Jacob Smith (field hockey)

Jacob Anthony Phillip Smith (born 3 April 1991)[1] is a New Zealand field hockey player.[2]

Jake Smith
Personal information
Full name Jacob Anthony Phillip Smith
Born (1991-04-03) 3 April 1991 (age 33)
Wellington, New Zealand
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club Central Falcons
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012– New Zealand 89 (12)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  New Zealand
Oceania Cup
Silver medal – second place 2019 Rockhampton
FIH World League
Silver medal – second place 2012–13 New Delhi Team

Personal life edit

Smith was born and raised in Wellington, New Zealand.[3]

Career edit

Club level edit

In the New Zealand National Hockey League Smith plays for Auckland.[4] During the 2018–19 season, Smith relocated to the Netherlands to play in the Dutch Hoofdklasse for Pinoké.[5]

National team edit

Smith made his national debut for the Black Sticks in 2012. Shortly after, he represented the team at his first major tournament, the Champions Trophy.[6]

In 2014, Smith medalled for the first time with New Zealand at the 2012–13 FIH World League in New Delhi, India, where the team lost 2–7 to the Netherlands in the final.

Smith's most recent appearance for the team was during the inaugural tournament of the FIH Pro League in 2019. New Zealand finished in eighth and last place in the competition.[7] He has also been named in the Black Sticks team for the 2019 Ready Steady Tokyo Olympic test event in Tokyo, Japan.[8]

International goals edit


Goal
Date Location Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 16 March 2013 Azlan Shah Stadium, Ipoh, Malaysia   Australia 1–0 2–3 2013 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup [9]
2 13 June 2013 HC Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands   Netherlands 3–1 3–3 2012–13 HWL Semi–finals [10]
3 19 November 2014 National Hockey Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand   Japan 2–0 3–3 Test Match [11]
4 3–0
5 13 December 2014 St. Bede's College, Christchurch, New Zealand   Canada 1–0 3–1 [12]
6 10 May 2015 Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart, Australia   South Korea 1–3 1–3 [13]
7 6 March 2016 Tauranga Hockey Association, Tauranga, New Zealand   Malaysia 1–1 4–1 [14]
8 26 November 2016 State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne, Australia   India 2–1 3–2 2016 I.F.O.H. [15]

References edit

  1. ^ "Team Details – New Zealand". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Vantage Black Sticks Men". www.blacksticks.co.nz. Vantage Black Sticks. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Black Sticks men beat Japan". rnz.co.nz. Radio New Zealand. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  4. ^ "SMITH Jacob". hockeynz.altiusrt.com. New Zealand Hockey Federation. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  5. ^ "HEREN 01". www.pinoke.nl (in Dutch). Pinoké. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  6. ^ "SMITH Jacob". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  7. ^ "SMITH Jacob". fihproleague.com. FIH Pro League. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  8. ^ "Big names return for the Vantage Black Sticks Men for series in Tokyo". blacksticks.co.nz. New Zealand Hockey Federation. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  9. ^ "Australia 3–2 New Zealand". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  10. ^ "Netherlands 3–3 New Zealand". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  11. ^ "New Zealand 3–0 Japan". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  12. ^ "New Zealand 3–1 Canada". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  13. ^ "New Zealand 1–3 Korea". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  14. ^ "New Zealand 4–1 Malaysia". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  15. ^ "India 2–3 New Zealand". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 17 August 2019.

External links edit