CJ Bott

Catherine Joan Bott (born 22 April 1995) is a New Zealand professional footballer who plays as a left-back for English Women's Super League club Leicester City FC and the New Zealand women's national team.[3] She has previously played with FF USV Jena, Vittsjö GIK, and Vålerenga.[4]

CJ Bott
Bott with FF USV Jena in 2017
Personal information
Full name Catherine Joan Bott[1]
Date of birth (1995-04-22) 22 April 1995[1]
Place of birth Wellington, New Zealand[2]
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Leicester City
Number 4
Youth career
Tawa AFC
Lynn-Avon United
Waterside Karori
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 FF USV Jena 15 (0)
2018–2019 Vittsjö GIK 30 (2)
2020–2021 Vålerenga 17 (2)
2022– Leicester City 21 (0)
International career‡
2012 New Zealand U-17 10 (1)
2012 New Zealand U-20 10 (0)
2014– New Zealand 41 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:10, 30 July 2023 (UTC)

Club career

In March 2022, Bott joined English club Leicester City.[5]

International career

Bott was a member of the New Zealand U-17 side at the 2012 Women's World Championships, playing in two of New Zealand's group games.[6]

At the 2014 Women's World Championships in Canada, Bott played in all three of New Zealand's group games and the quarter final match which they lost to Nigeria.[7]

Bott made her senior début as a substitute in a 0–4 loss to Korea Republic on 10 March 2014.[8]

She was part of New Zealand's squad for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada.[1] She scored her first full international goal — a powerful strike from 35 metres — against Argentina at the 2019 Cup of Nations in Brisbane, Australia, on 3 March 2019.[9]

She was also part of New Zealand's squad for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France,[10] but broke her arm in the second game of the group stage against Canada.

International goals
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.3 March 2019Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Australia Argentina2–02–02019 Cup of Nations
2.2 September 2022Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, United States Mexico1–01–0Friendly
3.10 July 2023McLean Park, Napier, New Zealand Vietnam1–02–0

References
  1. "List of Players – 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  2. Profile Archived 3 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine at NZF
  3. "Caps 'n' Goals, New Zealand Women's national representatives". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
  4. "Football Ferns > Player Profiles > Catherine Bott". New Zealand Football. Archived from the original on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
  5. "CJ Bott Signs For LCFC Women". Leicester City. 3 March 2022.
  6. "Squad List – New Zealand". FIFA. Archived from the original on 27 October 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  7. "Catherine Bott – New Zealand". FIFA. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  8. "Football Ferns-Line-ups". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Archived from the original on 27 October 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  9. "Defender nails 35-yard screamer as Football Ferns earn stunning win over Argentina," Television New Zealand ONEnews, 3 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  10. "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 – New Zealand". FIFA. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
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