Riana Pho Explained
Riana Pho |
Birth Date: | 2005 5, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Sydney, Australia |
Position: | Defence |
Years1: | 2023– |
Clubs1: | Wellington |
Nationalyears1: | 2022– |
Nationalteam1: | New Zealand U–21 |
Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalyears2: | 2023– |
Nationalteam2: | New Zealand |
Nationalcaps2: | 10 |
Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Riana Pho (born 5 May 2005)[1] is a field hockey player from New Zealand.[2]
Personal life
Riana Pho was born and raised in Sydney, Australia. She moved to Wellington, New Zealand at the age of ten.[3] [4]
She is of Cambodian and Filipino descent.[3]
Career
Under–21
Pho made her international debut for New Zealand at Under–21 level. She represented the junior squad at the 2022 Junior Oceania Cup in Canberra, where she won a silver medal.[5]
In 2023 she was named in the squad again, also receiving a call–up for the FIH Junior World Cup in Santiago, Chile.[6] [7] [2]
Black Sticks
In 2023, Pho received her first call up to the senior national team.[8] She made her Black Sticks debut during season four of the FIH Pro League.[9] [3]
Notes and References
- Web site: Team Details – New Zealand . . tms.fih.ch . 6 November 2023.
- Web site: U21 Women's Team . . blacksticksnz.co.nz . 6 November 2023 . dmy-all.
- Web site: The art of defence, on the hockey turf and cyberspace, is key to Riana Pho's success . . stuff.co.nz . 23 September 2023 . 6 November 2023 . dmy-all.
- Web site: Wellington Squads impress at U18 Tournaments . . wellingtonhockey.org.nz . 6 November 2023 . dmy-all.
- Web site: PHO Riana . . tms.fih.ch . 6 November 2023.
- Web site: 2023 JUNIOR BLACK STICKS SQUADS ANNOUNCED . . hockeynz.co.nz/ . 13 February 2023 . 6 November 2023.
- Web site: JUNIOR WORLD CUP SQUADS HIGHLIGHT STRONG TALENT COMING THROUGH . . blacksticksnz.co.nz . 12 September 2023 . 6 November 2023.
- Web site: Black Sticks veterans, rising stars for Pro League matches . . nzsportswire.com . 6 April 2023 . 6 November 2023.
- Web site: Black Sticks debutant Riana Pho in first test in Christchurch . . rnz.co.nz . 21 April 2023 . 6 November 2023.