Penny Squibb Explained

Penny Squibb
Birth Date:1993 2, df=yes
Birth Place:Tambellup, Western Australia, Australia
Position:Defender
Currentclub:WA Diamonds
Nationalyears1:2011
Nationalteam1:Australia U–21
Nationalcaps1:4
Nationalgoals1:1
Nationalyears2:2018–
Nationalteam2:Australia
Nationalcaps2:51
Nationalgoals2:6

Penny Squibb (born 9 February 1993) is an Australian field hockey player.[1]

Career

National Representation

Squibb plays representative hockey for her home state, Western Australia, in national competition. She represents the WA Diamonds in the Australian Hockey League.[2] At the 2017 tournament, Squibb was equal highest scorer, with 7 goals.[3]

International Representation

Jillaroos

Penny Squibb made her debut for the Australia U–21 team during a Four Nations Tournament in New Delhi.[4]

Hockeyroos

In 2017, Squibb was named in the Australian national development squad for the first time.[5]

Squibb is set to make her international debut for Australia in November 2018, at the Hockey Champions Trophy. Squibb is one of four players included in the team who are not part of Hockey Australia's centralised training program.[6]

Squibb qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. She was part of the Hockeyroos Olympics squad. The Hockeyroos lost 1–0 to India in the quarterfinals and therefore were not in medal contention.[7]

International goals

GoalDateLocationOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1 24 November 2018 Wujin Hockey Stadium, Changzhou, China 1–3 1–3 [8]
2 27 June 2021 Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth, Australia 2–1 3–1 [9]
3 6 July 2022 Estadi Olímpic de Terrassa, Terrassa, Spain 1–0 2–1 [10]
4 31 July 2022 University of Birmingham Hockey Centre, Birmingham, England 1–0 5–0 [11]
5 5–0
6 1 June 2024 Wilrijkse Plein, Antwerp, Belgium 1–0 1–0 [12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SQUIBB Penny . . 13 November 2018.
  2. Web site: Hockey Australia announces the 18-member Hockeyroos team to compete at the upcoming 2018 FIH Champions Trophy in China . . 13 November 2018.
  3. Web site: 2017 Women's Australian Hockey League (AHL) . hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com . 13 November 2018.
  4. Web site: http://www.hockey.org.au/index.php?id=90&tx_ttnews[pointer=2&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=839&tx_ttnews[backPid]=18&cHash=fc5b935ff7 Lack of conversion costs Jillaroos ]. https://web.archive.org/web/20120324234230/http://www.hockey.org.au/index.php?id=90&tx_ttnews[pointer]=2&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=839&tx_ttnews[backPid]=18&cHash=fc5b935ff7 . dead . 24 March 2012 . . hockey.org.au . 10 November 2020 . dmy-all.
  5. Web site: 2017 National Development Squad Announced . . 13 November 2018.
  6. Web site: Hockeyroos Team Named For Champions Trophy . . 13 November 2018.
  7. Web site: Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021 . 2022-02-10 . The Roar . en-US.
  8. Web site: Japan 3–1 Australia . . 2 June 2024.
  9. Web site: Australia 3–1 New Zealand . . 2 June 2024.
  10. Web site: Australia 2–1 South Africa . . 2 June 2024.
  11. Web site: South Africa 0–5 Australia . . 3 May 2024.
  12. Web site: Argentina 0–1 Australia . . 2 June 2024.