Te Atawhai Hudson-Wihongi


Te Atawhai Hudson-Wihongi is a New Zealand footballer who currently plays for A-League club Wellington Phoenix and the New Zealand national football team.

Career

Following a short stint at Canterbury United, in which he featured in just one game as a substitute against Waikato FC on 29 January 2012, Hudson-Wihongi signed for United States side Real Salt Lake on a youth contract, appearing for the club's under-18s. Following his departure, Hudson-Wihongi trialed at Scottish club Aberdeen and Italian Serie D club Padova.
After signing for Auckland City FC from the now-defunct Wanderers SC, Hudson-Wihongi scored his first goal in the Charity Cup against Team Wellington. He also represented Auckland City at the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup, and played in their 0–1 loss against 2015 J1 League hosts Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
In July 2019, Hudson-Wihongi signed a one-year professional contract with Wellington Phoenix.

International career

Hudson-Wihongi has represented New Zealand at three different levels of international football. He represented New Zealand at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, and for the New Zealand national under-23 football team at the 2015 Pacific Games in which he scored in New Zealand's 5–0 win over New Caledonia in the group stage.
Hudson-Wihongi made his full New Zealand debut in a friendly against Oman, coming on as an 80th-minute substitute in the 1–0 win for New Zealand.

Honors

National

New Zealand