Siofra O'Brien
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Siofra Mary O'Brien | ||||||||||||||||
| Born |
22 February 2000 Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
| Club information | |||||||||||||||||
| Current club | Loreto | ||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | Ireland U–21 | 13 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Ireland | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Siofra Mary O'Brien (born 22 February 2000)[1] is an Irish field hockey player.[2][3]
Personal life
[edit]Siofra O'Brien was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland.[2]
Career
[edit]National league
[edit]In the Irish Hockey League, O'Brien plays for Loreto.[4][5]
Under–21
[edit]O'Brien made her international debut at under–21 level.[6] She was a member of the Irish U–21 side during a Four–Nations Tournament in Dublin. She also appeared at the EuroHockey Junior Championship in Valencia, where the team finished in seventh place.[7]
She was also a member of the junior squad at the 2022 FIH Junior World Cup in Potchefstroom.[8]
Senior squad
[edit]In 2022, O'Brien made her senior international debut at the FIH World Cup held in Amsterdam and Terrassa.[9][10][11] She was initially listed as a reserve player, however was called into action following an injury to Caoimhe Perdue.[12] She made her official debut in a ranking match against China.[6] Later that year she appeared at the FIH Nations Cup in Valencia.
Since her debut, O'Brien has been a constant inclusion in the national squad. She has most recently been called into the squad for the 2023–24 FIH Nations Cup in Terrassa.[13][6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Team Details – Ireland". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ a b "SENIOR WOMEN". hockey.ie. Hockey Ireland. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ "Wexford's promising young hockey stars team up with national players in Gorey". independent.ie. Irish Independent. 22 May 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ "O'BRIEN Siofta". eurohockey.altiusrt.com. European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ "LORETO HC". ehlhockey.tv. Euro Hockey League. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ a b c "O'Brien Siofra". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ "SPAIN MAKES HISTORY AS THEY CLAIM THE EUROHOCKEY JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 24 July 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ "Women's Junior World Cup". leinsterhockey.ie. Leinster Hockey. 29 March 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ "Hamill and O'Brien called into Ireland squad". echo.ie. Echo. 17 June 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ "Hockey Ireland announce the 2022 FIH Hockey Women's World Cup Squad". softco.com. SoftCo. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ "Hockey Women's World Cup 2022: Five uncapped players named in Ireland squad". bbc.com. BBC. 17 June 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ "More games for us is good news - Ireland hockey's Dancer". irishexaminer.com. Irish Examiner. 10 July 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ "IRL WOMEN'S HOCKEY SQUAD FOR UPCOMING FIH NATIONS CUP IN SPAIN ANNOUNCED". hockey.ie. Hockey Ireland. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
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