Stephanie Skilton (born 27 October 1994 in

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) is an

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er who has represented

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at international level by being capped in the New Zealand women's national football team. Skilton was a member of the New Zealand U-17 side at the 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Trinidad and Tobago, making two appearances. She played in all three of New Zealand's games at the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Japan where they were eliminated at the group stages. At the

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in Canada, Skilton played in all three of New Zealand's group games and the quarter final match which they lost to

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. Skilton made her senior début as a substitute in a 1–2 loss to Switzerland on 7 March 2014.

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* 1994 births Living people New Zealand women's association footballers New Zealand women's international footballers Syracuse Orange women's soccer players Women's association football forwards 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup players {{NewZealand-women-footy-bio-stub