Liné Malan
| Personal information | |||||||||||
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| Born |
20 June 1992 United Kingdom | ||||||||||
| Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||
| Playing position | Midfield | ||||||||||
| Senior career | |||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||
| 2019– | Perth Thundersticks | ||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | ||||||||
| 2013 | South Africa U–21 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2015–2016 | South Africa | 20 | (0) | ||||||||
Medal record
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Liné Malan (born 20 June 1992)[1] is a field hockey player from South Africa, who plays as a midfielder.[2][3]
Personal life
[edit]Liné Malan was born in the United Kingdom. At the age of three, her family moved to Paarl, South Africa.[4][3]
Her brother, Dawid, is an international cricketer for England.[5]
Career
[edit]Domestic leagues
[edit]Malan has played domestically in South Africa, England and Australia.[4]
In 2017 she was a member of the Wineland Wings in season two of the South African Premier Hockey League.[6]
Following her move to Australia in 2018, Malan has been a regular fixture in the national league for Western Australian teams the WA Diamonds in the AHL,[7] and the Perth Thundersticks in the Sultan Bran Hockey One League.[8]
International career
[edit]Under–21
[edit]Liné Malan made her debut for the South Africa U–21 team in 2013 at the FIH Junior World Cup in Mönchengladbach.[9]
National team
[edit]Malan made her debut for the national team in 2015, during a test event against Chile and Belgium in Cape Town.[9][2] She followed this up with an appearance at the 2014–15 FIH World League Semi-finals in Valencia.[4]
She last represented the national team in 2016 during the Cape Town Summer Series.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Team Details – South Africa". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ^ a b "SA women lead but Belgium bounce back to square hockey series". teamsa.co.za. Team South Africa. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ^ a b "LINÉ MALAN". kookaburrasport.com.au. Kookaburra Sport. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ^ a b c "In Her Own Words - Liné Malan". hockeywa.org.au. Hockey WA. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ "England batter Dawid Malan on playing at Optus Stadium against Australia and his Perth family connection". thewest.com.au. The West Australian. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ "MALAN Liné". saha.altiusrt.com. South African Hockey Association. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ "MALAN Liné". hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ "Liné Malan". hockeyone.com.au. Hockey One. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ a b c "MALAN Liné". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
External links
[edit]- Liné Malan at the International Hockey Federation
- Liné Malan at HockeyAustralia.altiusrt.com
- Liné Malan at the South African Hockey Association
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