 Amber Hearn in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Amber Liarnie Rose Hearn[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1984-11-28)28 November 1984 (age 40)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Henderson, New Zealand[3] | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2005 | Arsenal | ||
| 2005–2006 | Doncaster Rovers Belles | ||
| 2009–2010 | Ottawa Fury | 12 | (6) |
| 2011 | Lynn-Avon United | ||
| 2011–2017 | FF USV Jena | 109 | (36) |
| 2017–2018 | 1. FC Köln | 22 | (4) |
| 2018–2019 | Dux Logroño | ||
| International career | |||
| 2004–2018 | New Zealand | 125 | (54) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Amber Liarnie Rose Hearn (born 28 November 1984) is a New Zealand former professionalsoccer player who representedNew Zealand between 2004 and 2018.[4] A prolific scorer, she is the country's all-time top scorer and the highest scoring international for theOceania Football Confederation.
Hearn is ofMāori descent, and affiliates to theNgāpuhiiwi.[5]
At club level she has played in England forArsenal andDoncaster Rovers Belles.[6] The 2009/10 season she played for theOttawa Fury Women of theUSL W-League.[7] She then returned one year to New Zealand where she played for Lynn-Avon United. After that year she announced her transfer to GermanBundesliga sideFF USV Jena.[8]
In 2003, she was named New Zealand's football player of the year. At the2010 OFC Women's Championship she won the golden boot with 12 goals.[9]
Hearn was included in the New Zealand squad for the2008 Summer Olympics,[10] starting in each of New Zealand's group games, scoring a penalty as one of New Zealand's goals in the 2–2 draw withJapan.[11]Selected for the2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany,[12] Hearn again scored against Japan, although they ultimately lost the match 2–1.[13] She played the full 90 minutes in each of New Zealand's games, helping secure their first ever point at a Women's world cup in a 2–2 draw withMexico.
Hearn holds the record for goals scored for the New Zealand women's team in internationals, scoring her 30th international goal against China in June 2012.[14]
She featured in all New Zealand's three matches at the2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada.[15]
In February 2020, Hearn retired officially from international football, after playing her last match for the national team in June 2018.[16]
| Team | Year | Competitive | Friendly | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caps | Goals | Caps | Goals | Caps | Goals | ||
| New Zealand | 2004 | — | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2005 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2006 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 3[a] | 1 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 2 | |
| 2009 | — | 8 | 3 | 8 | 3 | ||
| 2010 | 5[b] | 12 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 16 | |
| 2011 | 3[c] | 1 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 5[d] | 2 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 8 | |
| 2013 | — | 11 | 4 | 11 | 4 | ||
| 2014 | 3[b] | 7 | 12 | 2 | 15 | 9 | |
| 2015 | 3[c] | 0 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 4[e] | 3 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 6 | |
| 2017 | — | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 26 | 26 | 99 | 28 | 125 | 54 | |
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