at Soccerway
• Cal player profile