New ZealandAttacking Midfielder
Alex Rufer
Alex Arthur Rufer
- Date of birth: (30 years)
- Place of birth: Switzerland
- Height: 1.84 m
- Baconbauer number 4
All positions:Positions
- Striker
- Midfielder
- Centre Forward
- Left Winger
- Caps
- 29
- 16 starts · 13 as sub
- Goals
- 0
- 0.00 per game
- Assists
- 4
- 0.14 per game
- Cards
- 4
- 4 yellow · 0 second yellow · 0 red
National Teams · New Zealand
| Year | Caps | Goals | Caps and goals per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 29 | 0 |
All international matches
- Friendly · Nissan StadiumAvs.
PanamaOwn contribution: Startedoff 66'Match report: Panama vs. New Zealand 1–15–3 pensWin - Friendly · Chongqing Longxing Football StadiumAvs.
ChinaOwn contribution: came on 50'Match report: China vs. New Zealand 0–3Win - Friendly · Chongqing Longxing Football StadiumAvs.
PalestineOwn contribution: StartedYellow cardoff 65'Match report: Palestine vs. New Zealand 2–2Draw - Friendly · Raymond James StadiumAvs.
EnglandOwn contribution: came on 46'Match report: England vs. New Zealand 1–0Defeat - Friendly · Inter Miami CF StadiumAvs.
HaitiOwn contribution: StartedYellow cardoff 77'Match report: Haiti vs. New Zealand 4–0Defeat - Friendly · Eden ParkHvs.
ChileMatch report: New Zealand vs. Chile 4–1Win - Friendly · Sports Illustrated StadiumAvs.
EcuadorMatch report: Ecuador vs. New Zealand 2–0Defeat - Friendly · Canberra StadiumAvs.
AustraliaMatch report: Australia vs. New Zealand 1–0Defeat - Friendly · BMO FieldHvs.
UkraineMatch report: New Zealand vs. Ukraine 1–2Defeat - Friendly · BMO FieldAvs.
Ivory CoastMatch report: Ivory Coast vs. New Zealand 0–1Win - World Cup 2026 · Final · Eden ParkHvs.
New CaledoniaMatch report: New Zealand vs. New Caledonia 3–0Win - World Cup 2026 · Group B · Waikato StadiumHvs.
VanuatuMatch report: New Zealand vs. Vanuatu 8–1Win - Friendly · North Harbour StadiumHvs.
MalaysiaMatch report: New Zealand vs. Malaysia 4–0Win - World Cup 2026 · Group B · Freshwater StadiumHvs.
TahitiMatch report: New Zealand vs. Tahiti 3–0Win - Friendly · TQL StadiumAvs.
USAOwn contribution: Yellow cardMatch report: USA vs. New Zealand 1–1Draw - Friendly · Rose BowlAvs.
MexicoMatch report: Mexico vs. New Zealand 3–0Defeat - Oceania Cup 2024 · Final · Freshwater StadiumAvs.VanuatuMatch report: Vanuatu vs. New Zealand 0–3Win
- Oceania Cup 2024 · Semi-final · Freshwater StadiumHvs.TahitiMatch report: New Zealand vs. Tahiti 5–0Win
- Oceania Cup 2024 · Group A · Freshwater StadiumAvs.VanuatuOwn contribution: Yellow cardMatch report: Vanuatu vs. New Zealand 0–4Win
- Oceania Cup 2024 · Group A · Freshwater StadiumHvs.
Solomon IslandsMatch report: New Zealand vs. Solomon Islands 3–0Win - Friendly · Cairo International StadiumHvs.
TunisiaMatch report: New Zealand vs. Tunisia 0–02–4 pensDefeat - Friendly · Mount Smart StadiumHvs.ChinaMatch report: New Zealand vs. China 0–0Draw
- Friendly · LFF StadiumAvs.
LithuaniaMatch report: Lithuania vs. New Zealand 1–0Defeat - Friendly · Mumbai Football ArenaAvs.
KenyaMatch report: Kenya vs. New Zealand 2–1Defeat - Friendly · Pinatar Arena Football CenterAvs.
CanadaMatch report: Canada vs. New Zealand 1–0Defeat - World Cup 2018 · Play-off · Lawson Tama StadiumAvs.Solomon IslandsMatch report: Solomon Islands vs. New Zealand 2–2Draw
- World Cup 2018 · Group A · Wellington Regional StadiumHvs.
FijiMatch report: New Zealand vs. Fiji 2–0Win - Friendly · Al-Seeb StadiumAvs.
OmanMatch report: Oman vs. New Zealand 0–1Win - Friendly · Thuwunna Youth Training Center StadiumAvs.
MyanmarMatch report: Myanmar vs. New Zealand 1–1Draw
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Results over time
One mark per match with a known result, oldest on the left.
Most frequent teammates
| # | Player | Together | Both started |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elijah Just | 23 | 11 |
| 2 | Kosta Barbarouses | 20 | 6 |
| 3 | Tyler Bindon | 19 | 11 |
| 4 | Ben Old | 18 | 8 |
| 5 | Tim Payne | 17 | 9 |
| 6 | Max Crocombe | 17 | 9 |
| 7 | Marko Stamenic | 17 | 9 |
| 8 | Ben Waine | 16 | 7 |
| 9 | Michael Boxall | 16 | 4 |
| 10 | Liberato Cacace | 15 | 10 |
| 11 | Matthew Garbett | 13 | 6 |
| 12 | Chris Wood | 13 | 5 |
| 13 | Finn Surman | 12 | 7 |
| 14 | Sarpreet Singh | 12 | 4 |
| 15 | Logan Rogerson | 11 | 3 |
| 16 | Jesse Randall | 11 | 2 |
| 17 | Joe Bell | 11 | 1 |
| 18 | Callan Elliot | 10 | 2 |
| 19 | Callum McCowatt | 10 | 1 |
| 20 | Bill Tuiloma | 8 | 3 |
Counted from the line-ups and substitutions of his 29 FIFA matches. Players with an unknown position in the line-up count as starters.
Most frequent opponents
| # | Opponent | Matches | W | D | L | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanuatu | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | China | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Solomon Islands | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Tahiti | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Chile | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | England | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Haiti | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Palestine | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Panama | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Australia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Ecuador | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | New Caledonia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Ivory Coast | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Malaysia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FIFA matches against the team. Won / drawn / lost only where the result is known; a penalty shoot-out decides.