Jacob Spoonley (born 3 March 1987) is a New Zealand

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currently playing for Forrest Hill Milford.

Football career

In 2005, Spoonley played for Auckland City for two seasons. He left to the

Wellington Phoenix Wellington Phoenix Football Club is a professional football club based in Wellington, New Zealand. It competes in the Australian A-League Men, under licence from Football Federation Australia. Phoenix entered the competition in the 2007–08 ...

in 2007 after a successful Under 20 World Cup in Canada. He returned to

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in late 2008 as the no. 1 choice for goalkeeper. Since returning to City he has helped them win three O-League titles in four seasons and has made two appearances at the FIFA Club World Cup, including in the 2014 edition where he stepped in for regular goalkeeper Tamati Williams to play in the third-place playoff against

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, starring in a 4–2 shootout win after an initial 1–1 draw. In October 2012, Spoonley was loaned to Wellington Phoenix for one week due to both regular keepers (

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and

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) being out on international duty. He played one game against

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, which was drawn 1–1. As a result of his performance he was voted as the goalkeeper in Fox Sports' team of the round.

International career

He was the 1st choice keeper for

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's matches at the

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. Spoonley was included in the New Zealand squad for the football tournament at the

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. He played in New Zealands 3 group matches against China (1–1), Brazil (0–5) and Belgium (0–1). He made his

senior debut on 19 November 2008 in a 2–0 loss to Fiji after coming on as a substitute following the sending off of

Broadcasting career

From 2021, he became the analyst with fellow former New Zealand defender, Ivan Vicelich. for Sky Sports as New Zealand build up to 2022 World Cup Qualification.

International goals and caps

New Zealand's goal tally first.

International career statistics

References

External links

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Profile on the official Wellington Phoenix website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Spoonley, Jacob 1987 births Living people New Zealand men's association footballers New Zealand men's international footballers Olympic association footballers for New Zealand Men's association football goalkeepers Wellington Phoenix FC players Auckland City FC players A-League Men players New Zealand Football Championship players Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics 2008 OFC Nations Cup players OFC Nations Cup–winning players Sportspeople from Palmerston North 21st-century New Zealand sportsmen