Manaia Elliott
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Manaia Poppy Elliott | ||
| Date of birth | 21 April 2005 | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Wellington Phoenix | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2022 | Melville United | ||
| 2022–2023 | Wellington Phoenix | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Wellington Phoenix | 39 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | New Zealand U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | New Zealand U19 | ||
| 2024–2025 | New Zealand U20 | 3 | (1) |
| 2023– | New Zealand | 3 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 July 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22 July 2025 | |||
Manaia Poppy Elliott (born 21 April 2005) is a New Zealand professional footballer who plays as a defender for A-League Women club Wellington Phoenix and for the New Zealand national team.[1]
Early life
Elliott was born on 21 April 2005.
In her youth years, she played for Hamilton-based club Melville United before moving to Wellington to play for Wellington Phoenix's academy.[1]
Club career
An academy graduate, Elliott was one of Wellington Phoenix's four scholarship players for the 2023–24 A-League Women season.[1]
Elliott scored her first goal in the 87th minute of a 3–0 away win over Western Sydney Wanderers on 22 October 2023. Having come off the bench as a substitute, she also assisted in this game.[1]