Harry Ngata
New Zealand footballer
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Heremaia "Harry" Ngata (born 24 August 1971) is a former New Zealand association football player who played as a midfielder.
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Heremia Ngata | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 24 August 1971 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Wanganui, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| –1989 | Hull City | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1989–1992 | Hull City | 25 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1993 | North Shore United | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1994–1995 | Brunswick Juventus | 18 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1995 | North Shore United | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1996 | Thomastown Zebras | 24 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1997 | Bulleen Inter Kings | 16 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1998 | North Shore United | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | Bohemians | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2004 | Football Kingz | 127 | (27) | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 214 | (33) | ||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993–2001 | New Zealand | 28 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||
Club career
Ngata began his career with Hull City in England, and may have been the first Maori footballer to play in the English league.[1] Ngata won 1998 New Zealand Players' Player of the Year award, whilst playing with North Shore United, where he won the club's Player of the Year award twice.[2] One of the most successful parts of his career was the five years that he spent playing for the Kingz in the Australian NSL.[3] where he became very popular.[4]
International career
Ngata scored New Zealand's goal in his full All Whites debut, a 1–3 loss against Saudi Arabia on 28 April 1993. He was included in the New Zealand side for the 1999 Confederations Cup finals tournament[5] and he ended his international playing career with 28 A-international caps and 3 goals to his credit, his final cap a substitute appearance in a 7–0 win over Vanuatu on 13 June 2001.[6][7]
Post-retirement
Honours
New Zeland
- OFC Nations Cup: 1998[9]; Runner-up, 2000[10]