Alia Jaques
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| Born |
20 May 1995 Hamilton, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Midfield | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current club | Midlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2018 | Midlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | New Zealand U–21 | 8 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016– | New Zealand | 31 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Alia Jaques (born 20 May 1995)[1] is a New Zealand field hockey player, who plays as a midfielder.[2]
Personal life[edit]
Alia Jaques was born and raised in Hamilton, New Zealand.[3] The youngest of three children, Alia has an older brother, André, and older sister, Natasha.
Career[edit]
Domestic teams[edit]
In the New Zealand National Hockey League, Jaques plays for the Midlands women's hockey team.[4][5]
National teams[edit]
Under-21[edit]
Throughout her junior career, Alia Jaques was a member of the New Zealand U-21 team on two occasions. She represented the team at the 2016 Junior Oceania Cup on the Gold Coast and at the 2016 FIH Junior World Cup in Santiago.[6]
Black Sticks[edit]
Jaques made her debut for the Black Sticks in 2016 during a test series against Malaysia in Auckland.[3][6]
During 2019, Jaques represented the New Zealand team during the inaugural tournament of the FIH Pro League.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "Team Details – New Zealand". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ^ "Vantage Black Sticks Women". blacksticks.co.nz. Vantage Black Sticks. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ^ a b "Profile". blacksticks.co.nz. Vantage Black Sticks. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ^ "Young core key to Midlands women's hopes in the National Hockey league". stuff.co.nz. stuff. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ^ "JAQUES Alia". hockeynz.altiusrt.com. New Zealand Hockey Federation. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ^ a b "JAQUES Alia". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ^ "JAQUES Alia". fihproleague.com. FIH Pro League. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
External links[edit]
- Alia Jaques at the International Hockey Federation
- Alia Jaques at Hockey New Zealand
- Alia Jaques at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
- Alia Jaques at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
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- 1995 births
- Living people
- New Zealand female field hockey players
- Female field hockey midfielders
- Commonwealth Games competitors for New Zealand
- Field hockey players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Sportspeople from Hamilton, New Zealand
- 21st-century New Zealand women
- 21st-century New Zealand people
- New Zealand field hockey biography stubs