Greg Draper
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gregory Alexander Draper | ||
| Date of birth | 13 August 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Somerset, England | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | The New Saints | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ferrymead Bays | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006-2007 | Canterbury United | 14 | (4) |
| 2007-2009 | Wellington Phoenix | 2 | (0) |
| 2009 | Melbourne Knights FC | 20 | (8) |
| 2009-2010 | Team Wellington | 16 | (10) |
| 2010-2011 | Basingstoke Town | 28 | (15) |
| 2011- | The New Saints | 26 | (19) |
| International career‡ | |||
| New Zealand U-17 | |||
| 2007 | New Zealand U-20 | 5 | (0) |
| 2008- | New Zealand U-23 | 5 | (1) |
| 2008- | New Zealand | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:07, 10 March 2012 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 March 2012 | |||
Greg Draper (born 13 August 1989) is a New Zealand football (soccer) player who is currently under contract with The New Saints.
Club career
Having played for a number of clubs in Australia and New Zealand, Draper joined English non-league club Basingstoke Town in August 2010[1] and made his competitive debut for the club on 17 August against St. Albans.[2]
In June 2011 he joined The New Saints[3] making his debut for the club on 18 June in a pre-season friendly against Cliftonville.[4] His competitive debut came on 30 June against the same team in a Europa League first qualifying round match, where he was a 74th minute substitute.[5]. He scored his first competitive goal for his new club on 3 September in a Welsh Premier League game against Llanelli where he scored the only goal of the game.[6]
His rich vein of form led to him being awarded the Welsh Premier League player of the month for February 2012.[7]
International career
He also represented New Zealand national football team in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada.[8]
Draper was included in the New Zealand squad for the football tournament at the Summer Olympics in Beijing.[9][dead link] He played in New Zealand's group matches against Brazil (0-5) and Belgium (0-1).[10]
He was called up March 2012 for the 2012 Olympic qualifiers[11] and scored his first international goal in New Zealand's second group match against Tonga.
His senior international debut for the All Whites came in 2008 in a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Fiji.[12]
References
- ^ "Town close in on signing of an international striker". Basingstoke Gazette. 8 August 2010. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
- ^ "Striker is a big hit with boss". Basingstoke Gazette. 20 August 2010. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
- ^ "Kiwi international striker Greg signs for the Saints". The New Saints FC. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
{{cite web}}: Text "17 June 2011" ignored (help) - ^ "Saints fall to stoppage time winner". The New Saints FC. 18 June 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
- ^ "New Saints 1-1 Cliftonville". The New Saints FC. 30 June 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
- ^ "Draper fires Saints to important win". www.welsh-premier.com. 3 September 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
- ^ "O'Leary and Draper win latest awards". www.welsh-premier.com. 12 March 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
- ^ Australian Players Database
- ^ "Olympic Football Squads Named". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 4 July 2008. Retrieved 4 July 2008.
- ^ Mens Olympic Football Tournament - Beijing 2008 - New Zealand squad
- ^ "Draper jets off for Kiwi's Olympic bid". www.welsh-premier.com. 15 March 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
- ^ "A-International Line-ups - 2000-". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 31 January 2009. [dead link]
External links
- Greg Draper – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Wellington Phoenix profile
- NZF - New Zealand U-20 profile
- - Basingstoke Town Profile
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