The Stable

Ellerslie AFC are proud of our history and while unfortunately some of the record keeping has been lost we continue to work hard to build our records, particularly through a golden period for the club in the 80's, 90's and early 2000's.  From 2010 onwards we have good historical records which means we are able to celebrate the following people's achievements.

Keegan Smith

YEARS AT ELLERSLIE AFC: 10 (8th Grade to Seniors)

CURRENT CLUB: Devonport City

ELLERSLIE AFC HONOURS: First Team Debut (vs Waitakere City) 30.04.16

BIO:

A GK with a big personality - sometimes misunderstood as arrogant or immature which is as far from the truth as you could imagine.  Keegan is an extremely hard worker and is very humble with a cheeky streak in him.  Keegan became the second former Ellerslie AFC player to start for the Phoenix when he was selected for the opening game of the 2017/2018 A-League season.

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STATS:
Wellington Phoenix (A-League): 6 games
National League (Team Wellington, Tasman Utd & Wellington Phoenix Reserves): 16 games

Michael Boxall

YEARS AT ELLERSLIE AFC: Unknown

CURRENT CLUB: Minnesota United (MLS)

ELLERSLIE AFC HONOURS: None

BIO:

Michael spent time at Ellerslie through the junior grades and into the early youth grades before leaving to join Central United who at the time were the premier youth development club in Auckland.  Michael spent time while at Ellerslie playing Futsal at East City which helped hone his footballing ability.  He was the first former Ellerslie AFC player to be selected for the Wellington Phoenix and when the team line ups were introduced at Westpac his profile listed Ellerslie AFC as his junior club - a proud moment for the club!

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STATS:
Wellington Phoenix (A-League): 39 Games, 2 Goals
National League (Auckland City & Wellington Phoenix Reserves): 8 games
NZ National Team: 32 games, 0 goals

Myer Bevan

YEARS AT ELLERSLIE AFC: 4 (14th Grade to Seniors)

CURRENT CLUB: Cavalry FC

ELLERSLIE AFC HONOURS: National U17's Tournament Winner (2014)

BIO:

Myer didn't spend a lot of time at Ellerslie but was attracted to the club to play in Terry Torren's premier youth team who ended up winning the U17's Nationals in 2014.  In those seasons, Myer was a skillful, quick winger who loved taking players on with a dribble - his experience playing First Team at Western Springs helped develop his eye for goal and he has not looked back since.

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STATS:
National League (Auckland City): 19 games, 17 goals
NZ National Team: 6 games, 2 goals

Dylan Manickum

YEARS AT ELLERSLIE AFC: 5 (2009 to 2013)

CURRENT CLUB: Auckland City FC (ISPS Handa Premiership)

ELLERSLIE AFC HONOURS: First Team Debut (vs Lynn Avon) 02.04.11, Runner Up NRFL Div 1 (2012)

BIO:

A highly technical player who joined the club in the older youth teams where he played alongside his cousins Myron and Callan Manickum in NRFL Reserves and First Team.  A talented Futsal player as well who has represented NZ as well as playing pro Futsal in Europe - he is now playing for Auckland City in the National League after signing from bitter rivals Waitakere Utd.

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STATS:
Ellerslie AFC: 50 games, 8 goals
National League and OFC Champions League (Waitakere and Auckland City): 145 games, 38 goals

Andre de Jong

YEARS AT ELLERSLIE AFC: 11 (2002-2013) 

CURRENT CLUB: Royal AM (South African Premier League)

ELLERSLIE AFC HONOURS: First Team Debut (vs Three Kings) 10.08.13

BIO:

Andre became Ellerslie's latest All White when he made an appearance against Canada in a friendly on the 25/03/2018 and then got on the score-sheet against India in the Intercontinental cup in a 2-1 win on the 08/06/2018.  Andre spent all of his junior and youth career at Ellerslie under the watchful eye of his father Fred and it was only when NZ Football Youth teams came calling that he needed to move to East Coast Bays to stay playing NRFL Premier League football. 

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STATS:
Ellerslie AFC: 2 games, 1 goal (on debut)
National League (Wanderers SC, Canterbury Utd, Eastern Suburbs): 98 games, 47 goals
NZ National Team:  9 games, 2 goals

Kelvin Kalua

YEARS AT ELLERSLIE AFC: 7 (2010-2017)

CURRENT CLUB: Eastern Suburbs (ISPS Handa Premiership)

ELLERSLIE AFC HONOURS: National U19's Tournament Winner (2017)

BIO:

A quiet achiever - Kelvin was a clinical striker in his youth at Ellerslie, but always had the core ability to play other positions - he truly flourished when he transitioned to the back line and he quickly drew the attention of coaching staff at other clubs.  A highlight of his time at Ellerslie was when he was part of the team who took out the Napier U19's Tournament in 2017 with a big group of his teammates who he had played with for the majority of his 7 years at the club.

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STATS:
National League (Eastern Suburbs): 90 games, 4 Goals

Dylan de Jong

YEARS AT ELLERSLIE AFC: 4 (2011-2014)

CURRENT CLUB: Unattached

ELLERSLIE AFC HONOURS: National U17's Tournament Winner (2014)

BIO:

Dylan didn't spend a lot of time at Ellerslie and he joined the club from Western Springs with Myer, they were both attracted to the club to play in Terry Torren's premier youth team who ended up winning the U17's Nationals in 2014.  In those seasons, Dylan was a skillful, quick winger who loved taking players on with a dribble - since then he has transitioned into an attacking left wing-back, who loves to bomb forward and contribute on both the scoresheet and the in the assist column. 

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STATS:
National League (Eastern Suburbs): 7 games, 1 goal
NZ U23's National Team:  7 games, 2 goals

Campbell Strong

YEARS AT ELLERSLIE AFC: 6 (2008-2013)

CURRENT CLUB: Seattle Redhawks (Seattle University)

ELLERSLIE AFC HONOURS: None

 

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STATS:
National League (Eastern Suburbs): 55 games, 2 goals

NZ U17's: 11 games, 0 goals.

Marie Green

YEARS AT ELLERSLIE AFC: 10 (2013 to current)

CURRENT CLUB: Ellerslie AFC

ELLERSLIE AFC HONOURS: First Team Debut (vs Hamilton) 09.05.21

BIO:

TBC

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