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
Amber Hearn in 2014
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)
International career‡
2004–2018 New Zealand 125[4] (54)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:52, 7 July 2016 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:35, 16 June 2015 (UTC)

Personal life

Hearn is of Māori descent, and affiliates to the Ngāpuhi iwi.[7]

Club career

At club level she has played in England for Arsenal and Doncaster Rovers Belles.[8] The 2009/10 season she played for the Ottawa Fury Women of the USL W-League.[9] She then 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.[10]

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.[11]

International career

Hearn was included in the New Zealand squad for the 2008 Summer Olympics,[12] 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.[13] Selected for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany,[14] Hearn again scored against Japan, although they ultimately lost the match 2–1.[15] 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.[16]

She featured in all New Zealand's three matches at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada.[17]

In February 2020, Hearn retired officially from international football, after playing her last match for the national team in June 2018.[18]

International goals
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.16 June 2008Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon, South Korea Argentina1–01–02008 Peace Queen Cup
2.6 August 2008Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Qinhuangdao, China Japan2–02–22008 Summer Olympics
3.2009 South Korea
4.7 March 2009GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus Russia2–32–42009 Cyprus Women's Cup
5.10 March 2009Paralimni Stadium, Paralimni, Cyprus Netherlands1–02–0
6.24 February 2010GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus Italy1–01–02010 Cyprus Women's Cup
7.26 February 2010Ammochostos Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus Netherlands1–01–1
8.1 March 2010GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus Scotland1–03–0
9.3–0
10.29 September 2010North Harbour Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand Vanuatu1–014–02010 OFC Women's Championship
11.2–0
12.3–0
13.5–0
14.14–0
15.1 October 2010 Cook Islands1–010–0
16.5–0
17.9–0
18.3 October 2010 Tahiti2–07–0
19.3–0
20.6 October 2010 Solomon Islands4–08–0
21.8 October 2010 Papua New Guinea10–011–0
22.15 June 2011St-Germain Stadium, Savièse, Switzerland Wales1–02–02011 Matchworld Women's Cup
23.27 June 2011Ruhrstadion, Bochum, Germany Japan1–11–22011 FIFA Women's World Cup
24.28 February 2012GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus Northern Ireland1–02–02012 Cyprus Women's Cup
25.2–0
26.6 March 2012Dasaki Stadium, Achna, Cyprus Netherlands1–12–2 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)
27.31 March 2012Toll Stadium, Whangarei, New Zealand Papua New Guinea4–08–02012 OFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
28.8–0
29.17 June 2012Centre Park, Māngere, New Zealand China3–13–1Friendly
30.20 June 2012North Harbour Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand China1–01–0
31.2012 Colombia
32.11 March 2013GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus England1–01–32013 Cyprus Women's Cup
33.22 September 2013Stade du Lussy, Châtel-St-Denis, Switzerland Brazil1–01–02013 Valais Women's Cup
34.25 September 2013Stade St-Germain, Savièse, Switzerland China2–04–0
35.4–0
36.2014 MexicoFriendly
37.25 October 2014Kalabond Oval, Kokopo, Papua New Guinea Tonga14–016–02014 OFC Women's Nations Cup
38.16–0
39.27 October 2014 Papua New Guinea2–03–0
40.29 October 2014 Cook Islands3–011–0
41.7–0
42.9–0
43.11–0
44.26 November 2014Randaberg Stadion, Randaberg, Norway Norway1–?1–1Friendly
45.3 March 2015Municipal, La Roda, Spain Spain2–22–2Friendly
46.2015Brazil BrazilFriendly
47.23 January 2016PNGFA Academy, Lae, Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea1–07–12016 OFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
48.7–0
49.7 March 2016Albufeira Municipal Stadium, Albufeira, Portugal Portugal1–01–02016 Algarve Cup
50.9 March 2016VRS António Sports Complex, Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal Iceland1–11–1
51.28 July 2016Estádio Luso Brasileiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil South Africa?–?4–1Friendly
52.6 August 2016Mineirão, Belo Horizonte, Brazil Colombia1–01–02016 Summer Olympics
53.1 March 2017Ammochostos Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus Scotland2–32–32017 Cyprus Women's Cup
54.28 November 2017Thunderdome Stadium, Nonthaburi, Thailand Thailand1–05–0Friendly

Honours
Individual

References
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  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. Archived from the original on 1 July 2011. 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. "43 Māori athletes to head to Rio Olympics". Te Karere. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  8. "Hall of Fame". Doncaster Rovers Belles. Archived from the original on 31 August 2009. Retrieved 31 July 2009.
  9. "2010 Ottawa Fury Stats". uslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 28 June 2010. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
  10. "Jena signs Amber Hearn" (in German). womensoccer.de. 6 July 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
  11. "Jena signs Amber Hearn" (in German). jenapolis.de. 6 July 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
  12. "Olympic Football Squads Named". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 4 July 2008. Archived from the original on 5 July 2008. Retrieved 4 July 2008.
  13. "Match Report - Japan vs New Zealand". FIFA. 6 August 2008. Archived from the original on 27 August 2008.
  14. "FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011 – Team New Zealand". FIFA. Archived from the original on 12 July 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  15. Match Report, Japan - New Zealand
  16. "New Zealand Women's Goalscorers". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  17. "FIFA player's stats". FIFA. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  18. Voerman, Andrew (26 February 2020). "Football Ferns' leading goalscorer Amber Hearn slips quietly into retirement". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  19. "IFFHS WOMAN TEAM - OFC - OF THE DECADE 2011-2020". IFFHS. 31 January 2021.
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