Mark Foy (footballer)

Mark Foy is a former footballer who represented New Zealand at international level^[1] and played for Gippsland Falcons and Adelaide City in the Australian National Soccer League.^[2][3]

Mark Foy

Personal information
Full name	Mark Foy
Date of birth	13 September 1973
Place of birth	New Zealand
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Roslyn-Wakari
1996	North Shore United
1996	Mount Wellington
1996–1998	Gippsland Falcons	50	(6)
1999	Adelaide City	1	(0)
International career
1997–1998	New Zealand	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Club career

Ahead of the 1996 National Summer Soccer League, Foy joined North Shore United.^[4][5]

Playing with Mount Wellington, Foy was the best player in the final of the 1996 Chatham Cup in a 3–1 loss to Waitakere City FC.^[6][7]

Soon after his final appearance, Foy joined Gippsland Falcons in the Australian National Soccer League (NSL), where he played 50 times between 1996 and 1998. At the end of the 1997–98 NSL season, Foy headed to Europe, where he spent time with Bohemians in Ireland and Mainz 05 in Germany.^{[3][8][9][10]}

In February 1999, Foy returned to Australia, joining Adelaide City on a four-week contract. He played for the Zebras in a friendly match against Sanfrecce Hiroshima but was released in March, having played once in the league as a late substitute in a loss to Melbourne Knights.^{[9][11][12][13]}

International career

In 1996, Foy was a member of the New Zealand team at the 1996 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, scoring five goals.^[14][15][16]

Foy played three official full internationals for New Zealand, making his debut in a 0–5 loss to Indonesia on 21 September 1997.^[17] His other two matches were a 0–0 draw with Chile on 4 February and a 0–1 loss to South Korea on 7 February 1998.^[17]

References

1. . The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Archived from the original on 7 October 2008. Retrieved 17 November 2009.
2. "Australian Player Database - FO". OzFootball. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
3. Cockerill, Michael (12 February 1999). "Ferguson lands big break". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 38. Retrieved 28 April 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Don't write us off yet: Hagan". Sunday News. 17 December 1995. p. 47.
5. Hinton, Marc (14 January 1996). "Heat on soccer's seasonal switch". Sunday Star Times. p. B002. Gains: Mark Foy (Roslyn Wakari), Evan Claxton (Ellerslie), Craig Ashton (Mt Wellington), Andrew Aris (Howick), Richard Cannon (via Barnsley, Britain), Nobby Stiles (Central).
6. Ruane, Jeremy. "1996 Chatham Cup Final". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
7. Ruane, Jeremy (22 September 1996). "Waitakere triumphs". Sunday Star Times. p. B013.
8. Cockerill, Michael (9 October 1998). "Opportunity knocks". The Sydney Morning Herald. Losses: Joe Tricarico (Carlton), Doug Marcina (Canberra Cosmos), Jim Kourtis (Sydney Olympic), Mark Foy (Bohemians, Ireland), Tony Sekulic (Mainz 05, Germany)
9. "Aussie Footballers - Mark Foy". OzFootball. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
10. Toutsidis, Meno (10 February 1999). "Zebras snare NZ star; Midfielder covers loss of teen duo". The Advertiser. Adelaide. p. 112.
11. Toutsidis, Meno (13 February 1999). "Zebras likely to ease Kiwi Foy into action". The Advertiser. Adelaide. p. 142.
12. "1999 National Soccer League results". OzFootball. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
13. Toutsidis, Meno (4 March 1999). "As six Sharks regulars walk tightrope over suspension. . .; - Kiwi Foy leaves Zebras". The Advertiser. Adelaide. p. 88.
14. Gray, Russell (3 October 1995). "Clark names Olympic hopefuls - he hopes". The Dominion. Wellington. p. 19.
15. Logan, Innes (7 January 1996). "Olympic dream unlikely". Sunday News. p. 50.
16. Zlotkowski, Andre. "New Zealand - U-23 International Matches". RSSSF.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
17. "A-International Lineups 1990-1999". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 17 November 2009.