Maddison Smith Explained

Maddison Smith
Birth Date:2000 3, df=yes
Birth Place:Albion Park, New South Wales
Position:Defence
Years1:2019–
Clubs1:NSW Pride
Nationalyears1:2018
Nationalteam1:Australia U–18
Nationalcaps1:15
Nationalgoals1:18
Nationalyears2:2018–2020
Nationalteam2:Australia U–21
Nationalcaps2:11
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:2023–
Nationalteam3:Australia
Nationalcaps3:3
Nationalgoals3:0

Maddison Smith (born 17 March 2000)[1] is a field hockey player from Australia.[2]

Personal life

Maddison Smith was born and raised in Albion Park, New South Wales.[2] [3]

Career

Domestic league

In Hockey Australia's domestic league, the Sultana Bran Hockey One, Smith captains the NSW Pride.[4] [5]

Under–18

Smith made her junior international debut in 2018 during a qualification tournament for the Youth Olympic Games in Port Moresby.[6] She followed this up with an appearance at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires where she was a member of the Australian Hockey5s team that finished fifth in the girls' tournament.[3]

Hockeyroos

In 2023, Smith made her Hockeyroos debut during season three of the FIH Pro League.[6] [7] She was later named in the National Development Squad.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Team Details – Australia . . tms.fih.ch . 14 February 2023.
  2. Web site: New faces named for Hockeyroos' home FIH Pro League matches . . hockey.org.au . 14 February 2023.
  3. Web site: Maddison Smith hoping to follow in Olympian Grace Stewart's hockey footsteps . . illawarramercury.com.au . 7 August 2018 . 14 February 2023.
  4. Web site: NSW Pride – Women's Team . . hockeyone.com.au . 5 July 2019 . 14 February 2023.
  5. Web site: SMITH Maddison . . hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com . 14 February 2023.
  6. Web site: SMITH Maddison . . tms.fih.ch . 14 February 2023.
  7. Web site: NSWIS HOCKEYROOS SELECTED FOR FIH PRO LEAGUE . . nswis.com.au . 9 February 2023 . 14 February 2023.
  8. Web site: Women's 2023 National Development Squad announced . . hockey.org.au . 14 February 2023.