Emily Defroand
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| Born | 27 July 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Field hockey | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Surbiton | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Emily Defroand (born 27 July 1994) is an English field hockey player who plays as a midfielder for Surbiton.
On 15 June 2021 her retirement from playing for the England and Great Britain national teams was announced.[1][2][3]
She grew up in Hornchurch, Essex with her two brothers James and Alexander and whilst still at school started playing hockey for Havering.
Club career
She plays club hockey in the Women's England Hockey League Premier Division for Surbiton.
Defroand previously played for University of Birmingham.[4]
References
- ↑ "Emily Defroand to Retire from International Hockey | England Hockey".
- ↑ "Emily Defroand retires from international hockey after injuries". 15 June 2021.
- ↑ "GB's Defroand retires from hockey at 26". BBC Sport.
- ↑ "Emily Defroand". Englandhockey.co.uk. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
External links
- Emily Defroand Archived 13 June 2021 at the Wayback Machine on England Hockey
- Emily Defroand Archived 13 June 2021 at the Wayback Machine on Great Britain Hockey
- Emily Defroand at the International Hockey Federation
- Emily Defroand at Team GB (archived)
Categories:
- 1994 births
- Living people
- English women's field hockey players
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in field hockey
- Commonwealth Games field hockey players for England
- Surbiton Hockey Club players
- Women's England Hockey League players
- University of Birmingham Hockey Club players
- Field hockey players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- 21st-century English sportswomen