Ava Collins
New Zealand footballer (born 2002)
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Ava Teresa Collins (born 18 April 2002) is a New Zealand footballer who plays as a midfielder for Western Sydney Wanderers in the A-League Women and for the New Zealand national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ava Teresa Collins[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 April 2002[2] | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Western Sydney Wanderers | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2019 | St Cuthbert's College | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | St. John's Red Storm | 61 | (12) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Eastern Suburbs | ||
| 2024–2025 | Kolding IF | ||
| 2025 | Auckland United | ||
| 2026 | UNSW FC | ||
| 2026– | Western Sydney Wanderers | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019–2022 | New Zealand U20 | 8 | (6) |
| 2021– | New Zealand | 14 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 February 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13 February 2024 | |||
College career
Collins played in college for St. John's Red Storm from 2020 until 2023. She made an immediate impact in her first season and was named to the All-BIG EAST Freshman Team and the United Soccer Coaches All-East Region Second Team. On debut she scored a goal and two assists against Albany Great Danes. In her second season, she appeared in 20 matches and scored four goals, including game-winners against DePaul Blue Demons and Brown Bears.[3]
In 2022, Collins started 15 of 17 matches and finished the season with three goals. Her performances earned her a spot on the TopDrawerSoccer National Team of the Week in November. Despite missing seven games due to injury in 2023, Collins ranked third in the BIG EAST for goals per game in conference play (0.43). She scored three goals, including the game-winning goal of a 3–1 victory over Butler Bulldogs.[3]
Club career
In August 2024, Collins signed her first professional contract, joining top Danish club Kolding IF in the Elitedivisionen.[4]
In January 2026, Collins joined UNSW FC for the 2026 National Premier Leagues NSW Women's season.[5]
In February 2026, Collins was signed by A-League Women club Western Sydney Wanderers as an injury replacement until the end of the 2025–26 A-League Women season,[6] following Kim So-eun's foot injury.[7]
International career
Collins played for the New Zealand U-20 team, winning the 2019 OFC U-19 Women's Championship in the Cook Islands which qualified them for the 2021 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup before it was cancelled.[8][9] She scored six goals across the four games she played in, five coming in one game against American Samoa.[10]
She made her international debut for New Zealand in their 1–5 loss to Canada in October 2021.[11][12]