New Zealand footballer
Melissa Ray|
Full name |
Melissa Ray |
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Date of birth |
(1984-04-25) 25 April 1984 (age 40) |
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Years |
Team |
Apps |
(Gls) |
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2003–2009 |
New Zealand |
8 |
(0) |
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‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:53, 15 November 2009 (UTC) |
Melissa Ray (born 25 April 1984) is an association football player who represented New Zealand at international level.[1]
Ray made her Football Ferns début as a substitute in 9-0 World Cup qualifier win over Cook Islands on 9 April 2003,[2] and finished her international career with eight caps to her credit.[1]
Ray was one of the first New Zealand LGBT+ citizens to marry her then partner, Tash Vitali, after the Marriage (Definition of Marriage) Amendment Bill entered into law.[3][4] The wedding made international news,[5] but the marriage ended a year later.[6]
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