Lachlan Busiko
Australian field hockey player
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Lachlan Busiko (born 13 January 1998)[1] is a field hockey player from Australia.[2]
Naracoorte, South Australia
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| Born |
13 January 1998 Naracoorte, South Australia | |||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Defender | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | SA Hotshots | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2019– | Adelaide Fire | |||||||||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | |||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Australia U–21 | 12 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal life
Lachlan Busiko was born in Naracoorte, South Australia and raised in Benayeo, Victoria near Apsley, Victoria.[3]
He is a current scholarship holder at the South Australian Institute of Sport (SASI).[4]
Career
Junior national team
In 2017, Busiko made his debut for the Australia U–21 side, the 'Burras', at the Sultan of Johor Cup.[5]
Busiko again appeared at the Sultan of Johor Cup in 2018, winning a bronze medal with the team.[6]
In 2019, Busiko was named to the national junior squad for the third time,[7] as well as being named in the team for the 2019 Sultan of Johor Cup.[2]
Adelaide Fire
Following the establishment of the Adelaide Fire in 2019, Lachlan Busiko was presented as the headline player for the men's team.[8] He was also named as team captain for the inaugural tournament of the Sultana Bran Hockey One League, Australia's new premier domestic competition.[9]
