MeikaylaMoore

Meikayla Moore is a centre back from New Zealand who has been a key member of New Zealand’s National Team since 2013. A three-time Olympian, she has represented New Zealand at the 2024, 2020 and 2016 Games.

Meikayla began playing soccer when she was just four years old, when her parents enrolled her in a local club team —and the rest was history. She has several favourite soccer memories, including the first time she was given the privilege to wear a Ferns shirt at the U17 level, the day she made her senior team debut in 2013, and taking the field and making her Olympic debut in Rio in 2016.

She has played for many notable clubs over the course of her career, such as FC Köln, MSV Duisburg, Liverpool FC, and Glasgow City FC. Meikayla has achieved significant milestones throughout her journey: winning the Women’s Championship Trophy in England, promoting the Women’s Super League, and becoming Scottish Women’s Premier League champions in 2023.

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Meikayla’s role model is her mom, who has consistently showed her love and kindness. She admires her mother's work ethic and her constant selflessness. Meikayla is also inspired by Megan Rapinoe and her wife, Sue Bird. She says they are both incredible athletes on and off the field and court in both their respective codes, especially the work and representation they have given the LGBTQ+ community. Outside of soccer, Meikayla is very passionate about LGBTQ+ community visibility and rights, women empowerment and equality, and uplifting and inspiring younger generations to be active. When she's not on the pitch, Meikayla enjoys going for walks and grabbing coffee, preferably from independent coffee shops, and spending time with her partner. She also enjoys thrifting, unplugging, and reading a good book.