Daisy Cleverley


Daisy Grace Wilson Cleverley is a New Zealand footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for U.S. college team California Golden Bears and the New Zealand national team.

College

Cleverley enrolled at the University of California, Berkeley in spring 2017. She played 14 matches for the Golden Bears in her freshman year, scoring her first collegiate goal on 19 October 2017 in a 1–0 win over Oregon State before suffering a season-ending ACL injury.

International career

Youth

Cleverley was a member of the New Zealand U-17 side at the 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Azerbaijan and again at the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Costa Rica, playing all of New Zealand's group games at both tournaments.
At the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Canada, Cleverley played in all three of New Zealand's group games and the quarter final match which they lost to Nigeria.

Senior

On 25 October 2014, Cleverley made her senior international debut, starting in a 16–0 win over Tonga and scoring two goals.
She was part of New Zealand's squad at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada. In 2019, Cleverley was included in her second World Cup squad.