I know that I'll get the due incoming but the NZ national league is not where it needs to be in my opinion. If we're going to send star players abroad we need them to develop in a good quality league. This league is currently 10th tier in England. Sasse and Pennington both looked a 100 miles ahead of this level and they're not more than English National league level.
10th tier English football is the better level village teams, mostly amateur but with a few semi pro teams.
10th tier English football is the better level village teams, mostly amateur but with a few semi pro teams.
ok I'll bite, while it's not up there, 10th tier english, which is basically pub leagues is very harsh - It was only 8 years ago Auckland City finished 3rd at the Club World Cup
In 2022 New Zealand used 34 players and 30 of them had their start in the NZ National League - 1 of them still plays there (Howieson) the rest have moved overseas (or to the Phoenix which technically is overseas) eg Garbett, Cacace, Singh, Bell, Waine, Boxall, Barabarouses, Stamenic, Sail....