Connar Otterbach

Connar Otterbach

Personal information
Born	(2001-08-16) 16 August 2001 (age 23) Melbourne, Australia
Playing position	Defence
Senior career
Years	Team
2019–	HC Melbourne
National team
Years	Team	Caps	Goals
2022–2022	Australia U–21	9	(0)
2025–	Australia	0	(0)
Medal record Men's field hockey Representing  Australia Junior Oceania Cup 2022 Canberra Sultan of Johor Cup 2022 Johor Bahru

Connar Otterbach (born 16 August 2001)[1] is a field hockey player from the Australia.[2]

Personal life

Connar Otterbach was in Melbourne, Victoria, and grew up in Altona.[3]

He is a scholarship holder at the Victorian Institute of Sport.[3]

Career

Domestic league

Hailing from Victoria, Otterbach plays for Altona Hockey Club. He is a member of the club's senior squad in Hockey Victoria Premier League competition.[4][5]

At national level, he represents HC Melbourne in Hockey Australia's premier domestic competition, the Liberty Hockey One League.[6][7][8] In 2024 he was a member of the championship squad which saw HC Melbourne win the fourth season of the Liberty Hockey One League.[9]

Under–21

Otterbach made his international debut at under–21 level.[10] He was a member of the silver medal-winning Australian U–21 side, the Burras, at the 2022 Sultan of Johor Cup in Johor Bahru.[11] Later that year he represented the team for the final time, winning gold at the Junior Oceania Cup in Canberra.[12]

Australia

Following a standout Hockey One season in 2024, Otterbach was named to the wider Kookaburras squad for 2025.[2] He has since been named to make his debut during the Sydney leg of the 2024–25 FIH Pro League.[13]

References

1. "Team Details – Australia". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
2. "Mark Hager leads Kookaburras into a new era with competitive 2025 Squad". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. 16 December 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
3. "CONNAR OTTERBACH". vis.org.au. Victorian Institute of Sport. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
4. "Trio selected in 2025 Kookaburras Squad". altonahc.org.au. Altona Hockey Club. 20 December 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
5. "Altona hockey star Connar Otterbach is in the mix". brimbanknorthwest.starweekly.com.au. Star Weekly. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
6. "OTTERBACH Connar". hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
7. "HC Melbourne – Men's Team". hockeyone.com.au. Hockey One. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
8. "Burns' star continues to rise". maribyrnonghobsonsbay.starweekly.com.au. Maribyrnong & Hobsons Bay Star Weekly. 26 September 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
9. "Ephraums triple lifts Melbourne to Hockey One title". northweststar.com.au. North West Star. 1 December 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
10. "OTTERBACH Connar". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
11. "India beat Australia 5–4 in shootout, claim 3rd Sultan of Johor Cup crown". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Times of India. 29 October 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
12. "Burras and Jillaroos go undefeated against Junior Black Sticks". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. 14 December 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
13. "Squad Announcement: Competition heats up as Kookaburras launch title defence in Sydney". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. 28 January 2025. Retrieved 31 January 2025.

External links

• Connar Otterbach at the International Hockey Federation
• Connar Otterbach at Hockey Australia