Keeper gets first senior call
Oxford United goalkeeper Max Crocombe has been called into the New Zealand senior squad for the first time.Max, 21, has represented his country at under 20 level and has now been called into the squad to play Korea Republic in Seoul on 31st March.
He told us:
" It is an ambition I have had ever since I first played football and a very proud moment for me and my family. Playing for the under 20s at the World Cup was a fantastic experience and taught me so much. The senior squad will be a step up but I can't wait to join up with the squad."
New Zealand Squad
(Caps/Goals/Club)
Goalkeepers
Max Crocombe (0/0 – Oxford Utd, ENG)
Stefan Marinovic (0/0 – SpVgg Unterhaching, GER)
Defenders
Michael Boxall (11/0 – Wellington Phoenix, NZL)
Sam Brotherton (0/0 – Wanderers SC, NZL)
Thomas Doyle (1/0 – Wellington Phoenix, NZL)
Louis Fenton (1/0 – Wellington Phoenix, NZL)
Winston Reid (capt – 18/1 – West Ham Utd, ENG)
Storm Roux (6/0 – Central Coast Mariners, AUS)
Themistoklis Tzimopoulos (0/0 – PAS Giannina FC, GRE)
Deklan Wynne – (2/0 – Wanderers SC, NZL)
Midfielders
Sam Burfoot (0/0 – Auckland City FC, NZL)
Clayton Lewis (0/0 – Wanderers SC, NZL)
Michael McGlinchey (30/3 – Wellington Phoenix, NZL)
Ryan Thomas (4/0 – PEC Zwolle, HOL)
Bill Tuiloma (7/0 – Olympique Marseille, FRA)
Benjamin van den Broek (0/0 – FC Universitatea Cluj, ROM)
Forwards
Kosta Barbarouses (28/2 – Melbourne Victory, AUS)
Tyler Boyd (5/0 – Wellington Phoenix, NZL)
Ryan De Vries (0/0 – Auckland City FC, NZL)
Marco Rojas (20/1 – FC Thun, SWI)
Joel Stevens (2/0 – Wellington Phoenix, NZL)
Chris Wood (37/13 – Ipswich Town FC, NZL)