Kristen Paton

Kristen Paton (born 21 December 1996) is a South African field hockey player for the South African national team.[1]

Kristen Paton
Personal information
Born (1996-12-21) 21 December 1996
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight 60 kg (132 lb)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club University of Johannesburg
Youth career
2017 Southern Gauteng u21
Senior career
Years Team
2017-present University of Johannesburg
2018-present Southern Gauteng
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 South Africa Hockey5s u18 12 (4)
2016 South Africa u21 10 (2)
2018–present South Africa 38 (1)
Medal record
Africa Cup of Nations
Gold medal – first place2017 Ismailia
Gold medal – first place2022 Accra
Junior Africa Cup
Gold medal – first place2016 Windhoek
Last updated on: 24 January 2022

Career

Under–18

Paton made her debut for the South Africa U–18 in 2014 at the Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing.[2]

Under–21

Paton made her debut for the South Africa U–21 in 2016 at the Junior Africa cup for Nations in Windhoek.[3]

National team

She participated at the 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup.[4][5]

References

  1. 2018 Commonwelath Games profile
  2. Choga, Jessica (16 July 2014). "Team South Africa named for 2014 Youth Olympic Games". TeamSA. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  3. Import, Pongrass (7 April 2016). "UJ hockey stars help SA qualify for World Cup". Northcliff Melville Times. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  4. "SA Women's Hockey Squad named for the Vitality Hockey Women's World Cup". sahockey.co.za. 7 June 2018. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  5. "Hockey Women's World Cup 2018: Team Details United States". FIH. p. 14.


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