Olivia Downes Explained

Olivia Downes
Fullname:	Olivia Ellena Downes
Birth Date:	2000 12, df=yes
Birth Place:	Melbourne, Victoria
Position:	Forward
Years1:	2022–
Clubs1:	HC Melbourne
Caps1:	8
Goals1:	5
Nationalyears1:	2023–
Nationalteam1:	Australia
Nationalcaps1:	0
Nationalgoals1:	0

Olivia Ellena Downes (born 18 December 2000)^[1] is a field hockey player from Australia, who plays as a forward.^[2]

Personal life

Olivia Downes was born in Melbourne, Victoria, and grew up in Brighton.^[2]

Career

Domestic leagues

Downes is a member of the Essendon Hockey Club in Melbourne's Premier League competition.^[3]

In Hockey Australia's national league, the Sultana Bran Hockey One League, Downes represents HC Melbourne.^{[4] [5] [6]}

Hockeyroos

Following a successful national league season, Downes was named in the national development squad for 2023.^[7] In May, she was named to make her senior international debut in a test series against India in Adelaide.^{[8] [2]}

External links

• • • Hockey Australia

Notes and References

1. Web site: Team Details – Australia . . tms.fih.ch . 7 May 2023.
2. Web site: Updated Hockeyroos and Australia A teams named for India matches . . hockey.org.au . 7 May 2023.
3. Web site: 2022 Hockey Victoria Awards Night recap . . hockeyvictoria.org.au . 7 May 2023.
4. Web site: DOWNES Olivia . . hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com . 7 May 2023.
5. Web site: Olivia Downes . . hockeyone.com.au . 7 May 2023.
6. Web site: Hockey One: Comm Games gold medallist Josh Simmonds preps for relaunched national competition with Hockey Club Melbourne . . news.com.au . 7 May 2023.
7. Web site: Women’s 2023 National Development Squad announced . . hockey.org.au . 7 May 2023.
8. Web site: Time for Hockeyroos aspirants to step up: Powell . . thewest.com.au . 6 May 2023.