COOK ISLANDS – PLAYER PROFILE: ELIZABETH HARMON

Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) is pleased to bring you a series of profiles featuring the international players expected to be key performers at the OFC U-20 Women’s Championship New Zealand 2009 to be held at Auckland’s North Harbour Stadium from 5-9 October.

Elizabeth Harmon Biography

Occupation: 7th Form Student (final year), Tereora College, Rarotonga.

Full Name: Elizabeth Harmon

Date of Birth: 9 January, 1992

Place of Birth: Rarotonga Hospital

Height: 1.68m

Playing Position: Mid-fielder

Current Club: Tupapa Maraerenga Club

Football Years: Been playing since 2002

Favourite Soccer Star: Zinedine Zidane

Elizabeth Harmon, or known by her nickname Liz to family and friends, is mustering all of her determination to excel equally in football and schoolwork.

Harmon is a student at the Cook Islands biggest school Tereora College where she has established a reputation for giving just as much effort to her schoolwork as she does to her football training.

There is added pressure on Liz to excel as her brother Grover Harmon is a current Cook Islands national men’s Football team member and her father is the President of the national football association. But the 17-year-old’s determination, skill and high fitness level saw her win the 2008 award as top CIFA Woman Football Player of the Year.

Selection for the Women’s Player of the Year was carried out by all CIFA clubs who sent in the names of the three top players they found outstanding over the course of the year. CIFA regulations specified that each club could only nominate players from other clubs and they were not allowed to nominate any of their own players.

National U20 Coach Jim Katoa says that Harmon is technically sound for her position and posses a good eye for reading the game in midfield coupled with a good instinct for goal scoring. He and the rest of the CIFA Technical staff have high hopes that Harmon will continue to develop at an impressive rate.

Courtesy of CIFA Media