Sarah Joelle Gregorius (born 6 August 1987), is an

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player who has represented

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at international level. She plays for AFC Amsterdam since august 2021.

International career

Gregorius was a member of the New Zealand side at the 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship playing in all three games at the finals in Russia, where they lost to

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(0–3) and

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(2–3), before holding Brazil to a goalless draw. She made her senior

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debut in a 14–0 win over

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in the Oceania Women's Nations Cup on 29 September 2010. She scored her first senior international goal in her second appearance as she claimed a

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in a 10–0 win over

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on 1 October 2010. She played all New Zealand's matches at both the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany and

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in Canada, 6 matches overall (3 in each tournament). Gregorius scored a goal against

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in a friendly match on June 1st 2019, helping New Zealand win 1–0. She was part of New Zealand's 2012 and 2016 Olympic teams. She also played in the

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in France. On 4 March 2020, Gregorius played her 100th match for New Zealand against

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in the

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, when she also announced her retirement from international football.

International goals

Club career

In July 2013, Gregorius signed for FA WSL league-leaders

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from German

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club

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Honours

Club

; Liverpool *

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Individual

* IFFHS OFC Woman Team of the Decade 2011–2020

References

External links

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at AS Elfen Saitama * 1987 births Living people New Zealand women's association footballers 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup players 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup players Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic association footballers of New Zealand SC 07 Bad Neuenahr players Liverpool F.C. Women players Expatriate women's footballers in Germany Expatriate women's footballers in England Expatriate women's footballers in Japan New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in Germany New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in England New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in Japan Sportspeople from Lower Hutt Women's association football forwards New Zealand women's international footballers Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup players FIFA Century Club New Zealand expatriate women's association footballers {{NewZealand-women-footy-bio-stub