Niamh Carey
Irish field hockey player (born 1999)
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Niamh Carey (born 5 May 1999)[1] is an Irish field hockey player.[2][3]
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| Born | 14 June 1999 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Field hockey | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
| Club | UCD | ||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Personal life
Niamh Carey was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland. Her twin sister, Michelle, also plays field hockey for Ireland.[4][5]
She is an alumnus of University College Dublin.[6]
Career
National league
In the Irish Hockey League, Carey plays for UCD.[5][6][7]
Under–21
Carey made her international debut at under–21 level.[8] She was a member of the Irish U–21 side during a Four–Nations Tournament in Dublin. She also appeared at the EuroHockey Junior Championship in Valencia, where the team finished in seventh place.[9]
Senior squad
In 2021 Carey made her senior international debut for the Green Army. Her first appearance was during the European Qualifier for the FIH World Cup in Pisa.[4][8]
Since her debut, Carey has been a constant inclusion in the senior national team. Her most recent appearance was during the 2024 FIH Olympic Qualifiers in Valencia.[8][10]
International goals
| Goal | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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| 1 | 21 October 2021 | CUS Pisa, Pisa, Italy |  France | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2022 FIH World Cup European Qualifier | [11] |
| 2 | 23 October 2021 |  Belarus | 3–2 | 3–2 | [12] | ||
| 3 | 21 August 2022 | National Sports Campus, Dublin, Ireland |  Türkiye | 4–0 | 7–0 | 2023 EuroHockey Championship Qualifier | [13] |
| 4 | 17 December 2022 | Estadio Beteró, Valencia, Spain |  Japan | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2022 FIH Nations Cup | [14] |
| 5 | 27 July 2023 | National Sports Campus, Dublin, Ireland |  Chile | 3–3 | 3–3 | Test Match | [15] |
| 6 | 19 August 2023 | SparkassenPark, Mönchengladbach, Germany |  Scotland | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2023 EuroHockey Championship | [16] |
| 7 | 15 January 2024 | Estadio Beteró, Valencia, Spain |  Ukraine | 2–0 | 8–0 | 2024 FIH Olympic Qualifiers | [17] |
