Renee Leota

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| name = Renee Leota

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| fullname = Renee Lyn Leota

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|05|16|df=y}}

| birth_place = Wellington, New Zealand

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| height = {{height|m=1.65|precision=0}}

| currentclub = Waterside Karori

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| position = Striker

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| nationalyears1 = 2006–2010 |nationalcaps1 = |nationalgoals1 = |nationalteam1 = New Zealand U-20

| nationalyears2 = 2006– |nationalcaps2 = 15 |nationalgoals2 = 1 |nationalteam2 = New Zealand

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Renee Leota (born 16 May 1990 in Wellington), is a female association football player who represents New Zealand at international level.{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/FootballFerns/id38.htm|title=Caps 'n' Goals, New Zealand Women's national representatives|publisher=The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website|access-date=11 June 2009}}

Career

Leota made her senior international debut as a substitute in a 0–3 loss to China PR on 14 November 2006.{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/FootballFerns/id42.htm|title=Line-ups, 2006-|publisher=The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website|access-date=23 November 2008}}

She was included in the New Zealand squad for the 2008 Summer Olympics, appearing as a substitute in both the 2–2 draw with Japan and the 0–1 loss to Norway.{{cite news|title = Olympic Football Squads Named

|url= http://www.olympic.org.nz/Article.aspx?Mode=1&ID=6019

|archive-url= https://archive.today/20080705171737/http://www.olympic.org.nz/Article.aspx?Mode=1&ID=6019

|url-status= dead

|archive-date= 5 July 2008

|publisher = New Zealand Olympic Committee

|date = 4 July 2008

|access-date = 4 July 2008

}}

Leota, who had made a single substitute appearance at the 2006 Women's U-20 World Cup finals in Russia as they held Brazil to a goalless draw,{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=108/edition=10292/matches/match=102920018/report.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071119140001/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=108/edition=10292/matches/match=102920018/report.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 November 2007|title=Match report – Brazil vs New Zealand |publisher=FIFA|date=23 August 2006}} was again included in the U-20 squad for the 2008 Women's U-20 World Cup finals in Chile.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/u20womensworldcup/teams/team=1888612/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080704161827/http://www.fifa.com/u20womensworldcup/teams/team=1888612/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 July 2008|title=New Zealand (NZL)|publisher=FIFA|access-date=1 November 2008}} She appeared in the first group game as a second-half substitute as New Zealand lost 2–3 against African champions, Nigeria, and scored with her first touch of the ball in their second group game as she came on as a 65th-minute substitute, helping NZ to a 4–3 win over the hosts.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/u20womensworldcup/matches/round=250257/match=300066355/report.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081226141713/http://www.fifa.com/u20womensworldcup/matches/round=250257/match=300066355/report.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 December 2008|title=Match report – Chile vs New Zealand|publisher=FIFA|date=22 November 2008}} In 2010, she represented New Zealand for a third Under-20 World Cup, this time in Germany, playing in all three group games.{{cite web | url=https://www.fifa.com/u20womensworldcup/teams/team=1888612/squadlist.html| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025182534/http://www.fifa.com/u20womensworldcup/teams/team=1888612/squadlist.html| url-status=dead| archive-date=25 October 2012| title=FIFA Under 20 Women's World Cup, Germany 2010 – Team – New Zealand |publisher=FIFA |access-date=17 October 2010}}

References

External links

{{FIFA player|252518|Renee Leota}}
[http://www.nzsoccer.com/page/u20w_renee_leota.html NZ Football – Renee Leota player profile]

Category:1990 births

Category:Living people

Category:New Zealand women's international footballers

Category:New Zealand women's association footballers

Category:Olympic association footballers for New Zealand

Category:Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Category:Association footballers from Wellington City

Category:Women's association football forwards

Category:Waterside Karori players

Category:21st-century New Zealand sportswomen