# Chris Jackson (New Zealand footballer)

Chris Jackson (born 18 July 1970) is a former association football player who represented New Zealand. He last played for Dapto Dandaloo Fury FC.

## Club career

Jackson was born in Napier, and began his senior career with Napier City Rovers, the team he joined while still a student at Napier Boys' High School. He subsequently moved to Australia to join Melbourne Knights in the National Soccer League in 1992. Jackson joined the Football Kingz when the New Zealand franchise were accepted into the A-League in 1999 captaining the first ever professional game in New Zealand soccer history.

## International career

Jackson made his full All Whites debut in the Kings Cup Thailand in January 1990 against North Korea. He was included in the New Zealand side for the 1999 Confederations Cup finals tournament and again when New Zealand qualified for the 2003 Confederations Cup. Jackson ended his international having played 72 times and scored 12 goals for New Zealand, including 60 A-international caps in which he scored 10 times. He captained the All Whites 10 times. His final international appearance was as a substitute in a 0–5 loss to France on 22 June 2003 as New Zealand bowed out of the Confederations Cup in the group stages.

## Career Statistics
### International

Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| New Zealand | 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| New Zealand | 1995 | 9 | 2 |
| New Zealand | 1996 | 6 | 0 |
| New Zealand | 1997 | 6 | 1 |
| New Zealand | 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| New Zealand | 1999 | 10 | 3 |
| New Zealand | 2000 | 8 | 1 |
| New Zealand | 2001 | 7 | 3 |
| New Zealand | 2002 | 6 | 0 |
| New Zealand | 2003 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 60 | 10 |
    Scores and results list New Zealand's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Jackson goal.
List of international goals scored by Chris Jackson :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 22 June 1995 | Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile | Paraguay | 2–3 | 2–3 | Friendly |
| 2 | 28 June 1995 | Estadio Atilio Paiva Olivera, Rivera, Uruguay | Uruguay | 2–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 3 | 7 June 1997 | Govind Park, Ba, Fiji | Fiji | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 4 | 16 June 1996 | Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand | Thailand | 1–0 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 5 | 16 June 1996 | Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand | Thailand | 2–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 6 | 1 July 1999 | Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia | Malaysia | 1–2 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 7 | 19 June 2000 | Stade Pater, Papeete, Tahiti | Tahiti | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2000 OFC Nations Cup |
| 8 | 11 June 2001 | North Harbour Stadium, North Shore, New Zealand | Solomon Islands | 2–0 | 5–1 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 9 | 11 June 2001 | North Harbour Stadium, North Shore, New Zealand | Solomon Islands | 4–0 | 5–1 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 10 | 13 June 2001 | North Harbour Stadium, North Shore, New Zealand | Vanuatu | 3–0 | 7–0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |

## Achievements

* New Zealand Player of the Year:1992 and 1995
* New Zealand Young Player of the Year: 1988
* 2010 Illawarra player of the year