.jpg) Olivia Chance playing for the New Zealand women's national football team in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Olivia Juliet Bridget Chance[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1993-10-05)5 October 1993 (age 32) | ||
| Place of birth | Tauranga,New Zealand | ||
| Height | 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kolbotn IL | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2015 | South Florida Bulls | 79 | (31) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2016 | Claudelands Rovers | ||
| 2016 | Breiðablik | 10 | (1) |
| 2017–2019 | Everton | 17 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Bristol City | 14 | (0) |
| 2020 | Sheffield United | 2 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Brisbane Roar | 11 | (2) |
| 2021–2023 | Celtic | 55 | (10) |
| 2025– | Kolbotn IL | 26 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010 | New Zealand U-17 | 9 | (3) |
| 2011– | New Zealand | 43 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 February 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 July 2023 | |||
Olivia Juliet Bridget Chance (born 5 October 1993) is a New Zealandfootballer who plays as anattacking midfielder or aleft winger forKolbotn IL theNew Zealand at international level.[2] She formerly played forBreiðablik of the IcelandicÚrvalsdeild,Everton andBristol City of the EnglishFA WSL,Sheffield United of the EnglishFA Women's Championship, andBrisbane Roar of the AustralianW-League.
Chance joined theSouth Florida Bulls in 2012. In her freshman year she was named to the All-Big East Rookie Team. She played four seasons for the Bulls leading the team in goals during the 2013, 2014 and 2015 season. Chance finished her college career with 31 goals from 79 appearances.[3]
Chance played club football withClaudelands Rovers, helping them to become the first non-Auckland side in 15 years to win the national women's cup.[4]
In July 2016, Chance signed withIcelandic clubBreiðablik UBK of theÚrvalsdeild.[5]
Chance moved to English clubEverton in February 2017.[6] She made nine appearances for the Blues during the2017 Spring Series scoring twice.[7]
In November 2020, Chance left England and joined Australian clubBrisbane Roar.[8]
In August 2021, following the2020 Summer Olympics, Chance joinedScottish Women's Premier League clubCeltic.[9][10]
Chance took a break from football after giving birth to her son in 2023, returning to football after joining Kolbotn IL on 14 March 2025.[11]
Chance was a member of theNew Zealand U-17 side at the2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup playing in all three games at the finals in Trinidad and Tobago.[12]
Chance andTerri-Amber Carlson were the only two new caps included in thewomen's national team to contest the2011 Cyprus Cup[13] where she made her début in a 4–1 loss tothe Netherlands in their opening game on 2 March 2011.[14][15]
Chance was named to the national team's roster for the2020 Summer Olympics.[16]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 4 March 2020 | Vista Municipal Stadium,Parchal,Portugal |  Belgium | 1–0 | 1–1(7–6p) | 2020 Algarve Cup |
| 2. | 15 November 2022 | Orangetheory Stadium,Christchurch,New Zealand |  South Korea | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
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