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{{short description|New Zealand footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jacob Spoonley
| image = 
| fullname = Jacob Spoonley<ref name="FIFA">{{Cite web |title=FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007 – List of Players |url=http://www.fifadata.com/document/FWYC/2007/pdf/FWYC_2007_SquadLists.pdf |publisher=FIFA |page=15 |date=5 July 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231000046/http://www.fifadata.com/document/FWYC/2007/pdf/FWYC_2007_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=31 December 2013}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1987|3|3}}
| birth_place = [[Palmerston North]], New Zealand
| height = 1.87 m<ref>{{cite web |title=FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2009 presented by Toyota: List of Players |url=http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/95/12/84/fcwc_2009_squadlists.pdf |publisher=FIFA |page=3 |date=9 December 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120902182958/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/95/12/84/fcwc_2009_squadlists.pdf |archive-date=2 September 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| position = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]]
| currentclub = [[Forrest Hill Milford]]
| clubnumber = 1
| youthyears1 =   
| youthclubs1 = 
| years1 =  2004–2005   
| years2 =  2005–2007 
| years3 =  2007–2008 
| years4 =  2008 
| years5 =  2008–2013
| years6 =  2012
| years7 =  2013–2014
| years8 =  2013–2014
| years9 =  2014–2017
| years10 = 2017–
| clubs1 =  [[Otago United|Southern United FC]]
| clubs2 =  [[Auckland City FC|Auckland City]] 
| clubs3 =  [[Wellington Phoenix FC|Wellington Phoenix]] 
| clubs4 =  [[Miramar Rangers]] 
| clubs5 =  [[Auckland City FC|Auckland City]]
| clubs6 =  → [[Wellington Phoenix]] (loan)
| clubs7 =  → [[Wellington Phoenix]] (loan)
| clubs8 =   [[Team Wellington]]
| clubs9 =  [[Auckland City FC|Auckland City]] 
| clubs10 =  [[Forrest Hill Milford]] 
| caps1 =   12
| caps2 =   32          
| caps3 =   0  
| caps4 =   8
| caps5 =  84
| caps6 =  1   
| caps7 =  2
| caps8 = 14
| caps9 = 16
| caps10= 16
| goals2 =  0
| goals3 =  0  
| goals4 =  0
| goals5 =  0 
| goals6 = 0 
| goals7 = 0
| goals8 = 0
| goals9 = 0 
| goals10= 0
| nationalyears1 =  2004–2007 
| nationalyears2 =  2008 
| nationalyears3 =  2008–2013
|  nationalteam1 =   [[New Zealand national under-20 football team|New Zealand U-20]] 
| nationalteam2 =  [[New Zealand national under-23 football team|New Zealand U-23]] 
| nationalteam3 =  [[New Zealand national football team|New Zealand]]
| nationalcaps1 =    15  
| nationalcaps2 =  9  
| nationalcaps3 =  2  
| nationalgoals1 =   0   
| nationalgoals2 =   0   
| nationalgoals3 =   0 
|            pcupdate = 5 December 2016
|            ntupdate = 26 March 2013
}}

'''Jacob Spoonley''' (born 3 March 1987) is a New Zealand [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] currently playing for [[Forrest Hill Milford]].

==Football career==
In 2005, Spoonley played for Auckland City for two seasons. He left to the [[Wellington Phoenix]] in 2007 after a successful Under 20 World Cup in Canada.

He returned to [[Auckland City FC]] in late 2008 as the no. 1 choice for goalkeeper. Since returning to City he has helped them win three O-League titles in four seasons and has made two appearances at the FIFA Club World Cup, including in the [[2014 FIFA Club World Cup|2014 edition]] where he stepped in for regular goalkeeper [[Tamati Williams]] to play in the third-place playoff against [[Cruz Azul]], starring in a 4–2 shootout win after an initial 1–1 draw.

In October 2012, Spoonley was loaned to Wellington Phoenix for one week due to both regular keepers ([[Mark Paston]] and [[Glen Moss]]) being out on international duty. He played one game against [[Melbourne Heart]], which was drawn 1–1. As a result of his performance he was voted as the goalkeeper in Fox Sports' team of the round.

