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Hayley Bowden

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Hayley Bowden
Bowden in 2017
Personal information
Birth name Hayley Rose Moorwood[1]
Date of birth (1984-02-13) 13 February 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Auckland, New Zealand[2]
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2004 Southwest Baptist Bearcats
2005 VCU Rams 23 (3)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–2009 Lynn-Avon United Women
2009 Ottawa Fury 9 (0)
2010 Fencibles United Women
2011 Chelsea Ladies 13 (1)
2013–2014 Lincoln Ladies 0 (0)
International career‡
2003–2015 New Zealand 92 (10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 May 2015

Hayley Rose Bowden MNZM (née Moorwood; born 13 February 1984) is a women's association footballer who has represented New Zealand at international level.

Club career

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In 2003 and 2004, Bowden played varsity soccer for Southwest Baptist University in Missouri.[3] She represented Virginia Commonwealth University in 2005, scoring three goals in 23 appearances.[4] In 2009, she made nine appearances for Ottawa Fury.[5]

Bowden played most of her club football in New Zealand before signing a one-year deal with Chelsea for the 2011 FA WSL season.[6][7] In 2013, she joined Lincoln Ladies.[8]

International career

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Bowden scored on her Football Ferns debut, a 15–0 victory over Samoa on 7 April 2003, and represented New Zealand at the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup finals in China,[9] where they lost to Brazil 0–5, Denmark (0–2) and China (0–2).

Bowden was also included in the New Zealand squad for the 2008 Summer Olympics where they drew with Japan (2–2) before losing to Norway (0–1) and Brazil (0–4).[10]

Bowden earned her 50th cap for New Zealand in a 3–0 win over Scotland as they progressed to the Cyprus Cup final on 1 March 2010, becoming only the fourth New Zealand woman to reach the milestone.[11] She went on to surpass Wendi Henderson's record for New Zealand women's international appearances when she earned her 65th cap against Colombia on 19 June 2011.[12] She returned to the national team after giving birth to a son, only to announce her retirement from international football on 11 May 2015. She finished her career with 92 caps and 10 goals for New Zealand.[13]

In the 2016 New Year Honours, Bowden was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to football.[14]

International goals

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No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 7 April 2003 Canberra, Australia  Samoa 9–0 15–0 2003 OFC Women's Championship
2. 13 April 2007 Lae, Papua New Guinea  Papua New Guinea 7–0 7–0 2007 OFC Women's Championship
3. 5 March 2008 Sunshine Coast, Australia  Australia 2–1 2–4 Friendly
4. 29 September 2010 Auckland, New Zealand  Vanuatu 4–0 14–0 2010 OFC Women's Championship
5. 12–0
6. 6 October 2010  Solomon Islands 3–0 8–0
10. 4 April 2012 Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea  Papua New Guinea 1–0 7–0 2012 OFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament

Personal life

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Bowden's partner is New Zealand rugby union player Daniel Bowden. She accompanied him when he left New Zealand to join London Irish.[15]

Honours

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Individual

References

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  1. ^ "List of players, New Zealand" (PDF). FIFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 October 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
  2. ^ "Hayley Moorwood". SR/Olympic Sports. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
  3. ^ "#8 – Hayley Moorwood". Southwest Baptist University. Archived from the original on 27 December 2004. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
  4. ^ "#20 HAYLEY MOORWOOD". Virginia Commonwealth University. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
  5. ^ "Ottawa Fury". USLsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 10 June 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2010.
  6. ^ "Soccer: Football Ferns skipper joins Chelsea". The New Zealand Herald. 26 August 2010.
  7. ^ "Caps 'n' Goals, New Zealand Women's national representatives". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
  8. ^ "Lincoln Ladies sign Kiwi midfielder Hayley Bowden". BBC Sport. 11 April 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
  9. ^ "New Zealand Squad List, 2007 Women's World Cup". FIFA. Archived from the original on 13 July 2008. Retrieved 22 September 2008.
  10. ^ "Olympic Football Squads Named". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 4 July 2008. Archived from the original on 5 July 2008. Retrieved 4 July 2008.
  11. ^ "A Milestone Day For New Zealand Women's Football". Sportsweb Soccer.
  12. ^ "Momentum builds as Football Ferns down Colombia". NZFootball. 19 June 2011.
  13. ^ "Bowden Calls Time on Ferns Career". New Zealand Football. 11 May 2015. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  14. ^ "New Year honours list 2016". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  15. ^ "Dan Bowden to take charge of London Irish on the field". BBC Sport. 14 July 2010. Retrieved 31 August 2010.
  16. ^ "IFFHS WOMAN TEAM - OFC - OF THE DECADE 2011-2020". IFFHS. 31 January 2021.
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