Aleisha Power (born 1 January 1997)[1] is an Australian field hockey player, who plays as a goalkeeper.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
1 January 1997 Northam, Australia | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2015–2018 | WA Diamonds | ||
| 2019– | Perth Thundersticks | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
| 2015–2016 | Australia U–21 | 14 | (0) |
| 2017– | Australia | 4 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
Personal life
editAleisha Power was born and raised in Northam, Western Australia.[2]
Career
editDomestic hockey
editAustralian Hockey League
editFrom 2015 until the league's dissolution in 2018, Power was a member of the WA Diamonds squad in the Australian Hockey League (AHL).[3][4]
Hockey One
editIn 2019, Hockey Australia introduced the Sultana Bran Hockey One, a new premier domestic hockey competition to replace the AHL.[5] Power was named in the Perth Thundersticks team for the inaugural season of the league, where she appeared in all six games.[4]
Australia
editUnder–21
editAleisha Power was first named in the Australia U–21 squad in 2015.[6] She made her first appearance for the team later that year, in a series of test matches against Argentina in Buenos Aires.[7]
In 2016, she was a member of the team at the Junior Oceania Cup on the Gold Coast.[8] She followed this up with a bronze medal appearance at the FIH Junior World Cup in Santiago.[9]
At the Junior World Cup, Power was awarded Goalkeeper of the Tournament.[10]
Hockeyroos
editPower made her Hockeyroos debut in 2017, during a test series against Japan in Adelaide.[2][11]
She didn't make another appearance for the team until 2021,[8] when she was named in the Hockeyroos squad for the first time.[12]
References
edit- ^ "Team Details – Australia". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ a b c "Aleisha Power". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ "Maylands goalkeeper Aleisha Power brought to tears by first Hockeyroos call-up". perthnow.com.au. Perth Now. 29 October 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ a b "POWER Aleisha". hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com/. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ "Aleisha Power". hockeyone.com.au. Hockey One. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ "Women's Junior Squad named". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Archived from the original on 31 March 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ "U21 Jillaroos go down to Argentina". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ a b "POWER Aleisha". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ "Northam girl secures bronze". farmweekly.com.au. Farm Weekly. 10 January 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ "Argentina win women's Hockey Junior World Cup 2016". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ "Hockeyroos goalkeeper Aleisha Power thrilled with international debut". perthnow.com.au. Perth Now. 24 November 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ "Hockeyroos squad finalised". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
External links
edit- Aleisha Power at the International Hockey Federation
- Aleisha Power at Commonwealth Games Australia
- Aleisha Power at Commonwealth Games Australia
- Aleisha Power at Hockey.org.au (also at HockeyAustralia.altiusrt.com)
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