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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Betsy Doon Hassett[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1990-08-04)4 August 1990 (age 35)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand[2] | ||
| Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder,right winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Stjarnan | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2012 | California Golden Bears | 64 | (7) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013 | SC Sand | 10 | (11) |
| 2014 | Manchester City | 13 | (0) |
| 2015 | Amazon Grimstad | 11 | (1) |
| 2016 | Werder Bremen | 10 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Ajax | 20 | (2) |
| 2017–2019 | KR | 38 | (3) |
| 2020–2022 | Stjarnan | 54 | (9) |
| 2022–2023 | Wellington Phoenix | 15 | (2) |
| 2023– | Stjarnan | 21 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008–2010 | New Zealand U-20 | 10 | (1) |
| 2008– | New Zealand | 159[3] | (16) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 June 2025 | |||
Betsy Doon Hassett (born 4 August 1990) is a New Zealand professionalfootballer who plays as anattacking midfielder or aright winger forStjarnan and theNew Zealand national team. She has previously played for German sideSC Sand, English clubManchester City,Amazon Grimstad in Norway,Werder Bremen in Germany'sFrauen-Bundesliga, Dutch clubAjax and Icelandic clubsKR and Stjarnan. She represented New Zealand at the2011 and2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, as well as the2012,2016 and2020 Summer Olympics.
Born in theAuckland suburb ofTitirangi, Hassett began playing football at the age of four with her brothers.[4] She was captain ofAvondale College First XI Girls Football team in 2008 and led them to third place at the National Schools Tournament.[5][4]
Hassett attended theUniversity of California, Berkeley where she played for theCalifornia Golden Bears from 2009 to 2012.[6] Due to injuries, Hassett had limited playing time in her first year but in her second year she played in 15 games, starting 11 and was the sole Bear on the Pac-10 all-academic second team.[6] During her junior year, she played in all 22 matches with 18 starts in the midfield. She was a Second-Team All-Pac-12 selection and Third Team NSCAA Scholar All-American. She was also named to the 2011 Pac-12 All-Academic team.[6] As a senior, Hassett started in nineteen of the twenty regular season games. From her central mid-field position she scored 6 goals and assisted on 5 goals.[6] She was one of only two California players earning highest AllPac-12 honours by being named to the All-Pac-12 First Team.[6]
Hassett signed for German second tier sideSC Sand in 2013.[7] She scored 11 goals in her ten appearances for the club during the 2012–13 season.[8] SC Sand finished in third place during the regular season with a17–2–3 record.[8]
In 2014, Hassett signed forManchester City in England.[9] Of her signing, she said, "I like the idea of being part of a side that's entering the FA WSL for the first time. This way we can start from scratch with a new style and I can play to my strengths rather than trying to adapt to an already existing and established environment." Hassett started in 11 of the 13 matches in which she played.[8] Manchester finished itsinaugural season in theFA Women's Super League (FA WSL) in fifth place with a6–7–1 record.[8]
Hassett played for NorwegianToppserien clubAmazon Grimstad during the 2015 season. The club was facing the threat of relegation as the last place team in the league.[10] Hassett made 11 appearances for the club and scored a goal in the team's 2–0 win overMedkila.[8] The team finished in last place with a4–14–4 record.[8]
After signing withSV Werder Bremen in the GermanFrauen-Bundesliga for the 2015–16 season,[11] Hassett made eight starts in her ten appearances for the club.[8] During a match againstSC Freiburg on 20 March 2016, she scored the game-winning goal.[8] The club finished in 11th place with a3–15–4 record.[8]
In July 2016, Hassett transferred toAjax in the Netherlands'Eredivisie for the2016–17 season.[12] Ajax finished in first place during the regular season with a17–1–3 record 15 points ahead of the second place team.[8] After winning the championship, Ajax secured a spot in the2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League, a first for the club.[13]
In July 2017, Hassett signed withÚrvalsdeild kvenna clubKR.[14] After three seasons with KR, she signed withStjarnan in March 2020.[15]
In July 2022, after 14 years playing abroad, Hassett returned to her homeland, signing with New Zealand's only professional women's clubWellington Phoenix.[16]
In May 2023, Hassett returned to Iceland and play forStjarnan.[citation needed]
Hassett was a member of the New Zealand squad in the2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup[17] playing all three group games; a 3–2 loss toNigeria,[18] a 4–3 win over hostsChile[19] and a 1–1 draw withEngland.[20] In 2010, she played all three group games in the2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[21]
Hassett made her seniorFootball Ferns debut in a 1–0 win overArgentina on 16 June 2008.[22][23] She played in Germany at the2011 FIFA Women's World Cup with New Zealand, seeing time in all three games.[24] In 2012, she represented her country at theLondon Olympics, helping theFootball Ferns become the first New Zealand team to advance to the second round in a majorFIFA tournament. She played in all four games with three starts. Hassett featured in all three of New Zealand's matches at the2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada.[24] She also featured in all three of New Zealand's matches at the2016 Olympics.[25] On 24 July 2021, Hassett scored New Zealand's lone goal in a 6–1 loss against theUnited States in the2020 Olympics.[26]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 March 2009 | Paralimni Stadium,Paralimni, Cyprus |  Canada | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2009 Cyprus Women's Cup |
| 2 | 4 March 2011 | GSZ Stadium,Larnaca, Cyprus |  Switzerland | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2011 Cyprus Women's Cup |
| 3 | 4 April 2012 | PMRL Stadium,Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea |  Papua New Guinea | 6–0 | 7–0 | 2012 OFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament |
| 4 | 13 March 2013 | GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus | Switzerland | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2013 Cyprus Women's Cup |
| 5 | 25 October 2014 | Kalabond Oval,Kokopo, Papua New Guinea |  Tonga | 3–0 | 16–0 | 2014 OFC Women's Nations Cup |
| 6 | 29 October 2014 |  Cook Islands | 11–0 | 11–0 | 2014 OFC Women's Nations Cup | |
| 7 | 19 November 2018 | Stade Numa-Daly Magenta,Nouméa, New Caledonia | Tonga | 5–0 | 11–0 | 2018 OFC Women's Nations Cup |
| 8 | 6–0 | |||||
| 9 | 28 November 2018 | Stade de Hnassé,Lifou, New Caledonia |  New Caledonia | 1–0 | 8–0 | 2018 OFC Women's Nations Cup |
| 10 | 1 December 2021 | Stade Numa-Daly Magenta, Nouméa, New Caledonia |  Fiji | 3–0 | 8–0 | 2018 OFC Women's Nations Cup |
| 11 | 6–0 | |||||
| 12 | 24 July 2021 | Saitama Stadium,Saitama, Japan |  United States | 1–3 | 1–6 | 2020 Summer Olympics |
| 13 | 26 September 2023 | Quilín Complex,Santiago, Chile |  Chile | 1–1 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 14 | 13 February 2024 | FFS Football Stadium,Apia, Samoa |  Vanuatu | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2024 OFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament |
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