Riana Pho
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| Born | 5 May 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Field hockey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defence | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Riana Pho (born 5 May 2005)[1] is a field hockey player from New Zealand.[2]
Personal life
Pho was born and raised in Sydney, Australia. She moved to Wellington, New Zealand at the age of ten.[3][4]
Career
Under–21
Pho made her international debut for New Zealand at Under–21 level. She represented the junior squad at the 2022 Junior Oceania Cup in Canberra, where she won a silver medal.[5]
In 2023 she was named in the squad again, also receiving a call–up for the FIH Junior World Cup in Santiago, Chile.[6][7][2]
Black Sticks
In 2023, Pho received her first call up to the senior national team.[8] She made her Black Sticks debut during season four of the FIH Pro League.[9][3]
Pho scored her first international goal at the 2024-25 Nations Cup in Santiago during a 5–4 win over South Korea in the pool stage.
References
- ↑ "Team Details – New Zealand". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- 1 2 "U21 Women's Team". blacksticksnz.co.nz. New Zealand Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- 1 2 3 "The art of defence, on the hockey turf and cyberspace, is key to Riana Pho's success". stuff.co.nz. stuff. 23 September 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ↑ "Wellington Squads impress at U18 Tournaments". wellingtonhockey.org.nz. Wellington Hockey. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ↑ "PHO Riana". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ↑ "2023 JUNIOR BLACK STICKS SQUADS ANNOUNCED". hockeynz.co.nz. New Zealand Hockey Federation. 13 February 2023. Archived from the original on 19 March 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ↑ "JUNIOR WORLD CUP SQUADS HIGHLIGHT STRONG TALENT COMING THROUGH". blacksticksnz.co.nz. New Zealand Hockey Federation. 12 September 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ↑ "Black Sticks veterans, rising stars for Pro League matches". nzsportswire.com. NZ Sports Wire. 6 April 2023. Archived from the original on 6 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ↑ "Black Sticks debutant Riana Pho in first test in Christchurch". rnz.co.nz. Radio New Zealand. 21 April 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.