Yuan Meng (field hockey) explained

Dan Wen
Birth Date:1996 2, df=yes
Birth Place:China
Position:Midfield
Nationalyears1:2013–2016
Nationalteam1:China U–21
Nationalcaps1:21
Nationalgoals1:3
Nationalyears2:2013–
Nationalteam2:China
Nationalcaps2:45
Nationalgoals2:5

Yuan Meng (born 7 February 1996)[1] is a field hockey player from China, who plays as a midfielder.[2]

Career

Under–21

Yuan Meng made her junior international debut in 2013. She captained the team at the FIH Junior World Cup in Mönchengladbach.[2] [3]

In 2015, she represented the junior team again. Her first appearance was at a 6–Nations Tournament in Breda, followed by the Junior Asian Cup in Changzhou, where she won a gold medal.[4]

Meng made her final appearance for the junior team in 2016, representing China at the FIH Junior World Cup in Santiago.[2]

National team

As well as making her junior debut, Yuan Meng also debuted for the senior national team in 2013. She appeared in one match at the Asian Champions Trophy in Kakamigahara.[2]

Meng returned to the national team in 2016. She won a silver medal at the 2016 Asian Champions Trophy in Singapore,[5] followed by another silver medal at the 2017 Asian Cup in Kakamigahara.[6]

Following a five–year hiatus from the national team, Meng returned to the squad once again in 2022. She made appearances during season three of the FIH Pro League, as well as the FIH World Cup held in Terrassa and Amsterdam.[2]

She continued her form in the national team in 2024, appearing in season five of the FIH Pro League, as well as the International Festival of Hockey in Perth.[7] [8]

International goals


Goal
DateLocationwidth=100Opponentdata-sort-type="number" style="font-size:95%"Scoredata-sort-type="number" style="font-size:95%"ResultCompetition
1 28 October 2017 Gifu Hockey Stadium, Kakamigahara, Japan 4–4 5–4 [9]
2 18 June 2022 Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam, Netherlands 2–0 3–2 [10]
3 3–0
4 4 February 2024 Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar, India 1–0 3–0 [11]
5 3–0

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Team Details – China . . tms.fih.ch . 28 April 2024.
  2. Web site: YUAN Meng . . tms.fih.ch . 28 April 2024.
  3. Web site: LAS LEONCITAS CLASIFICARON A CUARTOS DE FINAL . . cahockey.org.ar . 30 July 2013 . 28 April 2024.
  4. Web site: BRIEF HISTORY OF THE WOMEN’S JUNIOR ASIA CUP . . asiahockey.org . 20 February 2020 . 28 April 2024.
  5. Web site: Asian Champions Trophy hockey winners: India, South Korea dominate . . olympics.com . 6 November 2023 . 28 April 2024.
  6. Web site: India win Asia Cup, qualify for World Cup as Asian champions . . espn.com.au . 5 November 2017 . 28 April 2024.
  7. Web site: Team Details – China . . hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com . 28 April 2024.
  8. Web site: Hockeyroos fall to China on return to international competition . . hockey.org.au . 5 February 2024 . 28 April 2024.
  9. Web site: China 5–4 Malaysia . . 28 April 2024.
  10. Web site: China 3–2 United States . . 28 April 2024.
  11. Web site: China 3–0 Australia . . 28 April 2024.