The 27-year-old has been versatile throughout his career, whether as a schoolboy at Sacred Heart College in Auckland, at Blackburn Rovers in England, in New Zealand’s old national league, where he played for Auckland City, Waitākere United, and Eastern Suburbs, or at the Phoenix. But it was only during the 2017-18 national league season, when he linked up with his old school coach – former All Whites centre back Danny Hay, now the national team coach – at Suburbs, that he first began to play week-in, week-out in the centre of defence, having predominantly been a midfielder – and sometimes a forward – beforehand.
Stuff has identified below. In 2021, the first Kiwis born in the 21st century – i.e., in 2000 or later – will turn 21, so here are five 21st century sports stars – who have already played for New Zealand in team sports – to keep an eye on.
GETTY IMAGES Amelia Kerr – White Ferns (born October 2000) Kerr made her debut for the national women’s cricket team in November 2016, fewer than four weeks after her 16th birthday, and has gone on to play 35 one-day internationals and 35 Twenty20 internationals. A leg-spinning all-rounder, Kerr has become an indispensable player for the White Ferns as well as starring in two domestic T20 competitions – Big Bash League in Australia and the Super Smash in New Zealand.
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