Amber Neilson (born 14 December 1984) is an Australian retired soccer player who played for Newcastle Jets in the Australian W-League.

Amber Neilson
Neilson playing for Newcastle Jets in 2010
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-12-14) 14 December 1984 (age 39)
Place of birth Australia
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 Newcastle Jets 30 (3)
2014 Newcastle Jets 12 (0)
International career
2002 Australia U-19
2006–2010 Australia 14 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 May 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 July 2010

Playing career

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Club career

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Neilson played for Newcastle Jets in the Australian W-League.[1][2]

Neilson retired from football after the final game of the 2010–11 W-League season.[3]

Before the 2014 season, Neilson came out of retirement, re-signing with Newcastle Jets.[4] At the end of the season she returned to retirement.[5]

International career

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Neilson playing for Australia

She played three matches at the 2002 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship in Canada.[6]

Neilson also represented Australia at senior international level.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Profile and appearance data from Soccerway.com
  2. ^ "Profile – Amber Neilson". Newcastle United Jets FC. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
  3. ^ Campbell, Tess (30 January 2011). "Curtain falls for Amber: Neilson signs off sore but not sorry". The Newcastle Herald.
  4. ^ "Emily Van Egmond and Amber Neilson return, as leaders leave Newcastle Jets". The Women's Game. 31 July 2014.
  5. ^ "Westfield W-League season preview: Newcastle Jets". 13 October 2015.
  6. ^ Fifa U-20 Women's World Cup, Canada 2002, Australia squad
  7. ^ Australia v Italy – Women's International Friendly
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