Josephine Murray
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| Full name | Josephine Joanna Francisca Murray | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
9 May 2000 Christchurch, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Midfield | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016– | Pinoké | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | Netherlands U–21 | 5 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | New Zealand | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Josephine Joanna Francisca Murray (born 5 September 2000)[1] is an international field hockey player, who has represented national teams of both the Netherlands and New Zealand.[2][3]
Personal life
Josephine Murray was born and raised in Christchurch, New Zealand. At the age of four, she moved to Amsterdam, Netherlands.[2]
Career
Domestic league
Murray currently competes in the Dutch Hoofdklasse, where she is a member of the ladies' first team at Pinoké.[4][5][6]
Under–21
From 2019 until 2022, Murray was a member of the Netherlands U–21 team.[7] During this time, she was named as a reserve for the 2019 EuroHockey Junior Championship in Valencia, and as a member of the squad at the 2022 FIH Junior World Cup in Potchefstroom.[8] At the FIH Junior World Cup, she won a gold medal.[9][10]
Black Sticks
Thanks to her New Zealand heritage, Murray had the ability to switch playing allegiance back to her country of birth, which she did in 2025.[2] She was named in the squad for the 2025 Oceania Cup in Darwin, and made her senior international debut for the Black Sticks during the tournament.[11] In fact, in her debut for New Zealand, it was Murray who set up captain Olivia Shannon for the only goal in their victory over Australia. [12]
References
- ^ "Team Details – New Zealand". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
- ^ a b c "VANTAGE BLACK STICKS WOMEN 2025 OCEANIA CUP SQUAD NAMED". blacksticksnz.co.nz. New Zealand Hockey Federation. 1 September 2025. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
- ^ "MURRAY Josephine". eurohockey.altiusrt.com. European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
- ^ "Dames 1". pinoke.nl. Pinoké. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
- ^ "Pinoké Dames 1 – spelers en staf 2024-2025". hockey.nl. Hockey Netherlands. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
- ^ "Pinoké extend contracts of six players". tulphoofdklasse.com. Tulp Hoofdklasse. 8 April 2025. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
- ^ "Selectie Jong Oranje Dames bekend voor EK Valencia". hockey.nl. Hockey Netherlands. 4 July 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
- ^ "MURRAY Josephine". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
- ^ "JWC: Bizarre Book by Young Orange Ladies Gets Golden Last Chapter". hockeywrldnws.com. Hockey World News. 12 April 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
- ^ "FIH Women's Hockey Junior World Cup a huge success". news.nwu.ac.za. North-West University. 19 April 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
- ^ "MURRAY Josephine". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
- ^ "Dutch recruit helps Black Sticks Women to opening Oceania Cup victory". 1News. Retrieved 7 January 2026.