Sarah Joelle Gregorius (born 6 August 1987), is a New Zealand

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player who plays for Miramar Rangers and has represented New Zealand at international level.

Education

Gregorius completed a master's degree at

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, with a thesis exploring cultural distance in female footballers.

International career

Gregorius was a member of the New Zealand side at the

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, playing in all three games at the finals in Russia, where they lost to

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(0–3) and

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(2–3), before holding Brazil to a goalless draw. She made her senior Football Ferns debut in a 14–0 win over

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in the Oceania Women's Nations Cup on 29 September 2010. She scored her first senior international goal in her second appearance as she claimed a

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in a 10–0 win over

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on 1 October 2010. She played all New Zealand's matches at the

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in Germany and

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in Canada, with 6 matches overall (3 in each tournament). Gregorius scored a goal against

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in a friendly match on June 1, 2019, helping New Zealand win 1–0. She was part of New Zealand's

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and 2016 Olympic teams. She also played in the

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in France. On 4 March 2020, Gregorius played her 100th match for New Zealand against

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in the 2020 Algarve Cup, when she also announced her retirement from international football.

Club career

In July 2013, Gregorius signed for

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league-leaders

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from German

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club

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Honours

Club

; Liverpool *

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(1):

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Individual

* IFFHS OFC Woman Team of the Decade 2011–2020

International goals

References

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