Lily Alfeld

Lily Hannah Alfeld (born 4 August 1995) is a New Zealand footballer who last played for and captained Wellington Phoenix. She has represented New Zealand at age group level.

Club career

Coastal Spirit Alfeld played for Coastal Spirit in Christchurch from 2009 to 2013 in the Premier Women's Football division. She was part of the winning team who won the 2013 Women's Knockout Cup. She was also part of the 2011 team who made it to the finals of the cup before losing 3–0 to Glenfield Rovers.

Mainland Pride Alfeld played for Mainland Pride from 2010 to 2013, where she was named Mainland Football Goalkeeper of the Year three times in 2010, 2011 and 2013.

Perth Glory Alfeld played for Perth for the 2020–21 season. She was named players' player of the year for that season.

Wellington Phoenix On 15 October 2021, Alfeld was announced as the Wellington Phoenix's inaugural signing. Alfeld was later announced as the club's inaugural captain. After playing every match bar one of Wellington Phoenix's first season in the A-League Women, Alfeld re-signed for the 2022–23 A-League Women season in July 2022. Following injury and back surgery, it was announced Alfeld would be sidelined for all of the 2023–24 A-League Women season.

College career Louisiana State University Alfeld gained a scholarship to attend Louisiana State University (LSU) where she played for the LSU Tigers. While she saw 16 starts in her first season, she only played two more games across the other two seasons she was with the team.

Alfeld has received several call ups to the New Zealand women's national football team including for the 2022 SheBelieves Cup. She is yet to make her first appearance for the national side.

Career statistics Club

Honours Coastal Spirit Women's Knockout Cup: 2013 Perth Glory Players' Player of the Year: 2020–21 Lloyd Morrison Spirit of the Phoenix award: 2022–23