Sam Jasper

{{short description|New Zealand footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=April 2019}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Sam Jasper | image = | caption = | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|02|06|df=yes}} | birth_place = Auckland, New Zealand | height = 1.79 m | position = Centre-back, midfielder<ref>{{Worldfootball.net|sam-jasper|new_id=pe78619}}</ref> | currentclub = | youthyears1 = 2001–2002 | youthclubs1 = North Shore United | years1 = 2002–2005 | clubs1 = North Shore United | caps1 = 78 | goals1 = 26 | years2 = 2005–2006 | clubs2 = New Zealand Knights | caps2 = 2 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2006–2007 | clubs3 = Waitakere United | caps3 = 15 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2007–2008 | clubs4 = Canterbury United | caps4 = 18 | goals4 = 2 | years5 = 2008– | clubs5 = Dunedin Technical | caps5 = | goals5 = | years6 = 2022 | clubs6 = Albany United | caps6 = | goals6 = | totalcaps = | totalgoals = | nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = New Zealand U17 | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | nationalyears2 = | nationalteam2 = New Zealand U20 | nationalcaps2 = | nationalgoals2 = | manageryears1 = 2023–2024 | managerclubs1 = Mount Albert-Ponsonby (assistant) }}

'''Sam Jasper''' (born 6 February 1986) is a former New Zealand footballer who played as centre-back or midfielder. He has played for New Zealand Knights in the A-League.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/24074|title=Jasper fires for Dragons |author=|publisher=Stuff.co.nz|date=|accessdate=}}</ref> He has played for the New Zealand U16, U17<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nz-u17-intres.html|title=New Zealand - U-17 International Matches|author=|date=|website=RSSSF|accessdate=26 September 2009}}</ref> and U-20's teams.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nz-u20-intres.html|title=New Zealand - U-20 International Matches|author=|date=|website=RSSSF|accessdate=26 September 2009}}</ref>

After playing for Albany United in 2022, it was announced Jasper would be the assistant coach for Mount Albert-Ponsonby in the 2023 NRFL Division 1.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.friendsoffootballnz.com/2022/11/02/new-coaching-duo-to-lead-map-in-next-years-lotto-nrfl-premiership/|title=New coaching duo to lead MAP in next year's Lotto NRFL Premiership|author=|date=November 2022|website=friendsoffootballnz.com|accessdate=21 February 2023}}</ref>

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