Malia Vaka
Malia Vaka (née Paseka; born 23 September 1994) is a New Zealand netball player who played junior netball in Australia.[1][2] She was then a member of the New Zealand national netball team at the 2015 Netball World Cup.[3] She announced her pregnancy on 11 June, and her withdrawal from the 2016 ANZ Championship.[4][5]
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| Born |
23 September 1994 (age 29) Auckland NZ | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||
| Spouse | Sam Vaka | |||||||||||||
| Children | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Netball career | ||||||||||||||
| Playing position(s): GS, GA | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Club team(s) | Apps | ||||||||||||
| 2014-2016 | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | |||||||||||||
| 2013 | Northern Mystics | |||||||||||||
| 2017 | Northern Stars | |||||||||||||
| Years | National team(s) | Caps | ||||||||||||
| 2015 | New Zealand | 6 | ||||||||||||
| New Zealand U21 | ||||||||||||||
| New Zealand Secondary Schools | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References
- Sygall, David (16 July 2015). "One-time potential Australian Diamond Malia Paseka to play for arch-enemy at World Cup". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
- "Silver Ferns Netball - Player details - Malia Paseka". Netball New Zealand. Archived from the original on 22 September 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
- "Australia's Diamonds face 'unknown' New Zealand Netball World Cup side". The Guardian. 29 July 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
- "Paseka announces pregnancy". mynetball.co.nz. 11 June 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- "Malia Paseka Announces Pregnancy". scoop.co.nz. 12 June 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
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