Maureen Jacobson Explained

Maureen Jacobson
Fullname:Maureen Dale Jacobson
Position:Midfielder
Birth Date:7 December 1961
Birth Place:New Zealand
Years1:1987–1993
Clubs1:Millwall Lionesses
Years2:1988
Nationalyears1:1979–1996
Nationalcaps1:60
Nationalgoals1:20

Maureen Dale Jacobson (born 7 December 1961) is a former association football player who represented New Zealand.

Club career

Jacobsen played in England with Millwall Lionesses and was part of their FA Women's Cup winning team in 1991.[1] She also won the Finnish Naisten SM-sarja championship with HJK Helsinki in 1988.[2]

International career

Jacobson made her full Football Ferns debut in a 2–2 draw with Australia 6 October 1979.[3] She went on to become New Zealand's second most capped female player with 60 caps and 20 goals to her credit.[4]

Jacobson represented New Zealand at the Women's World Cup finals in China in 1991[5] [6] playing all 3 group games; a 0–3 loss to Denmark,[7] a 0–4 loss to Norway[8] and a 1–4 loss to China.[9]

Personal life

Jacobson is the aunt of American football wide receiver Michael Wilson.[10]

Honours

Millwall

HJK

Notes and References

  1. News: Women's World Cup: Maureen Jacobson & Kim Nye - Millwall Lionesses to New Zealand trailblazers . BBC Sport . 6 July 2023 .
  2. Web site: Maureen Jacobson. The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. 2012-05-12.
  3. Web site: Football Ferns – Line-ups. The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. 20 February 2009.
  4. Web site: Caps 'n' Goals, New Zealand Women's national representatives. The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. 2008-09-22.
  5. http://www.nzsoccer.com/page/1991_fifa_womens_world_cup.html 1991 FIFA World Cup
  6. Web site: FIFA Women's World Cup China PR 1991 – Team New Zealand . FIFA . 30 January 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090812151420/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament%3D103/edition%3D3373/teams/team%3D1883725.html . 12 August 2009 .
  7. https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=103/edition=3373/matches/match=21930/report.html Match Report – Denmark v New Zealand
  8. https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=103/edition=3373/matches/match=21984/report.html Match Report – Norway v New Zealand
  9. https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=103/edition=3373/matches/match=21953/report.html Match Report – China PR v New Zealand
  10. News: Lifelong NFL dream comes true for college standout with Kiwi roots . Zion . Dayal . 1 May 2023 . . 1 May 2023.

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