Josie Lawton
Australian field hockey player (born 2002)
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Josie Lawton (born 5 October 2004)[1] is a field hockey player from Australia.[2][3]
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| Born | 5 October 2004 Worthing, United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Field hockey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defence | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal life
Josie Lawton was born in Worthing, England before relocating to Emerald, Victoria at the age of 4 with her family.[4] Her older sister, Amy, also plays field hockey for Australia.[5][6]
Lawton is a current scholarship holder at the Victorian Institute of Sport.[7]
Career
Domestic
In Hockey Australia's premier domestic league, the Liberty Hockey One, Lawton represent HC Melbourne.[8][9]
Under 21
Lawton made her debut for the Australian U–21 side, the Jillaroos, in 2022. She was a member of the gold medal-winning squad at the Junior Oceania Cup in Canberra.[10][11]
She went on to represent the team again throughout 2023. She appeared during a test–series against Japan in the Gold Coast. She finished out the year with a fifth-place finish with the Jillaroos at the FIH Junior World Cup in Santiago.[5][10]
In 2025, Lawton was named as one of three co–captains of the Jillaroos. In their first outing, she helped lead the team to a gold medal at her second Junior Oceania Cup in Auckland.[10]
Hockeyroos
Lawton has been a member of the National Development Squad since 2023.[12][13][14][2] She will make her senior international debut in 2025, during the Santiago del Estero leg of the 2024–25 FIH Pro League.[15]