Claudia Mary Bunge (born 21 September 1999) is a New Zealand

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who currently plays for

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. She has represented

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at both age group and senior international level.

Club career

Bunge started playing club football for

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, she first played senior women's football at the age of 14 for Glenfield Rovers in the Loto Northern Premier League. She made an appearance as a substitute in the 2014 Kate Sheppard Cup Final (National Knock-Out Competition) as Glenfield Rovers beat Forrest Hill Milford 3-2. Playing for the Rovers, Bunge has been part of the team to finish runner-up in the 2016 Kate Sheppard Cup that was then known as the Women's Knockout Cup. They then won the

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in 2017. Bunge was also part of the team that won the Lotto NRFL Premier Women league in 2018. Bunge also played in the

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run

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where teams are run by the regional federations. Bunge plays for and is also currently captain of the Northern Lights. In November 2020, Bunge joined

Melbourne Victory Melbourne Victory Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Melbourne, Victoria. Competing in the country's premier men's competition, the A-League Men, under licence from Australian Professional Leagues (APL), Victory e ...

in the Australian W-League. On 28 August 2023,

announced she had signed for the club.

International career

Bunge was a member of the New Zealand U-17 who won the 2016 OFC U-17 Women's Championship side at the

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in Jordan, and the New Zealand U-20 side at the

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in France. Bunge was called up for the

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to take part in the

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in China. She made her senior début for the Football Ferns in a 2–0 loss to

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on 8 November 2019. She followed up that game with another start for the Ferns against

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, impressing the coach with her performances. In February 2024, Bunge was announced as captain for the 2024 OFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, with usual co-captains

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and

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not called up for the tournament. However,

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was named captain for the opening match. Bunge first captained the side in the final group game on 13 February 2024 against

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, also winning player of the match.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

: * Lotto NRFL Premier Women: 2018 * Women's Knockout Cup:

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Championship:

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, 2021–22 New Zealand U17 *

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New Zealand U20 *

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New Zealand * OFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament:

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Individual * IFFHS OFC's Best Player: 2022 * IFFHS Women's OFC Team: 2022

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bunge, Claudia 1999 births Living people Melbourne Victory FC (A-League Women) players HB Køge (women) players New Zealand women's association footballers New Zealand women's international footballers Women's association football forwards Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic association footballers for New Zealand Expatriate women's soccer players in Australia New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in Australia New Zealand expatriate women's association footballers Australian people of New Zealand descent 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup players