Te Atawhai Hudson-Wihongi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Te Atawhai Maurice Hudson-Wihongi[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 March 1995[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Walthamstow | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2010 | Waitakere City | ||
| 2010–2012 | Asia–Pacific Football Academy | ||
| 2011–2012 | Canterbury United | ||
| 2012–2014 | Real Salt Lake | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | Canterbury United | 1 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Wanderers SC | 16 | (2) |
| 2015–2019 | Auckland City | 47 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Wellington Phoenix | 15 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | → Wellington Phoenix Reserves | 3 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Auckland United | 7 | (2) |
| 2022– | Walthamstow | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | New Zealand U-20 | 5 | (0) |
| 2015– | New Zealand U-23 | 3 | (1) |
| 2015– | New Zealand | 8 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:00, 4 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 January 2019 | |||
Te Atawhai Maurice Hudson-Wihongi (born 27 March 1995) is a New Zealand footballer who currently plays for Southern Football League Division One Central club Walthamstow. He has also played for the New Zealand national football team.
Career[edit]
Following a short stint at Canterbury United, in which he featured in just one game as a substitute against Waikato FC on 29 January 2012, Hudson-Wihongi signed for United States side Real Salt Lake on a youth contract, appearing for the club's under-18s.[2] Following his departure, Hudson-Wihongi trialed at Scottish club Aberdeen and Italian Serie D club Padova.[3]
After signing for Auckland City FC from the now-defunct Wanderers SC, Hudson-Wihongi scored his first goal in the Charity Cup against Team Wellington.[4] He also represented Auckland City at the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup,[5] and played in their 0–1 loss against hosts Sanfrecce Hiroshima.[6]
In July 2019, Hudson-Wihongi signed a one-year professional contract with Wellington Phoenix.[7]
In October 2022, Hudson-Wihongi moved to England to join Southern Football League Division One South club Walthamstow.[8]
International career[edit]
Hudson-Wihongi has represented New Zealand at three different levels of international football. He represented New Zealand at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup,[5] and for the New Zealand national under-23 football team at the 2015 Pacific Games[9] in which he scored in New Zealand's 5–0 win over New Caledonia in the group stage.[10]
Hudson-Wihongi made his full New Zealand debut in a friendly against Oman, coming on as an 80th-minute substitute in the 1–0 win for New Zealand.[11]
Honors[edit]
National[edit]
New Zealand
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2017: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 29 November 2017. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 December 2017.
- ^ "Five Facts to know about ACFC Defender, te Atawhai Hudson-Wihongi".
- ^ "Padova, la favola del neozelandese Hudson-Wihongi: Da Asiago al… Mondiale per Club! | Padova Goal".
- ^ "Charity Cup win for Auckland City". Football NZ. 1 November 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- ^ a b "Hudson-Wihongi: I've dreamed of playing at the Club World Cup". FIFA1: FIFA. 6 December 2015. Archived from the original on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: location (link) - ^ "Sanfrecce's style too much for Auckland". FIFA. 11 December 2015. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- ^ Rollo, Phillip (18 July 2019). "Third time lucky for Wellington Phoenix recruit Te Atawhai Hudson-Wihongi". Stuff.co.nz.
- ^ "Ironton Brings In Three More". southern-football-league.co.uk. 4 October 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ^ Holloway, Steven (27 June 2015). "Football: Heat on Oly-Whites as they navigate packed PNG schedule". NZ Herald. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- ^ "Match Report". Oceania Football Confederation. 7 July 2015. Archived from the original on 21 January 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- ^ "All Whites secure first victory under coach Anthony Hudson in Oman". Stuff.co.nz. 13 November 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- ^ "Match".
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- 1995 births
- Living people
- Association footballers from Auckland
- Men's association football midfielders
- New Zealand men's association footballers
- Wanderers Special Club players
- Auckland City FC players
- Wellington Phoenix FC players
- Auckland United FC players
- Walthamstow F.C. players
- New Zealand Football Championship players
- Southern Football League players
- New Zealand men's international footballers
- New Zealand Māori sportspeople
- 2016 OFC Nations Cup players
- New Zealand expatriate men's association footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in England