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Stuff.co.nz. 10 March 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2018.^ a b c “Football: Bumpy road to professional football for Niko Kirwan”. NZ Herald. 29 July 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2018.^ “Reggina, Niko Kirwan \u00e8 un nuovo calciatore amaranto”. Ottoetrenta. 8 July 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2018.^ “NIKO KIRWAN \u00c8 UN GIOCATORE DELLA REGGIO AUDACE F.C.” (Press release) (in Italian). Reggiana. 16 August 2019.^ “Niko Kirwan \u00e8 un giocatore del Calcio Padova” [Niko Kirwan is a Calcio Padova player]. Padova Calcio. 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.^ “John Kirwan’s son Niko named in All Whites squad for Canada friendly in Spain”. Newshub. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2018.^ “Football: Gutsy All Whites grind out impressive victory over Curacao on international return”. Newshub. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2021.^ Voerman, Andrew (13 October 2021). “It’s unreal: Niko Kirwan pops up late to score winning goal as All Whites beat Bahrain”. Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 13 October 2021.^ “Kiwi footballer Niko Kirwan signs first professional deal with Italian third division side”. Stuff. 28 July 2017.^ Sport, Sky. “Il figlio di John Kirwan in prova al Mestre” (in Italian). 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