Alana Kavanagh (born 24 March 2003)[1] is a field hockey player from Australia, who plays as a midfielder.[2]
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Born |
24 March 2003 Sydney | ||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Midfield | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | NSW Pride | ||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | ||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Australia U–21 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Australia | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal life
editAlana Kavanagh was born in Sydney, New South Wales, and grew up in West Pennant Hills.[3][2]
Career
editNational league
editIn Hockey Australia's national league, the Sultana Bran Hockey One League, Kavanagh represents the NSW Pride.[4][5]
Under–21
editKavanagh made her international debut in 2022 for the Australia Under–21 team. She was a member of the squad at the Junior Oceania Cup in Canberra, where she won a gold medal.[6][7]
In 2023 Kavanagh was named in the Australian Under–21 team for the second time.[8] She went on to appear in a test series against Japan in the Gold Coast in February.[7]
Hockeyroos
editFollowing a successful junior debut and national league season, Kavanagh was named in the national development squad for 2023.[9] In May, she was named to make her senior international debut in a test series against India in Adelaide.[10][2]
References
edit- ^ "Team Details – Australia". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ a b c "Updated Hockeyroos and Australia A teams named for India matches". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ "ALANA KAVANAGH SELECTED FOR HOCKEYROOS AGAINST INDIA". nswis.com.au. New South Wales Institute of Sport. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ "KAVANAGH ALANA". hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ "Alana Kavanagh". hockeyone.com.au. Hockey One. 16 September 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ "Burras and Jillaroos go undefeated against Junior Black Sticks". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ a b "KAVANAGH Alana". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ "Four NSW Women selected in the Jillaroos Squad". hockeynsw.com.au. Hockey NSW. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ "Women's 2023 National Development Squad announced". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ "Time for Hockeyroos aspirants to step up: Powell". thewest.com.au. The West Australian. 3 April 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
External links
edit- Alana Kavanagh at the International Hockey Federation
- Alana Kavanagh at Hockey.org.au (also at HockeyAustralia.altiusrt.com)
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