Laura Barden (born 6 September 1994)[1][2] is an Australian field hockey player. She was a member of the 2017 Australian women's national field hockey team.
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| Born |
6 September 1994 Kew, Victoria, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Midfield | ||||||||||||||||
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| Current club | HGC | ||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | ||||||||||||||
| 2015– | Australia | 42 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life and education
editLaura Barden is from Melbourne. She moved to Kew, Victoria.[2] She was a scholarship recipient from the University of Melbourne.[3]
Career
editBarden was a member of the 2014 Women's National Junior Squad for Australia.[4] The following year she was moved up to the Australian women's national field hockey team, known as the Hockeyroos, in September 2015.[1][5] She was not chosen for Australia's team for the 2016 Summer Olympics, however, by January 2017 Barden had played in 15 games and scored 4 goals in her time with the team.[5] She was again part of the Hockeyroos team for the 2017 Hawkes Bay Cup.[6] Barden scored Australia's only goal in an April 2017 game against New Zealand at the Festival of Hockey.[7] Although Barden was initially named to the 2017 Oceania Cup team, she was later ruled out because of a quad injury.[8]
In addition to playing for the Hockeyroos, Barden also plays for Camberwell Hockey Club.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "Hockeyroos Squad Profiles". www.hockey.org.au. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ^ a b c "Laura Barden | Victorian Institute of Sport". www.vis.org.au. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ^ "2017 Sports Scholarship Recipients" (PDF). sport.unimelb.edu.au. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ^ Ridland, Peter (8 November 2013). "Laura Barden selected in 2014 Women's National Junior Squad". Camberwell HC. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ^ a b Richardson, Narelle (30 January 2017). "Laura Barden makes 2017 Hockeyroos Squad". Camberwell HC. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ^ "Hockey Australia reveal new women's squad members". corporate.olympics.com.au. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ^ "Late goal secures Black Sticks women draw with Australia at Festival of Hockey". Stuff. 1 April 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ^ "New Zealand hockey star Gemma McCaw retires as Australia women make changes for Oceania Cup - The Hockey Paper". The Hockey Paper. 6 October 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2017.