Footballer Returns to Phoenix After Back-to-Back ACL Injuries and 600 Days Out

Footballer returns to Phoenix after back-to-back ACL injuries and 600 days out

Marisa van der Meer has fought back from two serious knee injuries to secure a new two-year contract with the Wellington Phoenix.

Marisa Van der Meer returns to Phoenix

Marisa van der Meer has fought back from two serious knee injuries in six months to secure a new two-year contract with the Wellington Phoenix.

Truly inspirational: Youth international makes Phoenix return after two ACL tears in six months

New Zealand youth international Marisa van der Meer has returned from two anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries suffered in a six-month period to sign a two-year contract with Wellington Phoenix. The centre-back joined Wellington from Melbourne City in 2022 but midway through her second season in yellow and black, ruptured the ACL in her right knee while in Colombia with the Football Ferns in December, 2023, denying her the chance to make he…

Van der Meer earns her place back at the Nix

Marisa van deer Meer has fought back from two serious knee injuries in six months to secure a new two-year contract with the Wellington Phoenix. The centre back, who was a key member of the Phoenix women’s team in their first two A-League seasons in Aotearoa, ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in her right knee in December 2023 while in Colombia with the Football Ferns.Van der Meer, 23, re-ruptured the ACL in the same knee six months …