Ava Collins

Ava Collins

Personal information
Full name	Ava Teresa Collins[1]
Date of birth	(2002-04-18) 18 April 2002 (age 22)[2]
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	St. John's Red Storm
Number	8
Youth career
–2020	St Cuthbert's College
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–	St. John's Red Storm	61	(12)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2020	Eastern Suburbs
International career^‡
2019–2022	Wales women national under-18 football team[Wales u-18]New Zealand U-20	8	(6)
2021–	New Zealand	14	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 October 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 February 2024

Ava Teresa Collins (born 18 April 2002) is a New Zealand footballer who plays as a midfielder for the St. John's Red Storm and the New Zealand national team.

International career

Collins played for the New Zealand U-20 team, winning the 2019 OFC U-19 Women's Championship in the Cook Islands which qualified them for the 2021 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup before it was cancelled.^[3][4] She scored six goals across the four games she played in, five coming in one game against American Samoa.^[5]

She made her international debut for New Zealand in their 1–5 loss to Canada in October 2021.^[6][7]

References

1. "Squad List, FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Costa Rica 2022: New Zealand (NZL)" (PDF). FIFA. 3 August 2022. p. 13. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
2. "OFC U-19 Women's Championship 2019. Official Team List" (PDF). OFC. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
3. "New Zealand first to book ticket to France". FIFA.com. 21 July 2017. Archived from the original on 22 August 2017.
4. "Update on FIFA Club World Cup 2020 and women's youth tournaments". fifa.com. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
5. "American Samoa v New Zealand U20". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
6. "Football Ferns fall to Canada: "From these games, we can learn the most."". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
7. Voerman, Andrew (23 October 2021). "Defensive fixes needed as Football Ferns lose to Canada in Jitka Klimková's first match". Stuff. Retrieved 25 October 2021.

External links

• Ava Collins at Soccerway