Natalie Young | Sport

I am a 16 year old female football player who has been playing since I was 4 years old. My youth career has seen me travel to Australia and New Zealand through opportunities at the RH3 Football Academy. At the academy I have advanced through to being a part of the RH3 Talent Management group which is for high performing potential individuals that Ricki Herbert himself has identified as having the ability to develop further in football.

I have represented New Zealand at the U16 OFC qualifying tournament in Tahiti in 2023 where we won and qualified for the Fifa U17 World Cup for 2024. This year, I have again made the New Zealand U16 qualifying squad and will travel to Fiji for this years tournament. I have also been selected for the U17 World Cup squad that will travel to the Dominican Republic in October 2024, an achievement I am very very proud of.

I am currently a Year 11 student at Cambridge High School and I am a member of the school First XI Football team. I am also currently a member of the Hamilton Wanderers Senior Women’s National League team. The Hamilton Wanderers team competes in the Northern League Competition in New Zealand which includes teams from the northern part of the north island. My goal is to make football my life and become a professional player.