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Adam Highfield

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Adam Highfield
Personal information
Full name Adam Highfield
Date of birth (1981-03-01) 1 March 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth New Zealand
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
Canterbury United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002 FC Jokerit (0)
2005 Atlantis FC (0)
2006–2010 Canterbury United 11 (0)
2010–2011 Otago United 6 (0)
2011– Canterbury United 13 (0)
National team
2001 New Zealand U-20 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 December 2011

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Adam Highfield (born 1 March 1981) is a New Zealand football goalkeeper who currently plays for Ferrymead Bays in the Mainland Premier League. He has previously played for Canterbury United and Otago United in the New Zealand Football Championship and for FC Jokerit and Atlantis FC in Finland.

Early life[edit]

Highfield was born in Christchurch before moving to Wales as a two-year-old, returning to New Zealand at the age of 10.[1]

Club career[edit]

Highfield played for Finnish side FC Jokerit,[2] and later for Atlantis FC before returning to New Zealand in 2006 on loan to Canterbury United of the New Zealand Football Championship.[3] He returned to Atlantis for the 2007 season.[4][5]

In 2015, Highfield played his 100th match in the New Zealand Football Championship.[6]

International career[edit]

Highfield represented New Zealand at under 20 level.[7]

In the lead-up to New Zealand's opening Olympic qualifier in 2004, Highfield fractured his wrist, ruling him out of the All Whites' qualifying campaign.[8][9]

In 2002, Highfield was called up for a New Zealand tour of Poland and Estonia, though he did not make an onfield appearance.[10]

References[edit]

  1. Millmow, Jonathan (20 July 2001). "Goalie keeps on keeping on". The Dominion Post. Fairfax Media.
  2. Gray, Kent (2 October 2002). "Highfield enjoying high life in Finland". The Dominion Post. Fairfax Media.
  3. Smith, Tony (14 October 2006). "Canty goalkeeper escapes Finnish winter". The Press.
  4. Lammers, Coen (29 March 2007). "Goalie secures top player prize". The Press. Fairfax Media.
  5. Smith, Tony (15 March 2007). "Highfield wants to rejoin Canty". The Press. Fairfax Media.
  6. Egan, Brendon (21 February 2015). "Hundred-up Canterbury United keeper Adam Highfield still showing net worth". Stuff.co.nz. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  7. "Oceania U-20 World Cup 2001 Qualifiers". RSSSF.com. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  8. Maddaford, Terry (13 January 2004). "Olympics: Broken bone dashes Highfield's hopes". The New Zealand Herald.
  9. "Soccer: NZ keeper injured on eve of Olympic qualifying". The New Zealand Herald. 11 January 2004. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  10. "Soccer: Hay set for comeback in Europe". The New Zealand Herald. 18 September 2002. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 28 November 2017.

External links[edit]

  • Adam Highfield at WorldFootball.netLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 23: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
  • Player Profile






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