Emily Wold
American field hockey player
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Emily Wold (born September 26, 1994)[1] is a former American field hockey player, who played as a midfielder.[2][3]
Englewood, New Jersey
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| Born |
September 26, 1994 Englewood, New Jersey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current club | Jersey Intensity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2016 | United States | 51 | (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal life
Wold was born in Englewood, New Jersey to Mark and Kathleen Wold. Raised in Freehold Township, New Jersey, she began playing hockey at 12 years old in 2006 and attended Freehold High School, from which she graduated in 2012.[4]
She was a student at the University of North Carolina and majored in communication studies.[5]
Career
Junior National Team
In 2012, Wold was a member of the United States U–21 team at the Junior Pan American Cup in Guadalajara, Mexico where the team won bronze.[6] At the tournament, Wold was captain of the team.
Senior National Team
Wold made her senior international debut in 2013, at the FIH World League Round 2 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[7]
Following her debut, Wold was a mainstay in the national team for three years until her retirement in 2016.[8] During her career, Wold medalled with the team three times, gold at the 2014 Champions Challenge I[9] and 2015 Pan American Games,[10] as well as bronze at the 2016 Champions Trophy.[11]
Wold announced her retirement from the national team in 2016, after she failed to gain selection for the 2016 Olympic Games.[12]
International goals
Goal |
Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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| 1 | 6 March 2013 | Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |  Uruguay | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2012–13 FIH World League Round 2 | [13] |
| 2 | 9 March 2013 |  Chile | 1–0 | 2–1 | [14] | ||
| 3 | 9 February 2016 | U.S. Olympic Training Center, Chula Vista, United States |  Canada | 3–0 | 5–0 | Test Match | [15] |
| 4 | 14 May 2016 | Spooky Nook Sports, Lancaster, United States | Chile | 1–0 | 2–0 | [16] | |
| 5 | 17 May 2016 | Chile | 1–0 | 2–0 | [17] | ||
| 6 | 19 June 2016 | Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre, London, England |  Argentina | 1–2 | 1–4 | 2016 Champions Trophy | [18] |
| 7 | 23 June 2016 |  Great Britain | 1–0 | 2–0 | [19] |