Siofra O'Brien explained

Siofra O'Brien
Full Name:Siofra Mary O'Brien
Birth Date:2000 2, df=yes
Birth Place:Dublin, Ireland
Position:Forward
Currentclub:Loreto
Nationalyears1:2019–2022
Nationalteam1:Ireland U–21
Nationalcaps1:13
Nationalgoals1:3
Nationalyears2:2022–
Nationalteam2:Ireland
Nationalcaps2:12
Nationalgoals2:0

Siofra Mary O'Brien (born 22 February 2000)[1] is an Irish field hockey player.[2] [3]

Personal life

Siofra O'Brien was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland.[2]

Career

National league

In the Irish Hockey League, O'Brien plays for Loreto.[4] [5]

Under–21

O'Brien made her international debut at under–21 level.[6] She was a member of the Irish U–21 side during a Four–Nations Tournament in Dublin. She also appeared at the EuroHockey Junior Championship in Valencia, where the team finished in seventh place.[7]

She was also a member of the junior squad at the 2022 FIH Junior World Cup in Potchefstroom.[8]

Senior squad

In 2022, O'Brien made her senior international debut at the FIH World Cup held in Amsterdam and Terrassa.[9] [10] [11] She was initially listed as a reserve player, however was called into action following an injury to Caoimhe Perdue.[12] She made her official debut in a ranking match against China.[6] Later that year she appeared at the FIH Nations Cup in Valencia.

Since her debut, O'Brien has been a constant inclusion in the national squad. She has most recently been called into the squad for the 2023–24 FIH Nations Cup in Terrassa.[13] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Team Details – Ireland . . tms.fih.ch . 29 May 2024.
  2. Web site: SENIOR WOMEN . . hockey.ie . 29 May 2024.
  3. Web site: Wexford’s promising young hockey stars team up with national players in Gorey . . independent.ie . 22 May 2023 . 29 May 2024.
  4. Web site: O'BRIEN Siofta . . eurohockey.altiusrt.com . 29 May 2024.
  5. Web site: LORETO HC . . ehlhockey.tv . 29 May 2024.
  6. Web site: O'Brien Siofra . . tms.fih.ch . 29 May 2023.
  7. Web site: SPAIN MAKES HISTORY AS THEY CLAIM THE EUROHOCKEY JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP . . eurohockey.org . 29 May 2024 . 24 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190724160425/https://eurohockey.org/spain-makes-history-as-they-claim-the-eurohockey-junior-championship/ . dead .
  8. Web site: Women's Junior World Cup . . leinsterhockey.ie . 29 March 2022 . 29 May 2024.
  9. Web site: Hamill and O’Brien called into Ireland squad . . echo.ie . 17 June 2022 . 29 May 2024.
  10. Web site: Hockey Ireland announce the 2022 FIH Hockey Women’s World Cup Squad . . softco.com . 29 May 2024.
  11. Web site: Hockey Women's World Cup 2022: Five uncapped players named in Ireland squad . . bbc.com . 17 June 2022 . 28 May 2023.
  12. Web site: More games for us is good news - Ireland hockey's Dancer . . irishexaminer.com . 10 July 2022 . 29 May 2024.
  13. Web site: IRL WOMEN’S HOCKEY SQUAD FOR UPCOMING FIH NATIONS CUP IN SPAIN ANNOUNCED . . hockey.ie . 14 May 2024 . 28 May 2023.

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