Riana Pho
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
5 May 2005 Sydney, Australia | ||
| Playing position | Defence | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2023– | Wellington | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
| 2022– | New Zealand U–21 | 13 | (4) |
| 2023– | New Zealand | 23 | (1) |
Medal record | |||
Riana Pho (born 5 May 2005)[1] is a field hockey player from New Zealand.[2]
Personal life
Pho was born and raised in Sydney, Australia. She moved to Wellington, New Zealand at the age of ten.[3][4]
She is of Cambodian and Filipino descent.[3]
Career
Under–21
Pho made her international debut for New Zealand at Under–21 level. She represented the junior squad at the 2022 Junior Oceania Cup in Canberra, where she won a silver medal.[5]
In 2023 she was named in the squad again, also receiving a call–up for the FIH Junior World Cup in Santiago, Chile.[6][7][2]
Black Sticks
In 2023, Pho received her first call up to the senior national team.[8] She made her Black Sticks debut during season four of the FIH Pro League.[9][3]
Pho scored her first international goal at the 2024-25 Nations Cup in Santiago during a 5–4 win over South Korea in the pool stage.
References
- ^ "Team Details – New Zealand". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ a b "U21 Women's Team". blacksticksnz.co.nz. New Zealand Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ a b c "The art of defence, on the hockey turf and cyberspace, is key to Riana Pho's success". stuff.co.nz. stuff. 23 September 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ "Wellington Squads impress at U18 Tournaments". wellingtonhockey.org.nz. Wellington Hockey. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ "PHO Riana". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ "2023 JUNIOR BLACK STICKS SQUADS ANNOUNCED". hockeynz.co.nz/. New Zealand Hockey Federation. 13 February 2023. Archived from the original on 19 March 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ "JUNIOR WORLD CUP SQUADS HIGHLIGHT STRONG TALENT COMING THROUGH". blacksticksnz.co.nz. New Zealand Hockey Federation. 12 September 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ "Black Sticks veterans, rising stars for Pro League matches". nzsportswire.com. NZ Sports Wire. 6 April 2023. Archived from the original on 6 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ "Black Sticks debutant Riana Pho in first test in Christchurch". rnz.co.nz. Radio New Zealand. 21 April 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.