{{Short description|New Zealand footballer (born 1990)}} {{BLP sources|date=April 2019}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2019}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=April 2019}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Tim Myers | image = | caption = | full_name = Timothy Esmonde Myers<ref>{{Cite news|title=List of Players — 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup |url=http://www.fifadata.com/document/FU17/2007/PDF/FU17_2007_SquadLists.pdf |work=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |access-date=1 July 2012}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|09|17|df=y}} | birth_place = Auckland, New Zealand | height = 1.84 m | position = Centre-back | currentclub = | youthyears1 = | years1 = 2007–2014 | clubs1 = Waitakere United | caps1 = 90 | goals1 = 6 | years2 = 2014–2015 | clubs2 = Team Wellington FC | caps2 = 75 | goals2 = 5 | years3 = 2015–2019 | clubs3 = Three Kings United | caps3 = | goals3 = | nationalyears1 = 2007 | nationalcaps1 = 2 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalteam1 = New Zealand U17 | nationalyears2 = 2008 | nationalcaps2 = 3 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | nationalteam2 = New Zealand U20 | nationalyears3 = 2012 | nationalcaps3 = 4 | nationalgoals3 = 0 | nationalteam3 = New Zealand U23 | nationalyears4 = 2012 | nationalcaps4 = 3 | nationalgoals4 = 0 | nationalteam4 = New Zealand }} '''Timothy Esmonde Myers''' (born 17 September 1990)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/bio/_/id/174210/tim-myers |title=Tim Myers |access-date=7 November 2024 |work=ESPN}}</ref> is a New Zealand former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He made three appearances for the New Zealand national team in 2012.
==Club career== Myers began playing for Eastern Suburbs in Auckland as a five-year-old. He moved to Waitakere United as a teenager. In 2005, at the age of 14, Myers was captain of the New Zealand team at the Manchester United Premier Cup tournament in Hong Kong.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Maddaford |first=Terry |date=14 July 2005 |title=Going for youth cup glory |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/football/soccer-going-for-youth-cup-glory/SG44ORRIZMBNM2OJL2XWIBKKIY/ |access-date=2024-10-31 |work=The New Zealand Herald}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Maddaford |first=Terry |date=21 January 2010 |title=Soccer: Myers hones talent at top domestic level |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/football/soccer-myers-hones-talent-at-top-domestic-level/3DJCYI7SOJBZLEGBLGZKKVGV34/ |access-date=2024-10-29 |work=The New Zealand Herald}}</ref>
==International career== Myers represented New Zealand at 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup playing the first two matches. He also played for the New Zealand Under-20 team at the 2008 OFC U-20 Championship as the Kiwis finished third place. In 2012, Myers was called up to the Under-23 team, winning the OFC U-23 Championship and qualifying to 2012 Olympic Football Tournament, where he played in one of New Zealand's games.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/my/tim-myers-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418121150/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/my/tim-myers-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-18|title=Tim Myers Bio, Stats, and Results|website=Sports Reference|access-date=2020-04-18}}</ref> He missed two of the three warmup games due to an injury.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/sport/111309/injury-worries-ease-for-football-ferns-and-oly-whites |title=Injury worries ease for Football Ferns and Oly Whites |date=23 July 2012 |access-date=7 November 2024 |work=Radio New Zealand}}</ref>
Myers was called to 2012 OFC Nations Cup and had his debut coming off the bench against Papua New Guinea, appearing in two other matches of the tournament.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2012-11-15 |title=Soccer: Herbert shuffles deck after World Cup |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/football/soccer-herbert-shuffles-deck-after-world-cup/3ASTP2AZS63UIRZD47IMAEZC5U/ |access-date=2024-10-31 |work=The New Zealand Herald}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! colspan=3 | New Zealand national team |- !Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |- |2012||3||0 |- !Total||3||0 |- |}
<small>New Zealand's goal tally first.</small>
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="font-size:90%" |- !colspan="8"|'''International appearances and goals''' |- ! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Result !! Competition !! Goal !! Match Report |- |colspan=8 align=center|'''2012''' |- | align=center|1 | 4 June | Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara | {{fb|Papua New Guinea}} | align=center|2–1 | 2012 OFC Nations Cup | | [https://web.archive.org/web/20130222182616/http://www.nzfootball.co.nz/index.php?id=11&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=1684&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=10&cHash=c5b9e5f908 NZ Football] |- | align=center|2 | 6 June | Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara | {{fb|Solomon Islands}} | align=center|1–1 | 2012 OFC Nations Cup | | [https://web.archive.org/web/20120816172630/http://www.nzfootball.co.nz/index.php?id=11&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=1695&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=1&cHash=9f711dc963 NZ Football] |- | align=center|3 | 10 June | Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara | {{fb|SOL}} | align=center|4–3 | 2012 OFC Nations Cup | | [https://web.archive.org/web/20130218100323/http://www.nzfootball.co.nz/index.php?id=11&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=1705&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=10&cHash=79cb1261bd NZ Football] |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{NFT player|47894|name=Tim Myers}} * [http://www.nzfootball.co.nz/index.php?id=1151 nzfootball.co.nz]
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