Laura Barden

Laura Barden
Personal information
Born (1994-09-06) 6 September 1994 (age 30)
Kew, Victoria, Australia
Playing position Midfield
Club information
Current club HGC
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2015– Australia 42 (5)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing  Australia
Oceania Cup
Gold medal – first place 2015 Stratford

Laura Barden (born 6 September 1994)[1][2] is an Australian field hockey player. She was a member of the 2017 Australian women's national field hockey team.

Early life and education

Laura Barden is from Melbourne. She moved to Kew, Victoria.[2] She was a scholarship recipient from the University of Melbourne.[3]

Career

Barden was a member of the 2014 Women's National Junior Squad for Australia.[4] The following year she was moved up to the Australian women's national field hockey team, known as the Hockeyroos, in September 2015.[1][5] She was not chosen for Australia's team for the 2016 Summer Olympics, however, by January 2017 Barden had played in 15 games and scored 4 goals in her time with the team.[5] She was again part of the Hockeyroos team for the 2017 Hawkes Bay Cup.[6] Barden scored Australia's only goal in an April 2017 game against New Zealand at the Festival of Hockey.[7] Although Barden was initially named to the 2017 Oceania Cup team, she was later ruled out because of a quad injury.[8]

In addition to playing for the Hockeyroos, Barden also plays for Camberwell Hockey Club.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Hockeyroos Squad Profiles". www.hockey.org.au. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "Laura Barden | Victorian Institute of Sport". www.vis.org.au. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  3. ^ "2017 Sports Scholarship Recipients" (PDF). sport.unimelb.edu.au. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  4. ^ Ridland, Peter (8 November 2013). "Laura Barden selected in 2014 Women's National Junior Squad". Camberwell HC. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  5. ^ a b Richardson, Narelle (30 January 2017). "Laura Barden makes 2017 Hockeyroos Squad". Camberwell HC. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Hockey Australia reveal new women's squad members". corporate.olympics.com.au. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  7. ^ "Late goal secures Black Sticks women draw with Australia at Festival of Hockey". Stuff. 1 April 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  8. ^ "New Zealand hockey star Gemma McCaw retires as Australia women make changes for Oceania Cup - The Hockey Paper". The Hockey Paper. 6 October 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2017.