Emma Caitlin Rolston (born 10 November 1996) is a New Zealand professional

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player. She last played for

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in the

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Club career

Forrest Hill Milford

In 2016 Rolston was part of the winning team at Forrest Hill Milford in the Women's Knockout Cup, scoring in the final and beating Glenfield Rovers 4–3 on penalties (2–2 at full-time).

Illawarra Stingrays

In April 2017, Rolston moved from New Zealand to Australia to play for the Illawarra Stingrays in the NSW NPL.

Sydney FC

On 15 October 2017, Emma Rolston joined

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MSV Duisburg

On 25 May 2018, Rolston signed a 1-year contract with

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in the German Frauen-Bundesliga. After six appearances, she left the club following trouble with injuries.

Wellington Phoenix

On 1 November 2022, Emma Rolston Joined

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. In August 2023, new coach Temple announced that Rolston and her team-mate

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decided not to extend their time at the club.

International career

Rolston has represented New Zealand at U-17 in

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and U-20 in

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and

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at the Women's World Cup. Rolston scored twice at the U-20 World Cup in 2014, once in the 2–0 win over

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in group play and once in the 1–4 loss to

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in the quarter-finals.

International goals

Honours

Club

Forrest Hill Milford: * Women's Knockout Cup: 2016

International

New Zealand U17 * OFC U-17s winners: 2012 New Zealand U20 * OFC U-20s winners: 2014, 2015 * FIFA U-20 quarter-finals: 2014

References

External links

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Emma Rolston Profile
on Ultimatenzsoccer.com 1996 births A-League Women players Living people MSV Duisburg (women) players Sydney FC (A-League Women) players Wellington Phoenix FC (A-League Women) players New Zealand women's association footballers Association footballers from Auckland New Zealand women's international footballers Waterside Karori players Women's association football midfielders Frauen-Bundesliga players Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic association footballers for New Zealand Expatriate women's footballers in Germany New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in Germany New Zealand expatriate women's association footballers Expatriate women's soccer players in Australia New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in Australia New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in Norway Expatriate women's footballers in Norway Avaldsnes IL players Arna-Bjørnar players {{NewZealand-women-footy-bio-stub