Claudia Bunge
Personal information
Full name Claudia Mary Bunge[1]
Date of birth (1999-09-21) 21 September 1999
Place of birth Auckland, New Zealand
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 HB Køge
Number 3
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Glenfield Rovers
–2020 Northern Lights
2020–2023 Melbourne Victory 45 (4)
2022 Northern Tigers 8 (1)
2023– HB Køge 5 (1)
International career‡
2016 New Zealand U17 10 (1)
2018– New Zealand U20 6 (0)
2019– New Zealand 24 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 July 2023

Claudia Mary Bunge (born 21 September 1999) is a New Zealand footballer who currently plays for HB Køge. She has represented New Zealand at both age group and senior international level.[2]

Club career

Bunge started playing club football for Glenfield Rovers, she first played senior women's football at the age of 14 for Glenfield Rovers in the Loto Northern Premier League. She made an appearance as a substitute in the 2014 Kate Sheppard Cup Final (National Knock-Out Competition) as Glenfield Rovers beat Forrest Hill Milford 3-2. [3] Playing for the Rovers, Bunge has been part of the team to finish runner-up in the 2016 Kate Sheppard Cup that was then known as the Women's Knockout Cup.[4] They then won the Kate Sheppard Cup in 2017.[5] Bunge was also part of the team that won the Lotto NRFL Premier Women league in 2018.[6]

Bunge also played in the New Zealand Football run National Women's League where teams are run by the regional federations. Bunge plays for and is also currently captain of the Northern Lights.[7]

In November 2020, Bunge joined Melbourne Victory in the Australian W-League.[8][9]

On 28 August 2023, HB Køge announced she had signed for the club.[10]

International career

Bunge was a member of the New Zealand U-17 who won the 2016 OFC U-17 Women's Championship side at the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Jordan,[11] and the New Zealand U-20 side at the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in France.[12]

Bunge was called up for the New Zealand national team to take part in the Yongchuan International Tournament in China.[13] She made her senior début for the Football Ferns in a 2–0 loss to China on 8 November 2019.[14] She followed up that game with another start for the Ferns against Canada, impressing the coach with her performances.[15]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played on 22 October 2023.[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Others Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Melbourne Victory 2020–21 W-League 142——142
2021–22 A-League Women 132——132
2022–23 A-League Women 180——180
Total 454——454
Northern Tigers 2022 NPL NSW 81——81
HB Køge 2023–24 Danish Women's League 51002[lower-alpha 1]071
Career total 5860020606

International

As of match played on 30 July 2023.[17]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
New Zealand 201920
202020
202110
2022110
202380
Total240

Honours

Club

Glenfield Rovers:

Melbourne Victory

International

New Zealand U17

New Zealand U20

References

  1. ↑ "Women's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020: Squad list, New Zealand" (PDF). FIFA. 7 July 2021. p. 9. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  2. ↑ Rollo, Phillip (7 November 2019). "Testing time for uncapped Football Ferns defender Claudia Bunge". Stuff.
  3. ↑ "Claudia Bunge looking forward to playing in France". Northern Football Federation. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  4. ↑ Ruane, Jeremy. ""Swans" On The Spot To Thwart Rovers' "Three-Peat"". Ultimatenzsoccer. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  5. ↑ Voerman, Andrew (10 September 2017). "Glenfield Rovers win National Women's Knockout Cup for the fourth time in seven years". Stuff. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  6. ↑ "Lotto NRFL Women's Premier 2018". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  7. ↑ "Fresh faces for Football Ferns". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  8. ↑ "Victory signs Claudia Bunge". Melbourne Victory. 10 November 2020.
  9. ↑ "Melbourne Victory sign Football Ferns defender Claudia Bunge for W-League". Stuff. 10 November 2020.
  10. ↑ "Welcome Claudia". HB Køge. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  11. ↑ "List of Players – 2016 FIFA Women's U17 World Cup Jordon" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  12. ↑ "List of Players – 2018 FIFA Women's U20 World Cup France" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 August 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  13. ↑ Voerman, Andrew (1 November 2019). "Claudia Bunge receives maiden Football Ferns callup with Abby Erceg unavailable". Stuff. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  14. ↑ Rollo, Phillip (8 November 2019). "Wang Shuang scores twice as China edge Football Ferns". Stuff.
  15. ↑ Rollo, Phillip. "Young defender Claudia Bunge jumps into Olympics contention after strong debut". Stuff. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  16. ↑ "C. Bunge". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  17. ↑ "2018-now". ultimatenzsoccer.com. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
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