Hayley Rose Moorwood is a Women's association footballer who represented New Zealand at international level and is contracted to Chelsea Ladies

Chelsea L.F.C.

Chelsea Ladies Football Club are a semi-professional English women's football club affiliated with Chelsea F.C.. They have competed in the top tier of women's football in England, the Premier League National Division, since 2005...

 for the 2011 season.

Club career

In 2003 and 2004 Moorwood played varsity soccer for Southwest Baptist University

Southwest Baptist University

Southwest Baptist University is a private institute of higher education affiliated with the Missouri Baptist Convention which is part of the Southern Baptist Convention. In 2003 there were approximately 3,600 students attending at one of SBU's four Missouri, United States campuses in Bolivar,...

 in Missouri

Missouri

Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...

. She represented Virginia Commonwealth University

Virginia Commonwealth University

Virginia Commonwealth University is a public university located in Richmond, Virginia. It comprises two campuses in the Downtown Richmond area, the product of a merger between the Richmond Professional Institute and the Medical College of Virginia in 1968...

 in 2005, scoring three goals in 23 appearances.

Moorwood played most of her club football in New Zealand before signing a one year deal with Chelsea for the 2011 FA WSL season.

International career

Moorwood scored on her Football Ferns debut, a 15-0 victory over Samoa

Samoa women's national football team

The Samoa women's national football team represents Samoa in international women's football. The team is controlled by the Samoa Football Federation.-OFC Women's Championship:...

 on 7 April 2003, and represented New Zealand at the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup finals in China, where they lost to Brazil

Brazil women's national football team

The Brazil women's national football team represents Brazil in international women's association football. Brazil played their first game on July 22, 1986 against the United States....

 0-5, Denmark

Denmark women's national football team

The Denmark women's national football team represents Denmark in international women's football. The team is controlled by the Danish Football Association .-World Cup:*1970 : Winner *1971 : Winner...

 (0-2) and China

China women's national football team

The China women's national football team represents the People's Republic of China in international women's football.- Records :China had held the record of going for 442 minutes without conceding a World Cup goal, until it was broken by Germany on September 26, 2007, when Germany beat Norway 3-0...

 (0-2).

Moorwood was also included in the New Zealand squad for the 2008 Summer Olympic games where they drew with Japan

Japan women's national football team

The Japan women's national football team, or Nadeshiko Japan , is a selection of the best female players in Japan and is run by the Japan Football Association . Japan defeated the U.S...

 (2-2) before losing to Norway

Norway women's national football team

The Norway women's national football team represents Norway in international women's football. The team, controlled by the Football Association of Norway, are former European, World and Olympic champions and thus one of the most successful national teams...

 (0-1) and Brazil

Brazil women's national football team

The Brazil women's national football team represents Brazil in international women's association football. Brazil played their first game on July 22, 1986 against the United States....

 (0-4).

Moorwood earned her 50th cap for New Zealand in a 3-0 win over Scotland as they progressed to the Cyprus Cup

Cyprus Cup

The Cypriot Cup or Cyprus Coca Cola Cup is the main cup competition in Cypriot football, run by the Cyprus Football Association. It began in 1934, the same season with the Cypriot Championship. It is the second most important competition for Cypriot club teams. The sponsor of the competition is...

 final on 1 March 2010, becoming only the fourth New Zealand woman to reach the milestone.
She went on to surpass Wendi Henderson

Wendi Henderson

Wendi Judith Henderson is a association football player who represented New Zealand at international level.Henderson made her full Football Ferns debut as a substitute in a 3–0 win over Hawaii on 12 December 1987...

's record for New Zealand women's international appearances when she earned her 65th cap against Colombia

Colombia women's national football team

The Colombia women's national football team represents Colombia in international women's football.Colombia were runners-up in the 2010 South American Women's Championship, their best ever finish, earning the team a place in the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup finals in Germany.-World Cup...

 on 19 June 2011.

Personal life

Moorwood's boyfriend is New Zealand rugby union player Daniel Bowden

Daniel Bowden

Daniel Bowden is a New Zealand Rugby Union player that plays rugby for Aviva Premiership side London Irish.-Highlanders:Bowden played his first match for the Highlanders on Friday 15 February 2008 when he started against the Reds in Brisbane, he kicked one penalty for the match...

. She accompanied him when he left New Zealand to join London Irish

London Irish

London Irish RFC is an English rugby union club based in Sunbury, Surrey, where the senior squad train, the youth teams and senior academy play home games, and the club maintain their administrative offices. The senior squad play home games at the Madejski Stadium in Reading and compete in the top...

.

External links

• New Zealand Football profile