==International career==
He was the 1st choice keeper for [[New Zealand national under-17 football team|New Zealand]]'s matches at the [[2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup]] in [[Canada]].

Spoonley was included in the [[Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics squads|New Zealand squad]] for the [[Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics|football tournament]] at the [[2008 Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]] in [[Beijing]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Olympic Football Squads Named |url=http://www.olympic.org.nz/Article.aspx?Mode=1&ID=6019 |publisher=New Zealand Olympic Committee |date=4 July 2008 |access-date=4 July 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705171737/http://www.olympic.org.nz/Article.aspx?Mode=1&ID=6019 |archive-date=5 July 2008 }}</ref> He played in New Zealands 3 group matches against China (1–1), Brazil (0–5) and Belgium (0–1).

He made his [[New Zealand national football team|New Zealand]] senior debut on 19 November 2008 in a 2–0 loss to Fiji after coming on as a substitute following the sending off of [[Glen Moss]].<ref>{{cite news|title = Fiji get the best of Kiwis |url= https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=951292.html#fiji+best+kiwis |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090130070925/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=951292.html#fiji+best+kiwis |url-status= dead |archive-date= 30 January 2009 |publisher = FIFA.com |date = 19 November 2008 |access-date = 21 November 2008 }}</ref><ref name="aapp">{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id1708.htm |title=A-International Appearances – Overall |publisher=The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website |access-date=12 February 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007054503/http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id1708.htm |archive-date=7 October 2008 }}</ref>

== Broadcasting career ==
From 2021, he became the analyst with fellow former New Zealand defender, [[Ivan Vicelich]]. for Sky Sports as New Zealand build up to 2022 World Cup Qualification.<ref>{{Citation|title=New Zealand v The Gambia {{!}} Live Game|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUS-EjCAIAI|language=en|access-date=2021-11-17}}</ref>

===International goals and caps===
<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 !! CS !! Match Report
|-
|colspan=8 align=center|'''2008'''
|-
| align=center|1
| 19 November
| [[Churchill Park (Lautoka)|Churchill Park]], [[Lautoka]]
| {{fb|FIJ}}
| align=center|0–2
| [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)#Second round|2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifier]]
| 
| [http://www.nzfootball.co.nz/index.php?id=11&tx_ttnews%5BpS%5D=1225458000&tx_ttnews%5BpL%5D=2591999&tx_ttnews%5Barc%5D=1&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=225&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=195&cHash=88257a138c NZ Football]
|-
|colspan=8 align=center|'''2013'''
|-
| align=center|2
| 26 March
| [[Lawson Tama Stadium]], [[Honiara]]
| {{fb|SOL}}
| align=center|2–0
| [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – OFC third round|2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifier]]
| 1 (1)
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20130420065735/http://www.nzfootball.co.nz/index.php?id=11&tx_ttnews&#91;tt_news&#93;=2217&tx_ttnews&#91;backPid&#93;=10&cHash=ce874b8afd NZ Football]
|}

===International career statistics===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan=3 | [[New Zealand national football team|New Zealand national team]]<ref>{{NFT player|id=24243|accessdate=}}</ref>
|-
!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|2008||1||0
|-
|2013||1||0
|-
!Total||2||0
|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{FIFA player|268849}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110718025106/http://www.wellingtonphoenix.com/default.aspx?s=wellfc_playerprofile_item&pid=1476 Profile on the official Wellington Phoenix website]

{{New Zealand squad 2008 OFC Nations Cup}}
{{New Zealand squad 2008 Summer Olympics}}
{{2008 New Zealand Olympic team}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Spoonley, Jacob}}
[[Category:1987 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:New Zealand men's association footballers]]
[[Category:New Zealand men's international footballers]]
[[Category:Olympic association footballers for New Zealand]]
[[Category:Men's association football goalkeepers]]
[[Category:Wellington Phoenix FC players]]
[[Category:Auckland City FC players]]
[[Category:A-League Men players]]
[[Category:New Zealand Football Championship players]]
[[Category:Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:2008 OFC Nations Cup players]]
[[Category:OFC Nations Cup–winning players]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Palmerston North]]
[[Category:21st-century New Zealand sportsmen]]