Elise Wong
Spanish field hockey player
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Elise Michaela Vu Wong (born 21 January 1998)[1] is a field and indoor hockey player from Canada.[2][3]
North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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| Full name | Elise Michaela Vu Wong | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
21 January 1998 North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Midfield | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019– | Canada | 51 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020– | Canada Indoor | 19 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal life
Elise Wong was born and raised in North Vancouver.[2][4]
She studied at Princeton University.[5]
Field hockey
Wong made her senior international debut in 2019. She earned her first caps during a test series against China in Panzhihua.[6] She continued to represent the national team throughout 2019, winning silver medals at the Pan American Games in Lima, as well as the FIH Series Finals in Valencia.[4][7]
In 2022 she was a member of Canada's historic bronze medal winning team at the Pan American Cup in Santiago. The bronze medal secured Canada's qualification to the FIH World Cup for the first time in 28 years.[8] Wong went on to compete at the FIH World Cup held in Terrassa and Amsterdam, with the squad ultimately finishing in last place.[6]
She competed at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago.[9]
International goals
| Goal | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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| 1 | 21 June 2019 | Estadio Beteró, Valencia, Spain |  Namibia | 8–0 | 17–0 | 2018–19 FIH Series Finals | [10] |
| 2 | 26 November 2021 | United States Olympic Training Center, Chula Vista, United States |  United States | 1–0 | 2–0 | Test Match | [11] |
| 3 | 27 November 2021 | 1–0 | 1–0 | [12] | |||
| 4 | 19 January 2022 | Prince of Wales Country Club, Santiago, Chile |  Peru | 2–0 | 14–0 | 2022 Pan American Cup | [13] |
| 5 | 7–0 | ||||||
| 6 | 23 January 2022 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 1–0 | 13–0 | [14] | ||
| 7 | 25 January 2022 |  Uruguay | 1–0 | 1–1 | [15] |
Indoor hockey
Wong made her indoor hockey debut in 2020.[6]
She has competed in two Indoor Pan American Cups, in 2021 and 2024, winning silver at the former in Spring City.[16] She also competed at the 2023 FIH Indoor World Cup in Pretoria.[6]
