Manaia Elliott
.jpg) Elliott playing for the Wellington Phoenix in 2026. | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Manaia Poppy Elliott | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 21 April 2005 | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Wellington Phoenix | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| –2022 | Melville United | ||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Wellington Phoenix | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Wellington Phoenix | 62 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | New Zealand U17 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | New Zealand U19 | 2 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | New Zealand U20 | 3 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | New Zealand | 9 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 May 2026. ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23 May 2026. | |||||||||||||||||
Manaia Poppy Elliott (Māori: [ma.na.ia];[1] born 21 April 2005) is a New Zealand professional footballer who plays as a defender for A-League Women club Wellington Phoenix and for the New Zealand national team.[2]
Early life
[edit]Elliott was born on 21 April 2005.
In her youth years, she played for Hamilton-based club Melville United before moving to Wellington to play for Wellington Phoenix's academy.[2]
Club career
[edit]Wellington Phoenix
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An academy graduate, Elliott was one of Wellington Phoenix's four scholarship players for the 2023–24 A-League Women season.[2]
Elliott scored her first A-League goal in the 87th minute of a 3–0 away win over Western Sydney Wanderers on 22 October 2023. Having come off the bench as a substitute, she also assisted in this game.[2]
In May 2025, Elliot was awarded the best U-23 player award for the Wellington Phoenix alongside Corban Piper.[3]
On 25 January 2026, Elliott made her 50th appearance for the Phoenix. She made an assist in a 3–1 home win against Adelaide United at Jerry Collins Stadium, Porirua.[4]
International career
[edit]New Zealand U-17
[edit]Elliott was selected as part of the 21-player squad for the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup held in India.[5] She captained the team and started in all three matches in the group stage. The Young Football Ferns would exit the tournament at the conclusion of the group stage.[6][7][8]
New Zealand U-19 and U-20
[edit]Elliott was selected as part of the Junior Football Ferns squad for the 2023 OFC U-19 Women's Championship held in Fiji. She made two appearances and scored three goals.[9][10] New Zealand would go on to win the championship by defeating Fiji 7–0 in the final on 8 July 2023.
In August 2024, Elliott was named as one of 21 players selected for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Colombia.[11] She made three appearances and scored one goal.[12][13] Her goal was against Ghana in a 3–1 defeat.[14] New Zealand lost all matches and exited at the group stage.
New Zealand
[edit]Elliott was named as part of the senior Football Ferns squad for the first time in February 2025.[15] She made her debut against Costa Rica on 23 February 2025, after being substituted in for Macey Fraser.[16] On 27 February 2026, Elliott scored two goals against Samoa in an 8–0 win for the Football Ferns as part of the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (OFC) campaign.[17]
International goals
[edit]| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 27 February 2026 | National Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands |  Samoa | 6–0 | 8–0 | 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 7–0 | |||||
Honours
[edit]- New Zealand U-19
References
[edit]- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPGLVtMidyW/?igsh=dm5pN29pd2szZnZ2
- 1 2 3 4 "Manaia Elliott". Wellington Phoenix.
- ↑ "Longo and Barbarouses claim supreme honours". Wellington Phoenix. 6 May 2025. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
- ↑ Rollo, Phillip (25 January 2026). "Wellington Phoenix end Adelaide United's unbeaten run and shoot to second". Stuff. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
- ↑ "Young Ferns named for U-17 Women's World Cup". New Zealand Football. 29 September 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
- ↑ "Chile vs New Zealand – Group Matches – FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup". FIFA. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
- ↑ "New Zealand vs Nigeria – Group Matches – FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup". FIFA. 15 October 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
- ↑ "New Zealand vs Germany – Group Matches – FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup". FIFA. 18 October 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
- ↑ "Match: Group B – New Zealand vs Papua New Guinea". Oceania Football Confederation. 25 June 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
- ↑ "Match: Final – Fiji vs New Zealand". Oceania Football Confederation. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
- ↑ "Squad named for September's FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup 2024 in Colombia". New Zealand Football. 20 August 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
- ↑ "Japan vs New Zealand – First Stage". FIFA. 3 September 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
- ↑ "Austria vs New Zealand – First Stage". FIFA. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
- ↑ "New Zealand vs Ghana – First Stage". FIFA. 9 September 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
- ↑ "Three debutants named in first Ford Football Ferns squad of 2025". New Zealand Football. 3 February 2025. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
- ↑ Harding, Brie-Ellen (23 February 2025). "Indiah-Paige Riley goal helps Football Ferns draw with Costa Rica in San Jose". Stuff. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
- ↑ "Football Ferns dominate Samoa in FIFA World Cup qualifier". RNZ. 27 February 2026. Retrieved 28 February 2026.
External links
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- Manaia Elliott at Soccerway