Siofra O'Brien
Irish field hockey player (born 2000)
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Siofra Mary O'Brien (born 22 February 2000)[1] is an Irish field hockey player.[2][3]
Dublin, Ireland
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| Full name | Siofra Mary O'Brien | ||||||||||||||||
| Born |
22 February 2000 Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
| Club information | |||||||||||||||||
| Current club | Loreto | ||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | Ireland U–21 | 13 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Ireland | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal life
Siofra O'Brien was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland.[2]
Career
National league
In the Irish Hockey League, O'Brien plays for Loreto.[4][5]
Under–21
O'Brien made her international debut at under–21 level.[6] 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.[7]
She was also a member of the junior squad at the 2022 FIH Junior World Cup in Potchefstroom.[8]
Senior squad
In 2022, O'Brien made her senior international debut at the FIH World Cup held in Amsterdam and Terrassa.[9][10][11] She was initially listed as a reserve player, however was called into action following an injury to Caoimhe Perdue.[12] She made her official debut in a ranking match against China.[6] Later that year she appeared at the FIH Nations Cup in Valencia.
Since her debut, O'Brien has been a constant inclusion in the national squad. She has most recently been called into the squad for the 2023–24 FIH Nations Cup in Terrassa.[13][6]
