Maggie Jenkins

Margaret Ellen Jenkins (born 14 June 2001), also known as Maggie Jenkins, is a New Zealand footballer who plays as a forward for ALG Spor in the Turkish Women's Football Super League where she recorded 9 goals and 4 assists last season. She has represented New Zealand in football at both age group and international level.^[2]

Maggie Jenkins

Personal information
Full name	Margaret Ellen Jenkins[1]
Date of birth	(2001-06-14) 14 June 2001 (age 24)[1]
Place of birth	Wellington, New Zealand
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position	Striker
Team information
Current team	ALG Spor
Number	8
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2024	UCF Knights	42	(6)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2018	Wellington United
2018–2019	Northern Lights	20	(10)
2024-2025	ALG	24	(9)
International career‡
2016–2018	New Zealand U17	15	(14)
2017–	New Zealand U20	7	(8)
2017–	New Zealand	1	(0)
Medal record FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup 2018 Uruguay Tournament
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11:00, 13 June 2019 (UTC)

Jenkins was a member of the New Zealand U-17 side at the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Jordan aged 15,^[3] and again at the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Uruguay,^[4] as well as at the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in France.^[1] She won a bronze medal making history for New Zealand at 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Uruguay, New Zealand's only medal at a FIFA tournament.

Jenkins made her senior début in a 5–0 win over Thailand on 28 November 2017.^[5] Jenkins has been part of multiple Football Ferns tours: in 2021 to Canada and South Korea, in 2022 to Los Angeles, and in 2023 ahead of the FIFA Women’s World Cup in New Zealand and Australia.

Jenkins joined Turkish club ALG Spor in July 2024.^[6][7]