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Full name | Ameliaranne Ekenasio (née Wells) | |||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Bundaberg, Queensland | 11 January 1991|||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
Netball career | ||||||||||||||||||||
Playing position(s): GA, GS | ||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Club team(s) | Apps | ||||||||||||||||||
2010–2014 | Queensland Fusion | |||||||||||||||||||
2011–2014 | Queensland Firebirds | |||||||||||||||||||
2015–2020 | Central Pulse | |||||||||||||||||||
2022– | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | |||||||||||||||||||
Years | National team(s) | Caps | ||||||||||||||||||
2010–2011 | Australia U-19, U-21 | |||||||||||||||||||
2014– | New Zealand | 53 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Ameliaranne Ekenasio (born 11 January 1991), previously known as Ameliaranne Wells, is a New Zealand netball international. In 2010 and 2011, Wells represented Australia at under-19 and under-21 levels. In 2014 she switched allegiances to New Zealand. She represented New Zealand at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and was a prominent member of the New Zealand team that won the 2019 Netball World Cup. She captained New Zealand when they won the 2021 Constellation Cup.
Between 2011 and 2014, Wells played for Queensland Firebirds in the ANZ Championship. Between 2015 and 2020, Ekenasio played for Central Pulse. She was a prominent member of the Pulse teams that won the 2018 Netball New Zealand Super Club and the 2019 and 2020 ANZ Premierships. Since 2022, Ekenasio has played for Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic in the ANZ Premiership.