Sam Jasper (born 6 February 1986) is a New Zealand

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who plays as

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. He has played for New Zealand Knights in the

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. He has played for the New Zealand U16, U17 and U-20's teams. After playing for

Albany United Albany United FC is a semi-professional association football club in Albany, New Zealand. They currently compete in the NRFL Conference, having been relegated from the NRFL Division 1 The Northern Regional Football League Division One, curr ...

in 2022, it was announced Jasper would be the assistant coach for

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in the 2023

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Living people 1986 births New Zealand association footballers Association footballers from Auckland Men's association football central defenders Men's association football midfielders A-League Men players New Zealand Knights FC players Waitakere United players Canterbury United Dragons players {{NewZealand-footy-bio-stub