Ameliaranne Ekenasio
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| Full name | Ameliaranne Ekenasio (née Wells) | ||||||||||||
| Born |
11 January 1991 Bundaberg, Queensland | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||
| Spouse | Damien Ekenasio | ||||||||||||
| Married | 12 July 2016 | ||||||||||||
| Children | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Netball career | |||||||||||||
| Playing position(s): GA, GS | |||||||||||||
| Years | Club team(s) | Apps | |||||||||||
| 2011–14 | Queensland Firebirds | ||||||||||||
| 2015–16; 2018-20 | Central Pulse | ||||||||||||
| 2022- | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | ||||||||||||
| Years | National team(s) | Caps | |||||||||||
| 2014-16; 2018-present |
 New Zealand | 47 | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| Last updated: 30 July 2019 | |||||||||||||
Ameliaranne Ekenasio (née Wells; born 11 January 1991)[1] is an Australian-born, New Zealand netball player.
She currently plays for New Zealand's Central Pulse in the New Zealand netball ANZ Premiership. Ekenasio is known for her high work rate and smooth long-range shooting. Ekenasio made her Silver Ferns debut in 2014 in Test 2 of the Constellation Cup against the Australian Diamonds.
She missed the 2017 season due to the birth of her son Ocean, but returned to take a full part in 2018. In a remarkable comeback, she was selected for the New Zealand netball team to compete at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, however the Silver Ferns team failed to medal.[2][3] After finishing runner-up in 2018, Ekenasio's Central Pulse side won the 2019 ANZ Premiership defeating the Northern Stars in the Grand Final. Later in 2019 she was selected in the Silver Ferns Netball World Cup team that completed a stunning 12 month turnaround by claiming the gold medal beating the Australian Diamonds 52–51. Ekenasio played a pivotal role in the Silver Ferns' victory, landing 24 shots from 26 attempts at 92% in the gold medal match.
References[]
- ^ "Ameliaranne Ekenasio profile". silverferns.co.nz. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ "Cute baby of returning Silver Fern steals the show..." tvnz.co.nz. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ "Bundy's Silver Fern is going for gold". news-mail.com.au. 21 February 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
External links[]
- Ameliaranne Ekenasio at anzpremiership.co.nz
- Ameliaranne Ekenasio at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
- [1]
- 1991 births
- Living people
- Central Pulse players
- Queensland Firebirds players
- Australian netball players
- People from Bundaberg
- Netball players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- New Zealand netball players
- New Zealand international netball players
- 2019 Netball World Cup players
- ANZ Premiership players
- ANZ Championship players
- Netball players from Queensland
- Queensland Fusion players
- Australian Netball League players
- Commonwealth Games competitors for New Zealand