Daisy Brazendale

Daisy Brazendale
Brazendale playing for the Wellington Phoenix in 2026.
Personal information
Full name Daisy Awhina Brazendale[1]
Date of birth (2006-03-12) 12 March 2006
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Wellington Phoenix
Number 15
Youth career
Tasman United
FC Nelson
2022–23 Wellington Phoenix Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Wellington Phoenix 39 (0)
International career‡
2024– New Zealand U20 8 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 March 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 March 2026

Daisy Awhina Brazendale (born 12 March 2006) is a New Zealand professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Wellington Phoenix of the A-League Women. She previously played for the Nelson Women's Premiership League club FC Nelson before joining the Wellington Phoenix Academy in 2022. Since 2024, Brazendale has represented the New Zealand under-20 national team.[2]

Early life

Brazendale was born on 12 March 2006 and is from Golden Bay / Mohua, Tasman District, New Zealand.[3]

Club career

Tasman United and FC Nelson

In her youth football career, Brazendale played for Tasman United as well as FC Nelson. She initially played as a goalkeeper before becoming a midfielder.[3]

Wellington Phoenix

In 2022, Brazendale and her family moved to Wellington to join the Wellington Phoenix Academy. She played for the reserves team of the academy in 2023 and 2024.[2]

The Wellington Phoenix signed Brazendale into their main squad ahead of the 2023–24 season, when she was signed to a professional (scholarship) contract on a three-year deal alongside Olivia Ingham and Manaia Elliott. She was the youngest player named in the squad.[4] Brazendale made her debut on 28 January 2024 in a 2–0 win against Canberra United.[2][5] She made 6 appearances in her first season.

In August 2024, the Phoenix upgraded Brazendale's contract from a scholarship contract to a full senior deal.[6]

During the 2024–25 season, Brazendale made 18 appearances.[2]

International career

New Zealand U20

On 20 August 2024, Brazendale was named as part of the 21-player Junior Football Ferns squad for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Colombia.[7][8] She played in all three of New Zealand's matches, with the team exiting the tournament at the group stage following three defeats.[2][9]

Brazendale was selected as part of the Junior Football Ferns squad for the 2025 OFC U-19 Women's Championship held in Tahiti between September and October. She played in all five matches and captained the team on three occasions.[10][11][12][13][14] New Zealand won the tournament, defeating New Caledonia 3–0 in the final.[15]

Honours

New Zealand U20

References

  1. ^ "Wellington Phoenix vs Canberra United - 28 Jan 2024". A-Leagues. 28 January 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Daisy Brazendale". Wellington Phoenix. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  3. ^ a b Gamble, Warren (5 September 2023). "Nelson teenager is Wellington Phoenix youngest squad member". Stuff. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  4. ^ "Talented trio promoted from the academy". Wellington Phoenix. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  5. ^ Rollo, Phillip (30 January 2024). "Wellington Phoenix goalkeeper Rylee Foster hit with ban after red card controversy". Stuff. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  6. ^ "Reserves quartet graduate to the first team". Wellington Phoenix. 21 August 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  7. ^ "Squad named for September's FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup 2024 in Colombia". New Zealand Football. 20 August 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  8. ^ "Nine Nix off to the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup". Wellington Phoenix. 20 August 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  9. ^ "New Zealand ends FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup campaign with narrow defeat to Ghana". Oceania Football Confederation. 9 September 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  10. ^ "Match: New Zealand 7 : 0 Tahiti". Oceania Football Confederation. 22 September 2025. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  11. ^ "New Zealand 4 : 0 New Caledonia". Oceania Football Confederation. 25 September 2025. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  12. ^ "Vanuatu 0 : 11 New Zealand". Oceania Football Confederation. 28 September 2025. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  13. ^ "New Zealand 8 : 0 Cook Islands". Oceania Football Confederation. 1 October 2025. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  14. ^ "New Caledonia 0 : 3 New Zealand". Oceania Football Confederation. 4 October 2025. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  15. ^ "New Zealand win final of OFC U-19 Women's Championship in Tahiti". Friends of Football NZ. 5 October 2025. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
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