Michael Boxall
Minnesota United FC · DFCB #5 · New Zealand · Group G 75Rating62Caps1Goals37Age188Height
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Club season 2025/26 MLS (incl. playoffs)
36
Apps
1
Goals
International
62
Caps
1
Goals
Club career totals
275
Career apps
13
Career goals
Form
2025 MLS All-Star; club captain
Date of birth1988-08-18 (age 37) NationalityNew Zealand ClubMinnesota United FC · United States LeagueMLS PositionDF · Centre-back · #5 Height188 cm Preferred foot— Market value—
Auckland-born Michael Boxall, of Samoan descent, captained Mount Albert Grammar before playing college soccer at UC Santa Barbara, where he was named Big West Defender of the Year. His career spanned Vancouver, Wellington Phoenix and South Africa's SuperSport United before he settled at Minnesota United in 2017, becoming club captain and a defensive cornerstone. At 37 he is the squad's experienced leader at the back, a 2025 MLS All-Star going to his first World Cup.
- Scored his first-ever international goal aged 36, a header that helped seal World Cup qualification in March 2025
- Older brother of fellow New Zealand international Nikko Boxall
- New Zealand walked off the pitch in a 2023 friendly against Qatar after he was allegedly racially abused
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