Amber Neilson

Amber Neilson
Neilson playing for Newcastle Jets in 2010
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-12-14) 14 December 1984 (age 41)
Place of birth Australia
Position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 Newcastle Jets 30 (3)
2014 Newcastle Jets 12 (0)
International career‡
2002 Australia U-19
2006–2010 Australia 14 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 May 2021
‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 July 2010

Amber Neilson (born 14 December 1984) is an Australian retired soccer player who played for Newcastle Jets in the Australian W-League.

Playing career

Club career

Neilson played for Newcastle Jets in the Australian W-League.

Neilson retired from football after the final game of the 2010–11 W-League season.

Before the 2014 season, Neilson came out of retirement, re-signing with Newcastle Jets. At the end of the season she returned to retirement.

International career

Neilson playing for Australia

She played three matches at the 2002 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship in Canada.

Neilson also represented Australia at senior international level.

References

  1. ↑ Profile and appearance data from Soccerway.com
  2. ↑ "Profile – Amber Neilson". Newcastle United Jets FC. Retrieved 15 May 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. ↑ Campbell, Tess (30 January 2011). "Curtain falls for Amber: Neilson signs off sore but not sorry". The Newcastle Herald.
  4. ↑ "Emily Van Egmond and Amber Neilson return, as leaders leave Newcastle Jets". The Women's Game. 31 July 2014.
  5. ↑ "Westfield W-League season preview: Newcastle Jets". 13 October 2015.
  6. ↑ Fifa U-20 Women's World Cup, Canada 2002, Australia squad
  7. ↑ Australia v Italy – Women's International Friendly