Daisy Grace Wilson Cleverley (born 30 April 1997) is a

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who currently plays as a midfielder for

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in the

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and the New Zealand national team.

College

Cleverley enrolled at the

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in spring 2017. She played 14 matches for the Golden Bears in her freshman year, scoring her first collegiate goal on 19 October 2017 in a 1–0 win over Oregon State before suffering a season-ending ACL injury.

International career

Youth

Cleverley was a member of the New Zealand U-17 side at the

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in Azerbaijan and again at the

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in Costa Rica, playing all of New Zealand's group games at both tournaments. At the

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in Canada, Cleverley played in all three of New Zealand's group games and the quarter final match which they lost to

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Senior

On 25 October 2014, Cleverley made her senior international debut, starting in a 16–0 win over

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and scoring two goals. She was part of New Zealand's squad at the

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in Canada. In 2019, Cleverley was included in her second

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squad.

International goals

References

External links

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1997 births Living people New Zealand women's association footballers 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup players Association footballers from Auckland New Zealand women's international footballers California Golden Bears women's soccer players Women's association football midfielders 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup players Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic association footballers of New Zealand Georgetown Hoyas women's soccer players Expatriate women's footballers in Denmark Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in Denmark New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in the United States New Zealand expatriate women's association footballers HB Køge (women) players {{NewZealand-women-footy-bio-stub