Niamh Carey (born 5 May 1999)[1] is an Irish field hockey player.[2][3]
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| Born |
14 June 1999 Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
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| Current club | UCD | ||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | ||||||||||||||
| 2019– | Ireland U–21 | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Ireland | 23 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal life
editNiamh Carey was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland. Her twin sister, Michelle, also plays field hockey for Ireland.[4][5]
She is an alumnus of University College Dublin.[6]
Career
editNational league
editIn the Irish Hockey League, Carey plays for UCD.[5][6][7]
Under–21
editCarey made her international debut at under–21 level.[8] 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.[9]
Senior squad
editIn 2021 Carey made her senior international debut for the Green Army. Her first appearance was during the European Qualifier for the FIH World Cup in Pisa.[4][8]
Since her debut, Carey has been a constant inclusion in the senior national team. Her most recent appearance was during the 2024 FIH Olympic Qualifiers in Valencia.[8][10]
International goals
edit| Goal | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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| 1 | 21 October 2021 | CUS Pisa, Pisa, Italy |  France |
4–1 | 4–1 | 2022 FIH World Cup European Qualifier | [11] |
| 2 | 23 October 2021 |  Belarus |
3–2 | 3–2 | [12] | ||
| 3 | 21 August 2022 | National Sports Campus, Dublin, Ireland |  Türkiye |
4–0 | 7–0 | 2023 EuroHockey Championship Qualifier | [13] |
| 4 | 17 December 2022 | Estadio Beteró, Valencia, Spain |  Japan |
2–1 | 2–3 | 2022 FIH Nations Cup | [14] |
| 5 | 27 July 2023 | National Sports Campus, Dublin, Ireland |  Chile |
3–3 | 3–3 | Test Match | [15] |
| 6 | 19 August 2023 | SparkassenPark, Mönchengladbach, Germany |  Scotland |
3–0 | 5–0 | 2023 EuroHockey Championship | [16] |
| 7 | 15 January 2024 | Estadio Beteró, Valencia, Spain |  Ukraine |
2–0 | 8–0 | 2024 FIH Olympic Qualifiers | [17] |
References
edit- ^ "Team Details – Ireland". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "SENIOR WOMEN". hockey.ie. Hockey Ireland. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "NIAMH CAREY – IRELAND". ritualhockey.com. Ritual Hockey. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Twins Niamh and Michelle Carey named in Ireland squad for World Cup qualifier". irishtimes.com. The Irish Times. 11 October 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Hockey: UCD's Carey twins to set family ties aside for Railway Union clash". irishexaminer.com. Irish Examiner. 28 October 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ a b "UCD Ladies win their fourth Division 1 Hockey championship". ucd.ie. University College Dublin. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "CAREY Niamh". eurohockey.altiusrt.com. European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ a b c "CAREY Niamh". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 28 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 28 May 2024.
- ^ "Olympics 2024: Ireland miss first chance to qualify with Spain shootout defeat". bbc.com. BBC. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ "Ireland 4–1 France". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "Ireland 3–2 Belarus". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "Ireland 7–0 Türkiye". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "Japan 3–2 Ireland". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "Ireland 3–3 Chile". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "Ireland 5–0 Scotland". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "Japan 8–0 Ukraine". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
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