Kirsty Yallop

Who is Kirsty Yallop?

Kirsty Lee Yallop, is an association football player who represented New Zealand at the international level, making her senior international debut in a 0-6 loss to the United States on 10 October 2004.

Yallop captained the U-20 side at the 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship finals in Russia, where they lost to Australia and Russia, before holding Brazil to a goalless draw,

Yallop was included in the New Zealand squad for the 2008 Summer Olympic games, playing the full 90 minutes in each of New Zealand's group games, scoring one of New Zealand's goals in the 2-2 draw with Japan.

Attending her first Women's World Cup at Germany 2011, Yallop earned her 50th cap in her only appearance at the finals in a 1-1 draw with Mexico as New Zealand won their first ever point at a Senior Women's World Cup.

At club level she played for Lynn-Avon United before moving to Kristianstads DFF in Sweden's Damallsvenskan in 2010. For the 2011 season she moved to second tier side Vittsjö GIK. In her first year at Vittsjö the team attained promotion to Damallsvenskan.