Amy Lawton Explained

Amy Lawton
Fullname:Amy Rose Lawton
Birth Date:2002 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Worthing, United Kingdom
Height:1.62 m
Weight:55 kg
Position:Midfielder
Clubs1:HC Melbourne
Years1:2019–2023
Clubs2:Hurley
Years2:2024–
Nationalyears1:2018
Nationalteam1:Australia U–18
Nationalcaps1:15
Nationalgoals1:34
Nationalyears2:2018–2023
Nationalteam2:Australia U–21
Nationalcaps2:9
Nationalgoals2:2
Nationalyears3:2019–
Nationalteam3:Australia
Nationalcaps3:79
Nationalgoals3:4

Amy Rose Lawton (born 19 January 2002)[1] is an Australian field hockey player.[2]

Personal life

Amy Lawton was born in Worthing, England before relocating to Emerald, Victoria at the age of 7 with her parents and younger sister.[3]

She began playing hockey at nine years of age for her local club Casey, before moving to Cheltenham-based Southern United Hockey Club two years later.[4] As well as hockey, Lawton also plays soccer and competes in triathlons, and has made representative teams for Victoria in all three sports.[5] [6]

Lawton is a current scholarship holder at the Victorian Institute of Sport.[7]

Career

Junior national teams

Under 18

In 2018, Lawton made her debut for the Australian Under 18 team at the Oceania Youth Olympic Games Qualifier in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. The team won gold, qualifying for 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[8]

At the Youth Olympic Games, Lawton again represented the Under 18 side. At the tournament, the team finished fifth.[9]

Under 21

Following her debut for the Under 18 side Lawton debuted for the Jillaroos, the Australian Under 21 side, in November of the same year. She scored a double in her first game for the team during a three match test series against New Zealand in Hastings, New Zealand.[10]

Senior national team

In 2019, Lawton was selected to make her debut for the Hockeyroos during the FIH Pro League. She made her official debut on 25 April 2019 against New Zealand, where the team came away with a 5–1 win.[11] Following her debut in the Pro League, Lawton was called into the team for the 2019 Olympic Test Event[12] held in Tokyo, Japan, where the Australia finished third. At the tournament she scored her first international goal.[13] On 27 August 2019, Lawton was named in the squad for the third time to represent the team at her first Oceania Cup.[14]

Following her breakout year in 2019, Lawton was named in the Hockeyroos Squad for 2020, officially raising her from the National Development Squad.[15] Lawton represented Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[16] [17]

International goals


Goal
DateLocationwidth=90Opponentdata-sort-type="number" style="font-size:95%"Scoredata-sort-type="number" style="font-size:95%"ResultCompetition
1 20 August 2019 Oi Hockey Stadium, Tokyo, Japan 1–2 2–2 [18]
2 5 September 2019 Kalka Shades Hockey Fields, Rockhampton, Australia 1–3 1–3 [19]
3 25 October 2019 Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth, Australia 2–0 4–2 [20]

Recognition

AIS Awards

Following her 2019 debut for the Hockeyroos, Lawton was presented with the Emerging Athlete of the Year award at the Australian Institute of Sport Awards night.[21]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Team Details – Australia . . 10 July 2019.
  2. Web site: Debutante & Returning Star Added For Hockeyroos . . 10 July 2019.
  3. Web site: Debutante & Returning Star Added For Hockeyroos . . 10 July 2019.
  4. https://suhc.com.au/
  5. Web site: Amy in Hockeyroos . . 10 July 2019.
  6. Web site: LAWTON Amy . hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com . 10 July 2019.
  7. Web site: AMY LAWTON . . 10 July 2019.
  8. Web site: LAWTON Amy . . 10 July 2019.
  9. Web site: ARGENTINA AND MALAYSIA WIN GOLD IN 'HOCKEY OF THE FUTURE' . . 10 July 2019.
  10. Web site: Australia Beaten in Tight Under-21 Trans-Tasman Series . . 10 July 2019.
  11. Web site: New Zealand 1–5 Australia . . 10 July 2019.
  12. Web site: Tokyo 2020 Test Events . . 5 September 2019.
  13. Web site: Post match reaction after win over China . . 5 September 2019.
  14. Web site: Hockeyroos team announced for crucial Olympic qualifiers . . 5 September 2019.
  15. Web site: 2020 squad announced for evolving Hockeyroos . . 21 December 2019.
  16. Web site: Our local Olympic heroes. 20 July 2021.
  17. Web site: Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021. 2022-02-10. The Roar. en-US.
  18. Web site: Australia 2–2 Japan . . 5 September 2019.
  19. Web site: Australia 1–3 New Zealand . . 6 September 2019.
  20. Web site: Australia 4–2 Russia . . 25 October 2019.
  21. Web site: Hockeyroo Amy Lawton named Emerging Athlete of the Year . . hockey.org.au . 14 December 2019.