Te Atawhai Hudson-Wihongi

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Te Atawhai Hudson-Wihongi
Personal information
Full name Te Atawhai Hudson-Wihongi
Date of birth (1995-03-27) 27 March 1995 (age 26)
Place of birth Auckland, New Zealand
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
–2010 Waitakere City
2010–2012 Asia–Pacific Football Academy
2011–2012 Canterbury United
2012–2014 Real Salt Lake
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Canterbury United 1 (0)
2014–2015 Wanderers SC 16 (2)
2015–2019 Auckland City 47 (0)
2019–2021 Wellington Phoenix 15 (0)
2019–2021 → Wellington Phoenix Reserves 3 (0)
National team‡
2015 New Zealand U-20 5 (0)
2015– New Zealand U-23 3 (1)
2015– New Zealand 8 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 June 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 January 2019

Te Atawhai Hudson-Wihongi (born 27 March 1995) is a New Zealand footballer who currently plays for A-League club Wellington Phoenix and the New Zealand national football team.

Career[]

Following a short stint at Canterbury United, in which he featured in just one game as a substitute against Waikato FC on 29 January 2012, Hudson-Wihongi signed for United States side Real Salt Lake on a youth contract, appearing for the club's under-18s.[1] Following his departure, Hudson-Wihongi trialed at Scottish club Aberdeen and Italian Serie D club Padova.[2]

After signing for Auckland City FC from the now-defunct Wanderers SC, Hudson-Wihongi scored his first goal in the Charity Cup against Team Wellington.[3] He also represented Auckland City at the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup,[4] and played in their 0–1 loss against 2015 J1 League hosts Sanfrecce Hiroshima.[5]

In July 2019, Hudson-Wihongi signed a one-year professional contract with Wellington Phoenix.[6]

International career[]

Hudson-Wihongi has represented New Zealand at three different levels of international football. He represented New Zealand at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup,[4] and for the New Zealand national under-23 football team at the 2015 Pacific Games[7] in which he scored in New Zealand's 5–0 win over New Caledonia in the group stage.[8]

Hudson-Wihongi made his full New Zealand debut in a friendly against Oman, coming on as an 80th-minute substitute in the 1–0 win for New Zealand.[9]

Honors[]

National[]

New Zealand

References[]

  1. ^ https://www.sporty.co.nz/minifootball/newsarticle/71208?newsfeedId=547219
  2. ^ https://www.padovagoal.it/2015/12/10/padova-la-favola-del-neozelandese-hudson-wihongi-da-asiago-al-mondiale-per-club/40395/
  3. ^ "Charity Cup win for Auckland City". Football NZ. 1 November 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Hudson-Wihongi: I've dreamed of playing at the Club World Cup". FIFA1: FIFA. 6 December 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.CS1 maint: location (link)
  5. ^ "Sanfrecce's style too much for Auckland". FIFA. 11 December 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  6. ^ Rollo, Phillip (18 July 2019). "Third time lucky for Wellington Phoenix recruit Te Atawhai Hudson-Wihongi". Stuff.co.nz.
  7. ^ Holloway, Steven (27 June 2015). "Football: Heat on Oly-Whites as they navigate packed PNG schedule". NZ Herald. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  8. ^ "Match Report". Oceania Football Confederation. 7 July 2015. Archived from the original on 21 January 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  9. ^ "All Whites secure first victory under coach Anthony Hudson in Oman". Stuff.co.nz. 13 November 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  10. ^ https://www.oceaniafootball.com/competition-list/2016-ofc-nations-cup-final-400415/new-zealand-papua-new-guinea-4-2-331463/

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