Tegan Fourie (born 13 July 1998) is a South African field hockey player for the South African national team.[2]
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13 July 1998 [1] KwaZulu-Natal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current club | Tuks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2018-2019 | St. Lucia Lakers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021-present | Tuks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017-present | South Africa indoor | 51 | (55) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019-present | South Africa | 18 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | South Africa U21 | 10 | (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Last updated on: 16 October 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International career
editShe made her début in South Africa Under-21 it 2016 at Junior Africa cup and Junior World Cup.
In 2017, Fourie made her indoor debut during a test series against Zimbabwe. She has gone on to represent the team in various test matches, as well as at the 2021 Indoor Africa Cup.[3]
Despite never having made an international outdoor appearance, Fourie was named to the South Africa squad for the test matches Namibia.[4] She was named to the South Africa squad for the Hockey Africa Cup of Nations for Ghana[5]
Personal life
editFourie is a type 1 diabetic.[2]
She attended is St Mary’s DSG, Kloof[6][7] and studied at the University of Pretoria.[2]
His sister Cerian also is an international hockey player at Junior Africa cup[2][8][9] and 2023 Junior World Cup.[10]
Honours
editIndoor
edit- Test Matches: RSA v ZIM (2017) - Leading Goalscorer
- Test Matches: CZE v RSA (2019) - Leading Goalscorer
- Indoor Africa Cup 2021 - Leading Goalscorer[11][12]
- 2024 South Africa Indoor Hockey Players of the Year[13]
- 2023 HRH Tuanku Zara Women's International Indoor Tournament - Player of the Tournament[14][15]
References
edit- ^ "2022 Africa Cup of Nations - Team". FIH.
- ^ a b c d "MARK ETHERIDGE: Tegan beats diabetes daily to excel at hockey". BusinessLIVE. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- ^ "2017 Test Matches: RSA v ZIM". tms.fih.ch. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- ^ "2019 Test matches RSA v NAM (Women)". tms.fih.ch. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- ^ Adams, Zaahier. "SA Women's Hockey name team for Afcon". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- ^ "St Mary's hockey stars net SA team spots". Highway Mail. 5 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- ^ "Highway schools battle it out for hockey spot". Highway Mail. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- ^ "South African Women's U21 team named for the African Qualifier | SA Hockey Association". Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- ^ "FOURIE Cerian". FIH.
- ^ "SA Hockey U21 Women named for Junior World Cup". SA Hockey Association. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ^ "International Hockey Federation". tms.fih.ch. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- ^ "Indoor Africa Cup | Namibia Women and South Africa Men reign supreme - South African Hockey Association". www.sahockey.co.za. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ^ "South African Hockey Unveils Mustapha Cassiem and Tegan Fourie as Indoor Hockey Players of the Year | SA Hockey Association". Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ "HRH Tuanku Zara Women's International Indoor Tournament 2023 - Awards". FIH.
- ^ "Super South Africa down Switzerland to lift the Tuanku Zara Cup | SA Hockey Association". Retrieved 26 April 2024.
External links
edit- Tegan Fourie at the International Hockey Federation
- Tegan Fourie at the South African Hockey Association
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