Josie Lawton
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| Born |
5 October 2004 Worthing, United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Defence | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | HC Melbourne | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Canberra Chill | |||||||||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Australia U–21 | 21 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Josie Lawton (born 5 October 2004)[1] is a field hockey player from Australia.[2][3]
Personal life
Josie Lawton was born in Worthing, England before relocating to Emerald, Victoria at the age of 4 with her family.[4] Her older sister, Amy, also plays field hockey for Australia.[5][6]
Lawton is a current scholarship holder at the Victorian Institute of Sport.[7]
Career
Domestic
In Hockey Australia's premier domestic league, the Liberty Hockey One, Lawton represent HC Melbourne.[8][9]
Under 21
Lawton made her debut for the Australian U–21 side, the Jillaroos, in 2022. She was a member of the gold medal winning squad at the Junior Oceania Cup in Canberra.[10][11]
She went on to represent the team again throughout 2023. She appeared during a test–series against Japan in the Gold Coast. She finished out the year with a fifth place finish with the Jillaroos at the FIH Junior World Cup in Santiago.[5][10]
In 2025, Lawton was named as one of three co–captains of the Jillaroos. In their first outing, she helped lead the team to a gold medal at her second Junior Oceania Cup in Auckland.[10]
Hockeyroos
Lawton has been a member of the National Development Squad since 2023.[12][13][14][2] She will make her senior international debut in 2025, during the Santiago del Estero leg of the 2024–25 FIH Pro League.[15]
References
- ^ "Team Details – Australia". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ^ a b "Electric new talent bolsters powerful 2025 Hockeyroos Squad". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. 9 December 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ^ "Josie LAWTON". worldathletics.org. World Athletics. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ^ "Debutante & Returning Star Added For Hockeyroos". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ^ a b "Lawton sisters share pitch on world stage". ferntreegully.mailcommunity.com.au. Star News Group. 13 December 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ^ "Between You & Me: Amy and Josie Lawton". vis.org.au. Victorian Institute of Sport. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ^ "JOSIE LAWTON". vis.org.au. Victorian Institute of Sport. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ^ "LAWTON Josie". hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ^ "Josie Lawton". hockeyone.com.au. Hockey One. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ^ a b c "LAWTON Josie". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ^ "Burras and Jillaroos go undefeated against Junior Black Sticks". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. 14 December 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ^ "Women's 2023 National Development Squad announced". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. 13 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ^ "Josie selected in Australian Development Squad". suhc.com.au. Southern United Hockey Club. 14 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ^ "2024 National Women's Development Squad announced". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. 13 December 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ^ "FIH PRO LEAGUE SEASON 6 - STAGE LIST OF PLAYERS" (PDF). fih.hockey. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 11 February 2025.