Anna Dessoye Explained

Anna Dessoye
Birth Date:13 July 1994
Birth Place:Mountaintop, PA., United States
Height:168cm
Position:Midfielder
Currentclub:Valley Styx
Nationalyears1:2013
Nationalteam1:United States U–21
Nationalcaps1:6
Nationalgoals1:1
Nationalyears2:2017–
Nationalteam2:United States
Nationalcaps2:52
Nationalgoals2:3

Anna Dessoye (born July 13, 1994)[1] is a field hockey player from the United States, who plays as a midfielder.[2]

Personal life

Anna Dessoye was born in Mountaintop, Pennsylvania. She began playing hockey in the sixth grade.[3] She also uses a Ritual Hockey stick.[2]

Dessoye is a former student of the University of Maryland,[4] where she majored in Public Health.[3]

Career

National teams

Under–21

In 2013, Dessoye was a member of the United States U–21 side at the Junior World Cup, where the team finished seventh.[5]

Senior team

Anna Dessoye made her senior international debut for the United States national team in 2017, during a test series against New Zealand in Christchurch.[5]

In 2019, Dessoye was a member of the national team during the inaugural edition of the FIH Pro League.[6] Later that year, she participated in the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima. At the tournament, she received her first major medal for her country after defeating Chile for the bronze.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Team Details – United States . . tms.fih.ch . November 1, 2019.
  2. Web site: Athlete: Anna Dessoye . . ritualhockey.com . November 1, 2019.
  3. Web site: Anna Dessoye . https://web.archive.org/web/20170927095455/http://www.teamusa.org/usa-field-hockey/athletes/Anna-Dessoye . dead . September 27, 2017 . . teamusa.org . November 1, 2019.
  4. Web site: Anna Dessoye – Field Hockey – University of Maryland Athletics . . November 1, 2019.
  5. Web site: DESSOYE Anna . . tms.fih.ch . November 1, 2019.
  6. Web site: DESSOYE Anna . . fihproleague.com . November 1, 2019.
  7. Web site: Matson hat tricks lifts USA over Chile for Pan Am bronze . . panamhockey.org . November 1, 2019.