Michaela Spano

Michaela Spano
Personal information
Full name Michaela Spano
Born (1997-04-08) 8 April 1997
Toorak Gardens, South Australia
Playing position Attacker
Club information
Current club SA Suns
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Australia U21 9 (2)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing  Australia
Junior World Cup
2016 SantiagoTeam

Michaela 'Miki' Spano (born 8 April 1997)[1] is an Australian field hockey player.[2]

Spano was part of the Australian women's junior national team 'The Jillaroos' that won bronze at the 2016 Hockey Junior World Cup in Chile.[3]

Personal Life

Spano was born in Adelaide, South Australia, and made her junior international debut 2016 Junior Oceania Cup.[4] Spano currently lives in Toorak Gardens, South Australia and is a scholarship holder at the South Australian Institute of Sport (SASI).[5]

Hockey

Australia

Spano first represented Australia at the 2016 Junior Oceania Cup, playing in each of Australia's matches against New Zealand.[6] The tournament served as a qualifier for the 2016 Junior World Cup in Santiago, Chile.[7]

Replacing an injured Madi Ratcliffe in the team, Spano was also a member of the bronze medal winning Australia U21 team at the Junior World Cup, scoring 2 goals in the tournament.[8]

In 2017, Spano represented the Australia U23 team in a tour of Europe,[9] as well as the Australia Development Squad in a tour of Japan.[10]

In August 2017, Spano was named to the national junior squad for the third time.[11]

State Hockey

Spano plays state hockey for her home state, South Australia, at both junior and senior level.[12] She has represented SA in the Australian Hockey League for the SA Suns on three occasions, most recently in 2017.[13]

Club Hockey

Spano plays her club hockey in South Australia, for Adelaide University HC.[14] In 2018, Spano relocated to the Netherlands to represent HC Zwolle for the second half of their season.[15]

References

  1. ↑ "Team Reports". FIH. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  2. ↑ "Women's National Junior Squad announced". Hockey Australia. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "Australia". FIH. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "SPANO Michaela". FIH. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  5. ↑ "Miki ready to strike at Hockey Junior World Cup". South Australian Institute of Sport. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  6. ↑ "2016 Junior World Cup Qualifier - Women". FIH. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  7. ↑ "Qualification Criteria for Hockey Junior World Cup 2016" (PDF). FIH. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  8. ↑ "2016 8th Women's Hockey Junior World Cup". FIH. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  9. ↑ "Junior women draw with GB". Hockey Australia. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  10. ↑ "Development Squad Tour of Japan". Hockey Australia. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  11. ↑ "Women's National Junior Squad announced". Hockey Australia. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  12. ↑ "SPANO Miki". hockeyaustralia.altiusrt. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  13. ↑ "South Australia". hockeyaustralia.altiusrt. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  14. ↑ "Miki Spano to play with Dutch Club". AUHC. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  15. ↑ "Miki set to test her Dutch courage". South Australian Institute of Sport. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
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