Nicola Cochrane[1][2] (born 8 December 1993) is a Scottish international field hockey player who plays as a goalkeeper for Scotland and Great Britain.[3]

Nicki Cochrane
Personal information
Full name Nicola Cochrane
Born (1993-12-08) 8 December 1993 (age 31)
Glasgow, Scotland
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Wimbledon
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2012– Scotland 83 (0)
2018–2019 Great Britain 10 (0)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing  Scotland
EuroHockey Championship II
Gold medal – first place 2019 Glasgow Team

Born in Glasgow, Cochrane attended Strathallan School and studied sport and recreation management at the University of Edinburgh.

She plays club hockey in the Investec Women's Hockey League Premier Division for Wimbledon. Cochrane has also played club hockey for Beeston, Clifton Robinsons and Edinburgh University Hockey Club.

On the 9 February 2017 she earned her 50th cap for Scotland v Russia at the 2016–17 Women's FIH Hockey World League Round 2 tournament in Valencia; Scotland won the match 2-1.[4]

In January 2018, Cochrane was named in the Great Britain squad to tour Argentina.[5] She was selected for Scotland's teams at the 2018 Commonwealth Games[6] and the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Nicola Cochrane". Scottish Hockey. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Nicky Cochrane". Player Profiles. Great Britain Hockey. Retrieved 4 February 2018. Scotland goalkeeper Nicki ...[dead link]
  3. ^ Egelstaff, Susan (16 June 2017). "Hockey: Cochrane can't wait for Scots to mix it with best at World League Semi-Finals". The National. Retrieved 3 February 2018. Nicki Cochrane
  4. ^ "Semi-final line-up confirmed at Valencia HWL Round 2". International Hockey Federation. 9 February 2017. Archived from the original on 26 April 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2018. Nikki Cochrane
  5. ^ "Alex Danson to make 100th Great Britain appearance and lead squad for Argentina Tests". BBC. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2018. Nicola Cochrane
  6. ^ Egelstaff, Susan (29 March 2018). "Nicki Cochrane confident Scotland hockey team can make a real impact in Gold Coast". The National. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  7. ^ Glasgow, Dominic (14 June 2022). "Nicki Cochrane selected for second Commonwealth Games". Strathallan School. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
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