Jacob Smith (field hockey) explained

Jake Smith
Full Name:Jacob Anthony Phillip Smith
Birth Date:1991 4, df=yes
Birth Place:Wellington, New Zealand
Height:1.84 m
Position:Forward
Currentclub:Central Falcons
Nationalyears1:2012–
Nationalteam1:New Zealand
Nationalcaps1:89
Nationalgoals1:12

Jacob Anthony Phillip Smith (born 3 April 1991)[1] is a New Zealand field hockey player.[2]

Personal life

Smith was born and raised in Wellington, New Zealand.[3]

Career

Club level

In the New Zealand National Hockey League Smith plays for Auckland.[4] During the 2018–19 season, Smith relocated to the Netherlands to play in the Dutch Hoofdklasse for Pinoké.[5]

National team

Smith made his national debut for the Black Sticks in 2012. Shortly after, he represented the team at his first major tournament, the Champions Trophy.[6]

In 2014, Smith medalled for the first time with New Zealand at the 2012–13 FIH World League in New Delhi, India, where the team lost 2–7 to the Netherlands in the final.

Smith's most recent appearance for the team was during the inaugural tournament of the FIH Pro League in 2019. New Zealand finished in eighth and last place in the competition.[7] He has also been named in the Black Sticks team for the 2019 Ready Steady Tokyo Olympic test event in Tokyo, Japan.[8]

International goals


Goal
DateLocationwidth=90Opponentdata-sort-type="number" style="font-size:95%"Scoredata-sort-type="number" style="font-size:95%"ResultCompetition
1 16 March 2013 Azlan Shah Stadium, Ipoh, Malaysia 1–0 2–3 [9]
2 13 June 2013 HC Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands 3–1 3–3 [10]
3 19 November 2014 National Hockey Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand 2–0 3–3 [11]
4 3–0
5 13 December 2014 St. Bede's College, Christchurch, New Zealand 1–0 3–1 [12]
6 10 May 2015 Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart, Australia 1–3 1–3 [13]
7 6 March 2016 Tauranga Hockey Association, Tauranga, New Zealand 1–1 4–1 [14]
8 26 November 2016 State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne, Australia 2–1 3–2 [15]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Team Details – New Zealand . 16 August 2019 . tms.fih.ch . International Hockey Federation.
  2. Web site: Vantage Black Sticks Men . 16 August 2019 . www.blacksticks.co.nz . Vantage Black Sticks.
  3. Web site: Black Sticks men beat Japan . 17 August 2019 . rnz.co.nz . Radio New Zealand.
  4. Web site: SMITH Jacob . 16 August 2019 . hockeynz.altiusrt.com . New Zealand Hockey Federation.
  5. Web site: HEREN 01 . 16 August 2019 . www.pinoke.nl . . Dutch.
  6. Web site: SMITH Jacob . 16 August 2019 . tms.fih.ch . International Hockey Federation.
  7. Web site: SMITH Jacob . 16 August 2019 . fihproleague.com . FIH Pro League.
  8. Web site: Big names return for the Vantage Black Sticks Men for series in Tokyo . 16 August 2019 . blacksticks.co.nz . New Zealand Hockey Federation.
  9. Web site: Australia 3–2 New Zealand . 17 August 2019 . International Hockey Federation.
  10. Web site: Netherlands 3–3 New Zealand . 17 August 2019 . International Hockey Federation.
  11. Web site: New Zealand 3–0 Japan . 17 August 2019 . International Hockey Federation.
  12. Web site: New Zealand 3–1 Canada . 17 August 2019 . International Hockey Federation.
  13. Web site: New Zealand 1–3 Korea . 17 August 2019 . International Hockey Federation.
  14. Web site: New Zealand 4–1 Malaysia . 17 August 2019 . International Hockey Federation.
  15. Web site: India 2–3 New Zealand . 17 August 2019 . International Hockey Federation.