not that I'm suggesting he should play for the All Whites but is he eligible?
Someone on the previous page of this thread who seems to have inside knowledge says that Gould Jr has a NZ passport.
So, yes.
He lived here from age 11 to 19 and his parents have NZ residency although they have moved back to the UK while dad Jonathan works at WBA.
His parents still own a house in Hawkes Bay apparently.
Here's a good detailed report on Gould Jr. with interview quotes and the story of Stourbridge's Cup run.
Gould Jr. has been benefitting from training with his dad full-time at WBA and their international keeper's Ben Foster (England) and Boaz Myhill (Wales):
http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/world-game/8...
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There are lots of NZ connections with Wimbledon's 1988 FA Cup winning team:
- Manager Bobby Gould: teenage son Jonathan played in NZ's national league at that time (as a centre-back!) for Napier City Rovers.
Bobby Gould spent a season as assistant coach to his son Jonathan at Hawkes Bay United a few year's ago.
- John Fashanu: Wimbledon striker and future England international played a season in our national league for Miramar Rangers as a teenager in 1982, including playing in the Chatham Cup Final.
- Fullback Terry Phelan: Republic of Ireland international and later "most expensive defender in the world" when he signed for Manchester City went on to become Otago United player-coach and coach 2005 - 2009 in our national league.
- On the losing Liverpool side, both John Barnes and Peter Beardsley had played friendlies for their clubs in NZ (John Barnes, three games for Watford vs. All Whites May 1982; Peter Beardsley, Newcastle Utd. vs. All Whites: Oct. 1984, St James Park, started four friendlies vs. All Whites May 1985 in NZ - scored three goals)
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And to top it all off, the winning goal for Wycombe on the weekend was scored by former AFC Wimbledon striker Adebayo Akinfenwa, known as "The Beast" (he's 16 stone and over 6 foot):
http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/world-game/8...
Sounds like Gould Jr. had a good game.