Makayla Jones

Makayla Jones
Personal information
Born (2004-07-20) 20 July 2004
Goulburn, Australia
Sport
SportField hockey
PositionForward
Senior career
Years Team Caps Goals
2022– NSW Pride - -
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2022–2025 Australia U–21 31 (15)
2026– Australia 8 (0)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing  Australia
Junior Oceania Cup
Gold medal – first place2022 Canberra
Gold medal – first place2025 Auckland

Makayla Jones (born 20 July 2004)[1] is a field hockey player from Australia.[2][3]

Personal life

Jones was raised in Goulburn, New South Wales.[4]

She is a scholarship holder at the NSW Institute of Sport.[5]

Career

Domestic

In Hockey Australia's premier domestic league, the One Active Hockey One, Jones represents the NSW Pride.[6][7] In her debut season in 2022, she helped the side to a gold medal.[6]

Under 21

Jones made her debut for the Australian U–21 side, the Jillaroos, in 2022.[8] She made her first international appearances during the Junior Oceania Cup in Canberra, where she won a gold medal.[9][10]

Throughout 2023, Jones continued to represent the national junior squad. She was a member of the squad for a test series against Japan in the Gold Coast, followed by the FIH Junior World Cup in Santiago, where the team finished in fifth place.[8]

In 2025 she was named in the squad for the Junior Oceania Cup in Auckland, where she won a gold medal.[8][11] She also appeared in seven matches during a tour of Europe, as well as in a test series against India in Canberra.[12] She most recently represented the squad at her second FIH Junior World Cup, also held in Santiago.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Team Details – Australia". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Jillaroos Team Announced for 2025 FIH Women's Junior World Cup". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. 27 October 2025. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
  3. ↑ "MAKAYLA JONES – AUSTRALIA". ritualhockey.com. Ritual Hockey. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
  4. ↑ "Pride of Goulburn: Local rising stars announced in top hockey team". goulburnpost.com.au. Goulburn Post. 14 August 2025. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
  5. ↑ "NSWIS Talented Trio keen to leave their mark in Chile". nswis.com.au. NSW Institute of Sport. 15 November 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
  6. 1 2 "JONES MAkayla". hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
  7. ↑ "Makayla Jones". hockeyone.com.au. Hockey One. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
  8. 1 2 3 "JONES Makayla". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
  9. ↑ "Burras and Jillaroos go undefeated against Junior Black Sticks". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. 14 December 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
  10. ↑ "Australia Win Oceania Junior World Cup Qualifiers". hockeytasmania.com.au. Hockey Tasmania. 12 December 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
  11. ↑ "Oceania Junior World Cup Qualifiers - Promising Performances". hockeynz.co.nz. New Zealand Hockey Federation. 19 February 2025. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
  12. ↑ "Indian Junior Women's Hockey Team goes down 0-5 against Australia U21 in second match of tour". hockeyindia.org. Hockey India. 27 September 2025. Retrieved 10 December 2025.