Victoria Esson
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Victoria Lucy Esson[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 6 March 1991||
Place of birth | Christchurch, New Zealand[3] | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Avaldsnes | ||
Number | 12 | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2013 | Texas Tech | 40 | (0) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Coastal Spirit FC | |||
North Shore United | |||
2019– | Avaldsnes | 21 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2008 | New Zealand U-17 | 3 | (0) |
2017– | New Zealand | 3 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 April 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 April 2019 |
Victoria Lucy Esson (born 6 March 1991) is a New Zealand association football goalkeeper, currently playing for Avaldsnes and represents New Zealand at international level.[4]
Early life[]
Esson started playing football at the age of 10 for Halswell United.[5] Playing for Burnside High School, Esson became the team captain and played at Secondary School tournaments, getting selected to be part of South Island Secondary Schoolgirls squad and the Mainland's U-14 and U-16 squads.[5]
Club career[]
Esson went to Texas Tech in 2011, becoming Tech's first-ever international football play in the schools history.[6] Esson became Tech's all-time leader in career shut-outs, career goals against and set school records for single season and consecutive shut-outs. Esson also broke the Big 12 Conference record for single season shut-outs with 15 in 2013.[7] Esson ended her time in goal at Tech, winning 41 of their 62 games, including six draws.[7]
In 2014, Esson was captain of Mainland Pride[7] as they won the National Women's League, the top-flight women's football tournament of New Zealand.[8]
International career[]
Esson was a member of the New Zealand U-17 side at the 2008 held in New Zealand, playing all three of three of New Zealand's group games.[2] She was also part of the New Zealand U-20 teams for the 2008 and 2010 Women's World Cups but didn't make an appearance on the field.[2]
Esson made her senior debut for the senior New Zealand team, the Football Ferns, against Thailand. Coming on as a sub in the 80th minute in their 5–0 win.[9][10]
In April 2019, Esson was named to the final 23-player squad for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[11]
Personal life[]
Esson completed her degree in wind, energy and industrial engineering while she was playing football at Texas Tech.[7]
References[]
- ^ "Women's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020: Squad list, New Zealand" (PDF). FIFA. 7 July 2021. p. 9. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ a b c "Victoria Esson FIFA profile". Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- ^ "Victoria Esson Texas Tech Profile". Texas Tech. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- ^ "Caps 'n' Goals, New Zealand Women's national representatives". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Victoria Esson UltimateNZ Soccer profile". UltimateNZSoccer. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- ^ "Victoria Esson: From New Zealand to Texas Tech". Texas Tech. 4 August 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- ^ a b c d Egan, Brendon (11 October 2014). "New Pride captain a real keeper". The Press. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- ^ "Mainland Pride retain ASB Women's League title". Stuff. 7 December 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- ^ "Football Ferns too good for Thailand". Northern Football Ferderation. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- ^ "Football Ferns duo Abby Erceg, Sarah Gregorius out of retirement to face Scotland". Stuff. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- ^ "Football Ferns squad revealed for World Cup". New Zealand Herald.
External links[]
- Victoria Esson – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Profile at NZF
- Victoria Esson at Soccerway
- Victoria Esson at FIFA
- Victoria Esson at Norway Football Association (in Norwegian)
- Victoria Esson at Soccerway.com
- Victoria Esson at WorldFootball.net
- Victoria Esson at Olympedia
- 1991 births
- Living people
- Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic association footballers of New Zealand
- New Zealand expatriate association footballers
- New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- New Zealand women's association footballers
- New Zealand women's international footballers
- Women's association football goalkeepers
- 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- Texas Tech Red Raiders women's soccer players
- New Zealand women's association football biography stubs