| Samantha Child | |
| Birth Date: | 7 December 1991 |
| Birth Place: | Wellington, New Zealand |
| Height: | 1.74 m |
| Weight: | 66 kg |
| Position: | Defender |
| Currentclub: | Midlands |
| Years1: | 2009 |
| Clubs1: | Midlands |
| Years2: | 2010 |
| Clubs2: | Canterbury |
| Years3: | 2011- |
| Clubs3: | Midlands |
| Nationalyears1: | 2010–2024 |
| Nationalteam1: | New Zealand |
| Nationalcaps1: | 277 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 9 |
Samantha Child (née Charlton, born 7 December 1991) is a New Zealand field hockey player. She has competed for the New Zealand women's national field hockey team (the Black Sticks Women), including for the team at the 2012, 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Born in Wellington, Charlton spent most of her formative years living in Tauranga and attended Otumoetai College.[7], she resides in Auckland, where she is a student at Massey University in Albany.
She was part of the New Zealand teams that won gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and bronze at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
Overall, she competed in more than 250 games for New Zealand.
She married fellow New Zealand hockey player Marcus Child.
She participated at the 2020 Women's FIH Pro League.[8]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 31 October 2013 | 6–0 | 25–0 | 2013 Women's Oceania Cup | ||
| 2. | 3 November 2013 | 4–0 | 26–0 | |||
| 3. | 25–0 | |||||
| 4. | 11 October 2017 | 30–0 | 33–0 | 2017 Women's Oceania Cup | ||
| 5. | 6 April 2018 | Gold Coast, Australia | 3–0 | 12–0 | 2018 Commonwealth Games | |