Briar Palmer

Briar Palmer (born 1 July 1995) is a New Zealand football striker who plays for Melbourne Victory in the W-League, the top-division women's soccer league in Australia.

Briar Palmer
Personal information
Full name Briar Palmer
Date of birth (1995-07-01) 1 July 1995
Place of birth New Zealand
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Melbourne Victory
Number 5
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Melbourne Victory 8 (0)
National team‡
2012 New Zealand U-17 3 (0)
2014 New Zealand U-20 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10:32, 16 June 2015 (UTC)

Playing career

Club

Palmer signed with Melbourne Victory for the 2015–16 W-League season.[1][2][3][4] She made her debut for the club during the team's first match of the season on 17 October 2015.[5] Palmer made eight appearances for the club with five starts during the 2015–16 W-League season.[2][6][7][8] The Victory finished in ninth place with a 2–9–1 record.[9]

International

Palmer has represented New Zealand at the under-17[10] and under-20 levels, including at the 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup and 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[1] At the 2012 OFC Women's Under 17 Qualifying Tournament, she scored two goals against Cook Islands helping New Zealand win 7–0.[11]

References
  1. "Kiwis to feature in W-League". New Zealand Football. Archived from the original on 1 April 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  2. "Briar Palmer". Soccer Way. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  3. Edwards, Lee-Anne (4 September 2012). "Palmer aiming for professional career". The Dominion Post. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  4. Deligiannis, Sonya (9 December 2015). "Briar Palmer upbeat despite W-League Derby loss". Melbourne Victory FC. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  5. "MELBOURNE VICTORY VS. PERTH GLORY 1 - 2". Soccer Way. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  6. Downes, Cheryl (27 October 2015). "Melbourne City claim first Melbourne Derby". The Women's Game. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  7. Cherny, Daniel (31 October 2015). "Newscastle Jets hand Melbourne Victory third straight loss to start W-League season". The Age. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  8. Cherny, Daniel (8 November 2015). "Melissa Barbieri sent off as Melbourne Victory W-League slump to new low". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  9. "2015/2016 W-League". Soccer Way. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  10. Edwards, Lee-Anne (4 September 2012). "Briar's off to football worlds". The Hutt News. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  11. "U-17 hopefuls set for crucial day two". Papua New Guinea Football Association. 10 April 2012. Archived from the original on 9 April 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2016.


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