Four standout players from the Wellington Phoenix women’s reserves team have been rewarded with their maiden professional contracts. Goalkeeper Aimee Danieli, centre back Ella McMillan, attacking midfielder Ela Jerez and striker Ella McCann have graduated to the Phoenix first team...
Marisa van der Meer’s contract with the Wellington Phoenix has been terminated by mutual consent after the defender suffered another serious knee injury, but she’s set to return to the club in 2025. Van der Meer, 22, has re-ruptured the...
Unite Round tickets will be available to club members from 5pm NZT on Thursday, August 22. Unite Round will again be held in Sydney for the 2024-25 season, taking place from November 22-24. In the Liberty A-League Women, the Nix...
The Wellington Phoenix have a strong presence in the New Zealand squad named for the upcoming FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Colombia. Nine of the 21-strong squad are Phoenix players, headlined by first team squad members Zoe McMeeken, Manaia...
Heartbreak for the Wellington Phoenix women’s reserves in the biggest match in the team’s fledgling history. Reigning National League champions Auckland United have scored two late goals to beat the Phoenix women’s reserves 2-1 in their Kate Sheppard Cup semi-final...
The Wellington Phoenix have a new number one. The Phoenix have signed English-Nigerian goalkeeper Josh Oluwayemi from Finnish club FC Lahti for the 2024-25 Isuzu UTE A-League season. Oluwayemi, 23, came through the youth system at Tottenham Hotspur and played...
Wellington Phoenix head coach Paul Temple has a new right-hand woman. Amy Shepherd has been appointed the assistant coach of the Phoenix for the 2024-25 Liberty A-League. Shepherd replaces Callum Holmes, who has taken over as the female development lead...
The Wellington Phoenix have moved quickly to secure one of the stars of New Zealand’s FIFA U-17 World Cup qualifying campaign. The Phoenix have signed Hamilton Wanderers winger Luke Brooke-Smith on a three-year contract, the first two years of which...
Three Wellington Phoenix academy players have helped New Zealand to an emphatic victory at the OFC U-16 Men’s Championship in Tahiti. Left back Daniel Nelson, midfielder Joe McIntyre, and striker Jack Perniskie were all members of the squad who lifted...
The Wellington Phoenix are seeking further information about Alex Paulsen’s loan move from A.F.C. Bournemouth to Auckland FC. While the club in principle supports adapting the ‘Caceres Clause’ to allow Paulsen to return to the Isuzu UTE A-League for the...