Aaron Scott (soccer player)
| Aaron Scott | ||
| Personnel | ||
|---|---|---|
| Surname | Aaron James Scott | |
| birthday | July 18, 1986 | |
| place of birth | Hamilton , New Zealand | |
| position | Defense, midfield | |
| Men's | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| until 2008 | Waikato FC | |
| 2008– | Waitakere United | 50 (1) |
| National team | ||
| Years | selection | Games (goals) |
| New Zealand U-23 | ||
| 2009 | New Zealand | 4 (0) |
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1 Only league games are given. As of June 30, 2012 |
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Aaron Scott (born July 18, 1986 in Hamilton ) is a New Zealand football player . The defensive player took part in the New Zealand Olympic selection in the 2008 Olympic Games in China and was on the squad for the 2009 Confederations Cup .
Career
Scott was the captain of Waikato FC in the New Zealand Football Championship . In 2008 he moved to the reigning champions Waitakere United , with whom he reached the championship final in his first season, but lost there to Auckland City 2-1. In 2010, 2011 and 2012, three New Zealand championship titles followed. In 2010 Scott was in the final of the OFC Champions League with Waitakere , but lost to Hekari United from Papua New Guinea. Scott works as a teacher .
National team
Scott led the New Zealand Olympic selection as captain to participate in the 2008 Olympic Games. During the tournament he was used in all three games as a right full-back (in the last as captain), but could not prevent the preliminary rounds. At the end of March 2009 he was appointed to the New Zealand senior team for an international trip to Thailand and made his international debut . In May, national coach Ricki Herbert nominated him as one of three amateurs in the 23-man squad for the Confederations Cup 2009 in South Africa. There he was in the starting line-up in the last group game against Iraq when the New Zealand national team scored a point in the finals of a FIFA tournament for the first time with a 0-0 draw.
Web links
- Profile at the New Zealand Association ( Memento from January 16, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
- Aaron Scott in the database of weltfussball.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ waikato.ac.nz: Aaron Scott: Graduate Diploma of Teaching (Secondary)
- ↑ stuff.co.nz: Mind-boggling scenario for NZ footballers (May 30, 2009)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Scott, Aaron |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Scott, Aaron James (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | New Zealand soccer player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 18, 1986 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hamilton |