Connar Otterbach
Australia field hockey player
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Connar Otterbach (born 16 August 2001)[1] is a field hockey player from the Australia.[2]
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| Born |
16 August 2001 Melbourne, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Defence | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019– | HC Melbourne | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2022 | Australia U–21 | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Australia | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal life
Career
Domestic league
Hailing from Victoria, Otterbach plays for Altona Hockey Club. He is a member 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][8] In 2024 he was a member of the championship squad which saw HC Melbourne win the fourth season of the Liberty Hockey One League.[9]
Under–21
Otterbach made his international debut at under–21 level.[10] He was a member of the silver medal-winning Australian U–21 side, the Burras, at the 2022 Sultan of Johor Cup in Johor Bahru.[11] Later that year he represented the team for the final time, winning gold at the Junior Oceania Cup in Canberra.[12]
Australia
Following a standout Hockey One season in 2024, Otterbach 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.[13]