Deven Rose Jackson (born 22 April 1998) is a New Zealand

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who plays for

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side

Canberra United Canberra United Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in the southern Canberra suburb of Wanniassa, Australian Capital Territory. Founded in 2008 by Capital Football, the club was an inaugural member of the W-League and t ...

. She has represented

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at senior and age group level.

College career

Western Kentucky University

Jackson studied a degree in Sport & Recreation, majoring in Sport & Exercise Science. In 2017 and 2019 she made a total of 33 appearances, scoring 4 goals. In 2018 she was ruled out due to an injury.

Club career

Early career

Jackson started her youth football at

Bay Olympic Bay Olympic is an association football club based in New Lynn, Auckland, New Zealand. They currently compete in the Northern League. They have won the NRFL Premier League three times. History The club was formed from the merger of Blockhouse ...

. Jackson started her senior career for

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. In 2023, Jackson was appointed as a strength and conditioning coach for youth teams at Bay Olympic.

Eastern Suburbs

AJackson took a three-year break from football undertaking three hip surgeries during this time, before returning to play for

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Jackson is Eastern Suburbs fifth all-time top goal scorer with 50 goals. In 2022 she finished as the second top scorer of the

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, behind teammate

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. Eastern Suburbs won the final 4–0, with Jackson scoring a brace and having a third ruled out as an own goal.

Canberra United

On 15 September 2023, Jackson signed for her first professional contract for

. She made her debut on 15 October 2023 in the season opener against

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. Jackson scored her first goal 6 January 2024 in a 3–3 draw with

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International career

Jackson was called up to the

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for the first time in January 2023. Jackson was one of three domestic players picked for the two-game series against the

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along with

and Rebecca Lake. She made her debut as a half time substitute against the United States on 21 January 2023.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Eastern Suburbs *

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New Zealand U17 *

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Individual *New Zealand Women's Domestic Player of the Year: 2023

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jackson, Deven 1998 births Living people New Zealand women's association footballers New Zealand women's international footballers Western Kentucky Lady Toppers soccer players