Alia Jaques | |
Birth Date: | 1995 5, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Hamilton, New Zealand |
Position: | Midfield |
Currentclub: | Midlands |
Clubs1: | Midlands |
Years1: | 2014–2018 |
Caps1: | 32 |
Goals1: | 7 |
Nationalyears1: | 2016 |
Nationalteam1: | New Zealand U–21 |
Nationalcaps1: | 8 |
Nationalgoals1: | 5 |
Nationalyears2: | 2016– |
Nationalteam2: | New Zealand |
Nationalcaps2: | 31 |
Nationalgoals2: | 4 |
Alia Jaques (born 20 May 1995)[1] is a New Zealand field hockey player, who plays as a midfielder.[2]
Alia Jaques was born and raised in Hamilton, New Zealand.[3] The youngest of three children, Alia has an older brother, André, and older sister, Natasha.
In the New Zealand National Hockey League, Jaques plays for the Midlands women's hockey team.[4] [5]
Throughout her junior career, Alia Jaques was a member of the New Zealand U-21 team on two occasions. She represented the team at the 2016 Junior Oceania Cup on the Gold Coast and at the 2016 FIH Junior World Cup in Santiago.[6]
Jaques made her debut for the Black Sticks in 2016 during a test series against Malaysia in Auckland.[3] [6]
During 2019, Jaques represented the New Zealand team during the inaugural tournament of the FIH Pro League.[7]