Dayle Dolkens | |
Birth Date: | 2001 10, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Durban, South Africa, South Africa |
Position: | Forward |
Years1: | 2019– current |
Clubs1: | Brisbane Blaze |
Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
Nationalteam1: | Australia U–21 |
Nationalcaps1: | 8 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalyears2: | 2024– |
Nationalteam2: | Australia |
Nationalcaps2: | 5 |
Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Dayle Dolkens (born 28 October 2001)[1] is an Australian field hockey player.[2]
Dayle Dolkens grew up in Coomera in Gold Coast, Queensland. She studied in James Cook University in Townsville. [2] [3]
In Hockey Australia's domestic league, the JDH Hockey One, Dolkens is a member of the Brisbane Blaze.[4] [5] During the first and third season of the league, she won a gold medal. Scoring in the championship match in 2024. [6]
Dolkens made her junior international debut for the Jillaroos in 2019. She represented the team during a Tri–Nations Tournament against India and New Zealand in Canberra.[7]
Following a breakout year in 2023, Dolkens was named in the national development squad for the first time.[2] She received her first international call-up in 2024, making her Hockeyroos debut during season five of the FIH Pro League in a match against the United States.[8] [9] [10]