James Keith Pritchett (born 1 July 1982 in

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) is an

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player who represented

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as a defender at both age group and senior international level. He is the son of former New Zealand manager Keith Pritchett. His senior career included one season with the

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, New Zealand's professional franchise in the Australian NSL He represented

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at the

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, where they lost against

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and

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. Pritchett was included in the New Zealand under-17 side for the 1999 FIFA under-17 World Cup hosted by New Zealand, appearing in all three group games. He also represented New Zealand at under-23 level in New Zealand's failed bid to qualify for the

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. Pritchett went on to make his full

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début in a 2–1 win over

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on 23 February 2006 and has six A-international caps to his credit.

References

External links

James Pritchett Interview
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Pritchett, James 1982 births Living people New Zealand men's association footballers New Zealand men's international footballers Auckland City FC players Football Kingz FC players New Zealand Football Championship players Footballers from Watford Men's association football defenders English emigrants to New Zealand New Zealand people of Scottish descent English people of Scottish descent 2008 OFC Nations Cup players