Michaela Spano

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

Michaela Spano
Personal information
Full name Michaela Spano
Born (1997-04-08) 8 April 1997
Toorak Gardens, South Australia
Playing position Attacker
Senior career
Years Team
2014–2018 SA Suns
2019– Adelaide Fire
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Australia U21 17 (3)
2019– Australia 5 (0)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing  Australia
Junior World Cup
Bronze medal – third place2016 SantiagoTeam

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]

Spano again represented Australia in 2018. In November, she represented the Under 23 side in a tour of China.[12] She will also represent the Jillaroos in a test series against the New Zealand Under 21 side in Hastings, New Zealand.[13]

In December 2018, Spano was named in the Australian Development Squad for the 2019 calendar year.[14]

Senior National Team

In March 2018, Spano was named in the Hockeyroos team to make her senior international debut in the Hockey Pro League.[15][16]

Spano's official debut came on 16 March in the Pro League Match against Argentina.[17]

State Hockey

Spano plays state hockey for her home state, South Australia, at both junior and senior level.[18] She has represented SA in the Australian Hockey League for the SA Suns on four occasions, most recently in 2018.[19]

Club Hockey

Spano plays her club hockey in South Australia, for AHC.[20] In 2018, Spano relocated to the Netherlands to represent HC Zwolle for the second half of their season.[21]

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. "China tour to prove a winner for SASI stars". SASI. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  13. "2018 U21 Trans-Tasman Series (W)". FIH. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  14. "Men's & Women's National Development Squads Named For 2019". Hockey Australia. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  15. "Debutante Named Among Hockeyroos Changes". Hockey Australia. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  16. "Hockeyroos' call-up for Adelaide University forward Michaela Spano". The Advertiser. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  17. "Australia 0–1 Argentina". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  18. "SPANO Miki". hockeyaustralia.altiusrt. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  19. "South Australia". hockeyaustralia.altiusrt. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  20. "Miki Spano to play with Dutch Club". AUHC. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  21. "Miki set to test her Dutch courage". South Australian Institute of Sport. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
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