Heremaia ("Harry") Ngata (born 24 August 1971 in Wanganui) is a New Zealand soccer player who plays as a midfielder.

[edit] 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].

[edit] International career

Ngata scored New Zealand's goal in his full All Whites debut, a 1-3 loss against Saudi Arabia on April 28, 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 June 13, 2001.^[6][7]

[edit] Post-retirement

Ngata works occasionally as a football commentator for SKY TV in New Zealand. He has worked in the role of Sports Ambassador for the SPARC organisation (Sport & Recreation New Zealand)^[8].

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• as Heremaia Ngata FIFA competition record
• as Harry Ngata FIFA competition record

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