Monique Fischer
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Monique Moana Fischer[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 19 December 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand[2] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tavagnacco | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Papatoetoe AFC | |||
| Auckland Football | |||
| 2017–2018 | Cardiff Met. | ||
| 2018–2019 | Yeovil Town | 4 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Chieti | 12 | (1) |
| 2020 | Lugano | ||
| 2020 | Mallbackens IF | 13 | (1) |
| 2021 | Juan Grande | 3 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Lugano | 12 | (0) |
| 2022– | Tavagnacco | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015– | Samoa | 5 | (5) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 March 2025 | |||
Monique Moana Fischer (born 19 December 1991) is a New Zealand-born Samoan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Italian Serie B club UPC Tavagnacco and the Samoa women's national team.[3] At club level, she previously played in the English FA Women's Super League for Yeovil Town and in Sweden.[4]
Club career
[edit]Fischer played club football for Papatoetoe AFC and represented Auckland Football in the National Women's League (New Zealand) while working as a journalist for TVNZ. After moving to the United Kingdom to pursue a professional football career, she signed for Welsh Premier Women's Football League club Cardiff Met. in 2017.[5]
In September 2018, Fischer made her professional debut for Yeovil Town against Tottenham Hotspur in the 2018–19 FA Women's League Cup. She suffered a clavicle fracture in Yeovil's next match, a 7–0 defeat by Arsenal.[6] Yeovil finished a distant last in the 2018–19 FA WSL and incurred a 10-point penalty for insolvency. The club was then kicked out of the top two Leagues when The FA rejected their purported business plan.[7] Fischer signed for Champions League qualifying Swiss Club Lugano FFC in January 2020 in the Serie A.
International career
[edit]At international level Fischer has played for the Samoa women's national football team,[8] including at the 2015 Pacific Games in Port Moresby.[9]
International goals
[edit]| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 13 July 2022 | ANZ Stadium, Suva, Fiji |  Tonga | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2022 OFC Women's Nations Cup |
| 2. | 23 July 2022 |  New Caledonia | 1–0 | 4–2 | ||
| 3. | 30 July 2022 |  Solomon Islands | 1–0 | 1–1 (5–6 p) | ||
| 4. | 13 February 2024 | FFS Football Stadium, Apia, Samoa | Tonga | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2024 OFC Women's Olympic Football Tournament |
| 5. | 7 July 2025 | Churchill Park, Lautoka, Fiji |  Cook Islands | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2025 OFC Women's Nations Cup |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Biography". Yeovil Town L.F.C. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ↑ "Official Matchday Programme" (PDF). Papatoetoe AFC. 10 August 2014. p. 13. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ↑ "INNESTO DI ESPERIENZA PER MISTER RECENTI: MONIQUE FISCHER". calciofemminileitaliano.it. 7 September 2022.
- ↑ "Monique Fischer - NWT article". 14 October 2020.
- ↑ "Cardiff Met LFC: Season Preview" (video). YouTube. Cardiff Met. Ladies F.C. 13 September 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ↑ "Monique Fischer: Yeovil Town Ladies midfielder breaks collarbone". BBC Sport. 20 September 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ↑ "Yeovil Town Ladies: Championship licence denied and club to go down two tiers". BBC Sport. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ↑ Robinson, Nick (2 October 2018). "Flying Kiwis". The Niche Cache. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ↑ Yagi, Sylver (17 July 2015). "Cook Islands beat Samoa to win historic soccer medal". Pacnews. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
External links
[edit]- Monique Fischer at Soccerway
- Monique Fischer on X
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- 1991 births
- Living people
- Naturalized citizens of Samoa
- Samoan women's footballers
- Women's association football midfielders
- Cardiff Met. Ladies F.C. players
- Yeovil Town L.F.C. players
- FF Lugano 1976 players
- Mallbackens IF players
- ASD UPC Tavagnacco players
- Adran Premier players
- Women's Super League players
- Women's Super League (Switzerland) players
- Elitettan players
- Segunda Federación (women) players
- Samoa women's international footballers
- Samoan expatriate women's footballers
- Samoan expatriate sportspeople in Wales
- Expatriate women's footballers in Wales
- Samoan expatriate sportspeople in England
- Expatriate women's footballers in England
- Samoan expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Expatriate women's footballers in Italy
- Expatriate women's footballers in Switzerland
- Expatriate women's footballers in Sweden
- Samoan expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Expatriate women's footballers in Spain
- Association footballers from Auckland
- New Zealand women's association footballers
- Papatoetoe AFC players
- New Zealand expatriate women's association footballers
- New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in Wales
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- New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in Italy
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