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Thea Keith-Matchitt

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Thea Seraphina Keith-Matchitt (born 25 October 1994)[1][2] is a New-Zealand-Cook Islands football player who plays as a goalkeeper. She has represented the Cook Islands internationally as part of the Cook Islands women's national football team.

Keith-Matchitt was born in South Waikato and studied law at the University of Waikato.[3] She was the first female president of Tokoroa AFC.[4] She was named WaiBOP 2018 Player of the Year,[5] and in November 2019 she was named Sportsperson of the Year at the South Waikato District Sports Awards.[6][4]

She was first selected for the Cook Islands women's national football team as part of the team for the 2018 OFC Women's Nations Cup.[7] She was selected again for the 2019 Pacific Games squad, and for the team for the 2022 OFC Women's Nations Cup.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Thea Keith". FBRef. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Thea Keith - Player Info". GSA. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Meet The Team". ABC Law. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  4. ^ a b Luke Kirkeby (18 November 2019). "South Waikato Sports Person of the Year taken by surprise". Stuff. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Players of the Year Announced". WaiBOP Football. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  6. ^ "2019 Mercury South Waikato District Sports Awards winners announced!". Sport Waikato. 12 November 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Women's soccer team off to Oceania Cup". Cook Islands Football Association. 15 November 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Women's team off to Oceania Football Nations Cup". Cook Islands News. 7 July 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2023.