Benjamin White (field hockey)
Australia field hockey player
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Benjamin 'Ben' White (born 2 October 2000)[1] is a field hockey player from Australia.[2]
Melbourne, Australia
| Personal information | |||||||||||
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| Born |
2 October 2000 Melbourne, Australia | ||||||||||
| Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||||
| Playing position | Midfield | ||||||||||
| Senior career | |||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||
| 2019– | HC Melbourne | ||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | ||||||||
| 2018–2018 | Australia U–18 | 12 | (31) | ||||||||
| 2019–2019 | Australia U–21 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2025– | Australia | 0 | (0) | ||||||||
Medal record
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Personal life
Career
Domestic league
Hailing from Victoria, White plays for the KBH Brumbies. He is captain of the club's senior squad in Hockey Victoria Premier League competition.[4][5]
At national level, he represents HC Melbourne in Hockey Australia's premier domestic competition, the Liberty Hockey One League.[6][7] In 2024 he was a member of the championship squad which saw HC Melbourne win the fourth season of the Liberty Hockey One League.[8]
Under–18
Throughout 2018, White captained the Australian U–18 side.[9] He led the team to Youth Olympic Games qualification at the Oceania Qualification Tournament in Port Moresby.[10] He then went on to lead the team at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, with the team ultimately finishing in sixth place.[11]
Under–21
White made his first and only appearance for the Australian U–21 side, the Burras, in 2019. He was a member of the squad at an Eight–Nations Invitational Tournament in Madrid.[9]
Australia
Following a standout Hockey One season in 2024, White was named to the wider Kookaburras squad for 2025.[2] He has since been named to make his debut during the Sydney leg of the 2024–25 FIH Pro League.[12]