Marcus Child (field hockey)
Marcus "Marky" Andrew Law Child (born 2 March 1991) is a New Zealand field hockey who plays as a midfielder or forward for the New Zealand national team.[2]
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| Full name | Marcus Andrew Law Child | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
2 March 1991[1] Auckland, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 182 m (597 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Midfielder / Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current club | Auckland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Auckland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| –2017 | Auckland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Southern Hotshots | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Pinoké | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–present | Auckland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–present | New Zealand | 171 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Last updated on: 5 April 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal life
Marcus Child was born and raised in Auckland, New Zealand. He has an older brother, Simon, who also plays representative hockey for New Zealand.[3]
Career
Child started playing hockey when he was four years old.[2] He plays for Auckland in the New Zealand Hockey League.[2] In the 2018–19 season he played for Pinoké in the Dutch Hoofdklasse.[4]
Child made his senior international debut for the Black Sticks in 2010.[5] Since his debut, he has been a regular inclusion in the side. In 2018, he was a silver medallist at the Commonwealth Games held in Gold Coast, Australia.[6]
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References
- "Team Details – New Zealand". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- "Vantage Black Sticks Men". www.blacksticks.co.nz. Vantage Black Sticks. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- "Marcus Child". www.olympic.org.nz. New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- Barreveld, Merel (5 March 2018). "Pinoké en aanvoerder Brasem per direct uit elkaar". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Hockey.nl. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- "New Zealand Hockey Representatives – Men" (PDF). www.blacksticks.co.nz. Vantage Black Sticks. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- "Marcus CHILD". results.gc2018.com. GoldCoast2018. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
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