Grace Young (field hockey)

Grace Young
Personal information
Born (2002-08-23) 23 August 2002
Armidale, New South Wales
Height 157 cm (5 ft 2 in)
Playing position Midfield
Senior career
Years Team
2022– NSW Pride
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2018 Australia U–18 8 (2)
2023– Australia 59 (1)
2023–2023 Australia U–21 6 (1)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing  Australia
Oceania Cup
2025 Darwin Team
FIH Pro League
Season Four Team

Grace Young (born 23 August 2002)[1] is a field hockey player from Australia.[2]

Personal life

Grace Young was born and raised in Grafton, New South Wales.[2]

Career

Domestic league

In Hockey Australia's domestic league, the Sultana Bran Hockey One, Young is a member of the NSW Pride.[3][4]

Under–18

Young made her junior international debut at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires. She was a member of the Australian Hockey5s team that finished fifth in the girls' tournament.[5][6][7]

Under–21

She represented the Australia U–21 team at the 2023 FIH Junior World Cup in Santiago.[8]

Hockeyroos

In 2023, Young was named in the Hockeyroos squad for the first time.[2] She made her debut during the fourth season of the FIH Pro League.[5][9] She earned her first senior international cap in a match against China in Sydney.[5]

Since her debut, Young has been a constant inclusion in the Hockeyroos squad. In 2024, she represented the team at the XXXIII Olympic Games in Paris, where the side finished in fifth place.[10][11]

References

  1. ^ "Team Details – Australia". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Hockeyroos 2023 Squad finalised". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  3. ^ "NSW Pride – Women's Team". hockeyone.com.au. Hockey One. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  4. ^ "YOUNG Grace". hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  5. ^ a b c "YOUNG Grace". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Teens vie for Olympic gold in Argentina". catholicweekly.com.au. The Catholic Weekly. 4 October 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  7. ^ "YOUNG Grace". buenosaires2018.com. BuenosAires2018. Archived from the original on 16 October 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  8. ^ "Hugely talented Jillaroos team named for Junior Women's World Cup". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. 18 October 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  9. ^ "JOCELYN, KAITLIN, GRACE AND MARIAH SELECTED ON HOCKEYROOS SQUAD". nswis.com.au. New South Wales Institute of Sport. 7 December 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  10. ^ "Grace Young". olympics.com.au. Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  11. ^ "GRACE YOUNG". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 18 February 2026.


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