| Deanna Ritchie | |
| Birth Date: | 1995 12, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Pukekohe, New Zealand |
| Position: | Forward |
| Years1: | 2014 |
| Clubs1: | Central |
| Caps1: | 9 |
| Goals1: | 4 |
| Years2: | 2015–2019 |
| Clubs2: | Auckland |
| Caps2: | 37 |
| Goals2: | 10 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2015–2016 |
| Nationalteam1: | New Zealand U–21 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 14 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 5 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2016– |
| Nationalteam2: | New Zealand |
| Nationalcaps2: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 3 |
Deanna Ritchie (born 15 December 1995)[1] is a field hockey player from New Zealand, who plays as a forward.[2]
Deanna Ritchie was born and raised in Pukekohe, New Zealand.[3]
Deanna Ritchie made her National Hockey League (NHL) debut in 2014. She was an import player in the Central team.[4]
From 2015 until 2019, when the NHL was discontinued, Ritchie represented her home side of Auckland.[4] In her first season with the team, she took home the national title.[5]
In 2015, Ritchie made her debut for the New Zealand U–21 team during an invitational tournament in Breda.[6]
She went on to represent the team again the following year. She won a silver medal at the Junior Oceania Cup in the Gold Coast, and was a member of the team at the FIH Junior World Cup in Santiago.[6] [3]
Since her debut in 2016, Ritchie has only made occasional appearances in the Black Sticks squad.[6]
Following a number of retirements in the national squad after the 2020 Summer Olympics, Ritchie was officially raised into the squad.[7]