Craig Marais (field hockey)

Craig Marais

India and Australia at the Hockey5s tournament at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.
Personal information
Born	(2002-05-28) 28 May 2002 (age 22) Brighton East, Victoria
Playing position	Forward
Senior career
Years	Team
2019–	HC Melbourne
National team
Years	Team	Caps	Goals
2018	Australia U–18	7	(2)
2022–	Australia	4	(0)
Medal record Men's field hockey Representing  Australia

Craig Marais (born 28 May 2002)[1] is a field hockey player from Australia, who plays as a forward.[2][3]

Personal life

Craig Marais was born and raised in Brighton East, Victoria.[2]

He attended Brighton Grammar School,[4] is currently studying business at Monash University.[5] His brother Bradley also is an international hockey player.[4][6]

Career

Domestic hockey

In 2019, Marais was a member of the HC Melbourne team for the inaugural season of the Sultana Bran Hockey One League.[7][8][9]

National teams

Under–18

Craig Marais made his debut for Australia in 2018, where he was a member of the Under–18 team at the Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires.[10][11]

Kookaburras

In 2022, Marais was named in the Kookaburras for the first time.[2][5] In April of that year, he made his senior international debut in a test series against Malaysia in Perth.[12]

References

1. "Team Details – Australia". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
2. "Kookaburras squad finalised with four new additions". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
3. "Craig Marais". vis.org.au. Victorian Institute of Sport. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
4. "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
5. "Monash students named in National Hockey Squad!". connectedcommunities.monash.edu. Monash University. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
6. "MARAIS Bradley". tms.fih.ch. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
7. "MARAIS Craig". hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
8. "Marais named in Hockey One team". brightongrammar.vic.edu.au. Brighton Grammar School. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
9. "Craig Marais". hockeyone.com.au. Hockey One. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
10. "CRAIG MARAIS – HOCKEY 5's" (PDF). aoc-cdn.s3.amazonaws.com. Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
11. "3 Southern players selected for Youth Olympic Games". suhc.com.au. Southern United Hockey Club. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
12. "MARAIS Craig". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 19 May 2022.

External links

• Craig Marais at HockeyAustralia.altiusrt.com
• Craig Marais at the International Hockey Federation
• Craig Marais at Olympedia (archive)