Michaela Curtis | |
Birth Date: | 1993 10, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Palmerston North, New Zealand |
Position: | Forward |
Currentclub: | Surbiton |
Nationalyears1: | 2013– |
Nationalteam1: | New Zealand |
Nationalcaps1: | 57 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalyears2: | 2010 |
Nationalteam2: | New Zealand U18 |
Nationalcaps2: | 6 |
Nationalgoals2: | 4 |
Nationalyears3: | 2013 |
Nationalteam3: | New Zealand U21 |
Nationalcaps3: | 6 |
Nationalgoals3: | 2 |
Michaela Curtis (born 21 October 1993) is a field hockey player from New Zealand.[1]
In 2010, Curtis was a member of the New Zealand Under 18 team at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore.[2] This was the first edition of field hockey at the Summer Youth Olympics, where the New Zealand team won bronze. Curtis scored the winning goal, in golden goal extra time, to defeat South Korea 5–4.[3]
Curtis once again represented New Zealand at a junior level in 2013, at the Junior World Cup in Mönchengladbach. The New Zealand Under 21 team finished in 9th place, defeating hosts Germany 2–1 in the ninth place playoff, with Curtis scoring a field goal in the 6th minute.[4]
Curtis was born in Palmerston North, New Zealand,[5] and made her senior international debut in a four nations tournament in 2013.[6]