| Michaela Spano | |
| Fullname: | Michaela Spano |
| Birth Date: | 1997 4, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Toorak Gardens, South Australia |
| Position: | Attacker |
| Years1: | 2014–2018 |
| Clubs1: | SA Suns |
| Caps1: | 23 |
| Goals1: | 7 |
| Years2: | 2019– |
| Clubs2: | Adelaide Fire |
| Caps2: | 7 |
| Goals2: | 6 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2016–2018 |
| Nationalteam1: | Australia U21 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 17 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 3 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2019– |
| Nationalteam2: | Australia |
| Nationalcaps2: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Michaela 'Miki' Spano (born 8 April 1997)[1] is an Australian field hockey player.[2]
Spano was part of the Australian women's junior national team 'The Jillaroos' that won bronze at the 2016 Hockey Junior World Cup in Chile.[3]
Spano was born in Adelaide, South Australia, and made her junior international debut 2016 Junior Oceania Cup.[4] Spano currently lives in Toorak Gardens, South Australia and is a scholarship holder at the South Australian Institute of Sport (SASI).[5]
Spano first represented Australia at the 2016 Junior Oceania Cup, playing in each of Australia's matches against New Zealand.[6] The tournament served as a qualifier for the 2016 Junior World Cup in Santiago, Chile.[7]
Replacing an injured Madi Ratcliffe in the team, Spano was also a member of the bronze medal-winning Australia U21 team at the Junior World Cup, scoring 2 goals in the tournament.[8]
In 2017, Spano represented the Australia U23 team in a tour of Europe,[9] as well as the Australia Development Squad in a tour of Japan.[10]
In August 2017, Spano was named to the national junior squad for the third time.[11]
Spano again represented Australia in 2018. In November, she represented the Under 23 side in a tour of China.[12] She will also represent the Jillaroos in a test series against the New Zealand Under 21 side in Hastings, New Zealand.[13]
In December 2018, Spano was named in the Australian Development Squad for the 2019 calendar year.[14]
In March 2018, Spano was named in the Hockeyroos team to make her senior international debut in the Hockey Pro League.[15] [16]
Spano's official debut came on 16 March in the Pro League Match against Argentina.[17]
Spano plays state hockey for her home state, South Australia, at both junior and senior level.[18] She has represented SA in the Australian Hockey League for the SA Suns on four occasions, most recently in 2018.[19]
Spano plays her club hockey in South Australia, for AHC.[20] In 2018, Spano relocated to the Netherlands to represent HC Zwolle for the second half of their season.[21]