Betsy Doon Hassett (born 4 August 1990) is a New Zealand

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who plays as an

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or a

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for the New Zealand women's national football team and New Zealand club

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. She has previously played for German side

SC Sand SC Sand is a German sport club from Willstätt, Baden-Württemberg. The club was founded on 11 August 1946 and competes in football, aerobics, judo and qigong. The club is most known for its women's football section which plays in the Bundesliga ...

, English club

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in Norway,

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in Germany's Frauen-Bundesliga, Dutch club

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and Icelandic clubs KR and

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. Hassett represented New Zealand at the

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and

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as well as the

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and

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. At youth level, she played at the

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and 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup tournaments.

Early life

Born in the

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suburb of

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, Hassett began playing football at the age of four with her brothers. She was captain of Avondale College First XI Girls Football team in 2008 and led them to third place at the National Schools Tournament.

University of California, Berkeley Golden Bears, 2009–2012

Hassett attended the

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where she played for the

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from 2009 to 2012. Due to injuries, Hassett had limited playing time in her first year but in her second year she played in 15 games, starting 11 and was the sole Bear on the Pac-10 all-academic second team. During her junior year, she played in all 22 matches with 18 starts in the midfield. She was a Second-Team All-Pac-12 selection and Third Team NSCAA Scholar All-American. She was also named to the 2011 Pac-12 All-Academic team. As a senior, Hassett started in nineteen of the twenty regular season games. From her central mid-field position she scored 6 goals and assisted on 5 goals. She was one of only two California players earning highest All

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honours by being named to the All-Pac-12 First Team.

Club career

Hassett signed for German second tier side

in 2013. She scored 11 goals in her ten appearances for the club during the 2012–13 season. SC Sand finished in third place during the regular season with a record. In 2014, Hassett signed for

in England. Of her signing, she said, "I like the idea of being part of a side that's entering the FA WSL for the first time. This way we can start from scratch with a new style and I can play to my strengths rather than trying to adapt to an already existing and established environment." Hassett started in 11 of the 13 matches in which she played. Manchester finished its inaugural season in the

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(FA WSL) in fifth place with a record. Hassett played for Norwegian

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club

during the 2015 season. The club was facing the threat of relegation as the last place team in the league. Hassett made 11 appearances for the club and scored a goal in the team's 2–0 win over

Medkila Medkila is part of the town of Harstad within Harstad Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It's located south of the neighborhood of Kanebogen and north of the neighborhood of Holtet, about south of the city center. The team finished in last place with a record. After signing with

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in the German Frauen-Bundesliga for the 2015–16 season, Hassett made eight starts in her ten appearances for the club. During a match against

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on 20 March 2016, she scored the game-winning goal. The club finished in 11th place with a record. In July 2016, Hassett transferred to

in the Netherlands'

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for the 2016–17 season. Ajax finished in first place during the regular season with a record 15 points ahead of the second place team. After winning the championship, Ajax secured a spot in the 2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League, a first for the club. In July 2017, Hassett signed with Úrvalsdeild kvenna club KR. After three seasons with KR, she signed with

in March 2020. In July 2022, after 14 years playing abroad, Hassett returned to her homeland, signing with New Zealand's only professional women's club

International career

Youth

Hassett was a member of the New Zealand squad in the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup playing all three group games; a 3–2 loss to

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, a 4–3 win over hosts

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and a 1–1 draw with

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. In 2010, she played all three group games in the 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

Senior

Hassett made her senior

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debut in a 1–0 win over

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on 16 June 2008. She played in Germany at the

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with New Zealand, seeing time in all three games. In 2012, she represented her country at the London Olympics, helping the

become the first New Zealand team to advance to the second round in a major

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tournament. She played in all four games with three starts. Hassett featured in all three of New Zealand's matches at the

in Canada. She also featured in all three of New Zealand's matches at the

2016 Olympics ) , nations = 207 (including IOA and EOR teams) , athletes = 11,238 , events = 306 in 28 sports (41 disciplines) , opening = 5 August 2016 , closing = 21 August 2016 , opened_by = Vice President Michel Temer , cauldron = Vanderlei Cordeiro ...

. On 24 July 2021, Hassett scored one goal in New Zealand's 6–1 loss against the

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in 2020 Olympics.

International goals

Honours

Manchester City * Women's Super League Cup:

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Ajax *

: 2016–17 *

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: 2016–17 *

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Individual * IFFHS OFC Woman Team of the Decade 2011–2020

References

External links

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Cal Berkeley Golden Bears player profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hassett, Betsy 1990 births Living people 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup players 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup players 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup players AFC Ajax (women) players Amazon Grimstad players Association footballers from Auckland California Golden Bears women's soccer players Eredivisie (women) players Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Women's Super League players FIFA Century Club Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Frauen-Bundesliga players Expatriate women's footballers in England Expatriate women's footballers in Germany Expatriate women's footballers in Iceland Expatriate women's footballers in the Netherlands

Betsy Hassett Betsy Doon Hassett (born 4 August 1990) is a New Zealand footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a right winger for the New Zealand women's national football team and New Zealand club Wellington Phoenix. She has previously played for ...

Manchester City W.F.C. players New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in England New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in Germany New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands New Zealand women's association footballers New Zealand women's international footballers Olympic association footballers of New Zealand SV Werder Bremen (women) players

Toppserien players

SC Sand players Women's association football midfielders Wellington Phoenix FC (A-League Women) players New Zealand expatriate women's association footballers Expatriate women's footballers in Norway New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in Norway Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in the United States New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in Iceland