Nathan Ephraums | |
Birth Date: | 1999 6, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Keysborough, Victoria, Australia |
Position: | Forward |
Currentclub: | HC Melbourne |
Years1: | 2018 |
Clubs1: | VIC Vikings |
Caps1: | 4 |
Goals1: | 8 |
Years2: | 2019– |
Clubs2: | HC Melbourne |
Caps2: | 7 |
Goals2: | 4 |
Nationalyears1: | 2017–2019 |
Nationalteam1: | Australia U–21 |
Nationalcaps1: | 17 |
Nationalgoals1: | 13 |
Nationalyears2: | – |
Nationalteam2: | Australia |
Nationalcaps2: | 0 |
Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Nathan Ephraums (born 9 June 1999)[1] is an Australian field hockey player, who plays as a forward.[2]
Nathan Ephraums was born and raised in Keysborough, Victoria.[3] He attended school at Haileybury College.
He is a current scholarship holder with the Victorian Institute of Sport (VIS).[4]
Nathan's older brother Joshua, is also a semi-professional hockey player.
In 2018, Ephraums made his debut for the VIC Vikings in the Australian Hockey League.[5]
Following Hockey Australia's overhaul of the AHL and subsequent introduction of the Sultana Bran Hockey One League in 2019, Ephraums was named in the HC Melbourne squad for the inaugural season.[6] The team finished in fourth place, losing in the semi-finals to eventual winners, the NSW Pride.[7]
Nathan Ephruams made his debut for the Australia Under–21 side in 2017, at the Sultan of Johor Cup.[8] At the tournament, the team won a gold medal.[9]
He followed this up with two appearances in 2018, again at the Sultan of Johor Cup, winning a bronze medal, and at an eight nations tournament in Spain in 2019.[10]
In November 2019, Ephraums was named in the Kookaburras team for the first time, following one year in the National Development Squad.[2] [10] [11]