Cooper Burns Explained

Cooper Burns
Birth Date:2002 3, df=yes
Birth Place:Melbourne, Australia
Position:Forward
Years1:2022–
Clubs1:HC Melbourne
Nationalyears1:2022–2023
Nationalteam1:Australia U–21
Nationalcaps1:20
Nationalgoals1:17

Cooper Burns (born 6 March 2002)[1] is a field hockey player from the Australia.[2]

Personal life

Cooper Burns was in Melbourne, Victoria, and grew up in Altona.[3]

He is a scholarship holder at the Victorian Institute of Sport.[3]

Career

Domestic league

Burns currently plays club hockey for Altona Hockey Club in the Hockey Victoria Premier League competition.[4] At national level, he represents HC Melbourne in the Liberty Hockey One League.[5] [6] [7]

Under–21

Burns made his international debut at under–21 level.[8] He was a member of the silver medal winning Australian U–21 side, the Burras, at the 2022 Sultan of Johor Cup in Johor Bahru.[9] Later that year he represented the team again, winning gold at the Junior Oceania Cup in Canberra.[10]

In 2023 he represented the Burras again. He appeared at his second Sultan of Johor Cup, winning silver again, and made his final appearances for the team at the FIH Junior World Cup in Kuala Lumpur.[11] [12] [4]

Australia

Burns is yet to make a senior international debut for the Kookaburras, however is a member of the national development squad.[2]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Team Details – Australia . . tms.fih.ch . 14 November 2024.
  2. Web site: Burras talent enters 2024 National Men's Development Squad . . hockey.org.au . 19 December 2024 . 14 November 2024.
  3. Web site: COOPER BURNS . . vis.org.au . 14 November 2024.
  4. Web site: 2024 Australian Development Squad and 2023 Junior World Cup . . altonahc.org.au . 12 January 2024 . 14 November 2024.
  5. Web site: BURNS Cooper . . hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com . 14 November 2024.
  6. Web site: Cooper Burns . . hockeyone.com.au . 14 November 2024.
  7. Web site: Burns’ star continues to rise . . maribyrnonghobsonsbay.starweekly.com.au . 26 September 2022 . 14 November 2024.
  8. Web site: BURNS Cooper . . tms.fih.ch . 14 November 2024.
  9. Web site: India beat Australia 5–4 in shootout, claim 3rd Sultan of Johor Cup crown . . timesofindia.indiatimes.com . 29 October 2022 . 14 November 2024.
  10. Web site: Burras and Jillaroos go undefeated against Junior Black Sticks . . hockey.org.au . 14 December 2022 . 8 November 2024.
  11. Web site: Germany down Australia in SoJC final . . nst.com.my . 5 November 2024 . 8 November 2024.
  12. Web site: Final Burras team confirmed for FIH Junior Men’s World Cup . . hockey.org.au . 17 November 2024 . 8 November 2024.

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