Te Atawhai Hudson-Wihongi

Te Atawhai Hudson-Wihongi (born 27 March 1995) is a New Zealand footballer who currently plays for A-League club Wellington Phoenix and the New Zealand national football team.

Te Atawhai Hudson-Wihongi
Personal information
Full name Te Atawhai Hudson-Wihongi
Date of birth (1995-03-27) 27 March 1995
Place of birth Auckland, New Zealand
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Wellington Phoenix
Number 4
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– Wellington Phoenix 10 (0)
2019– → Wellington Phoenix Reserves 3 (0)
National team‡
2015 New Zealand U-20 5 (0)
2015– New Zealand U-23 3 (1)
2015– New Zealand 8 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 January 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 January 2019

Career

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.[1] Following his departure, Hudson-Wihongi trialed at Scottish club Aberdeen and Italian Serie D club Padova.[2]

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.[3] He also represented Auckland City at the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup,[4] and played in their 0–1 loss against 2015 J1 League hosts Sanfrecce Hiroshima.[5]

In July 2019, Hudson-Wihongi signed a one-year professional contract with Wellington Phoenix.[6]

International career

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,[4] and for the New Zealand national under-23 football team at the 2015 Pacific Games[7] in which he scored in New Zealand's 5–0 win over New Caledonia in the group stage.[8]

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.[9]

Honors

National

New Zealand

References
  1. https://www.sporty.co.nz/minifootball/newsarticle/71208?newsfeedId=547219
  2. https://www.padovagoal.it/2015/12/10/padova-la-favola-del-neozelandese-hudson-wihongi-da-asiago-al-mondiale-per-club/40395/
  3. "Charity Cup win for Auckland City". Football NZ. 1 November 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  4. "Hudson-Wihongi: I've dreamed of playing at the Club World Cup". FIFA1: FIFA. 6 December 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.CS1 maint: location (link)
  5. "Sanfrecce's style too much for Auckland". FIFA. 11 December 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  6. Rollo, Phillip (18 July 2019). "Third time lucky for Wellington Phoenix recruit Te Atawhai Hudson-Wihongi". Stuff.co.nz.
  7. Holloway, Steven (27 June 2015). "Football: Heat on Oly-Whites as they navigate packed PNG schedule". NZ Herald. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  8. "Match Report". Oceania Football Confederation. 7 July 2015. Archived from the original on 21 January 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  9. "All Whites secure first victory under coach Anthony Hudson in Oman". Stuff.co.nz. 13 November 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  10. https://www.oceaniafootball.com/competition-list/2016-ofc-nations-cup-final-400415/new-zealand-papua-new-guinea-4-2-331463/
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