# New Zealand women's national under-21 field hockey team

The New Zealand women's national under-21 field hockey team, represents New Zealand in international under-21 field hockey and at the Junior World Cup. The team is controlled by the governing body for field hockey in New Zealand, the New Zealand Hockey Federation, which is currently a member of the Oceania Hockey Federation (OHF) and the International Hockey Federation (FIH).
The team's first recorded appearance was at the 1989 Junior World Cup, where the finished in ninth place.
The team's last appearance was during a Tri–Nations Tournament against Australia and India in Canberra, Australia from November–December 2018.

## History
### Tournament records

FIH Junior World Cup :
| Year | Location | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1989 | Ottawa, Canada | 9th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993 | Terrassa, Spain | Did not participate |
| 1997 | Seongnam, South Korea | Did not participate |
| 2001 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 5th | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 10 |
| 2005 | Santiago, Chile | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 2009 | Boston, United States | 10th | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 14 | –1 | 10 |
| 2013 | Mönchengladbach, Germany | 9th | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 10 | +16 | 13 |
| 2016 | Santiago, Chile | 13th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 10 | +17 | 7 |
| 2023 | Santiago, Chile | 15th | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 22 | −10 | 4 |
Junior Oceania Cup :
| Year | Location | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 2000 | Canberra, Australia | 2nd | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | –3 | 1 |
| 2004 | Wellington, New Zealand | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | –5 | 3 |
| 2008 | Brisbane, Australia | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | –4 | 3 |
| 2013 | Gold Coast, Australia | 2nd | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | –6 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2nd | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | –5 | 0 |
| 2022 | Canberra, Australia | 2nd | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | –5 | 1 |

## Team
### Current squad

The following 18 players were named in the squad for the 2019 Tri-Nations Tournament from 3–8 December, in Canberra, Australia.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Saasha Marsters | (1999-08-05) 5 August 1999 (age 25) | 5 | 0 | Canterbury |
| 4 | 1GK | Kelly Carline | (2000-05-06) 6 May 2000 (age 24) | 4 | 0 | Central |
| 6 | 2DF | Anna Crowley | (2000-08-02) 2 August 2000 (age 24) | 3 | 0 | Central |
| 7 | 2DF | Kate Ivory | (1999-01-18) 18 January 1999 (age 25) | 4 | 0 | North Harbour |
| 9 | 2DF | Millie Calder | (1999-03-31) 31 March 1999 (age 25) | 7 | 0 | Canterbury |
| 14 | 2DF | Eva Zijlstra | (2000-05-23) 23 May 2000 (age 24) | 4 | 0 | Midlands |
| 22 | 2DF | Katie Doar | (2001-09-11) 11 September 2001 (age 23) | 7 | 0 | Auckland |
| 23 | 2DF | Clodagh McCullough | (1998-05-24) 24 May 1998 (age 26) | 4 | 0 | Central |
| 13 | 3MF | Amelia Marlow | (1998-02-26) 26 February 1998 (age 26) | 7 | 0 | Auckland |
| 15 | 3MF | Casey Crowley | (1998-01-21) 21 January 1998 (age 26) | 4 | 0 | Central |
| 18 | 3MF | Jessie Anderson | (1998-09-29) 29 September 1998 (age 26) | 7 | 0 | Canterbury |
| 27 | 3MF | Holly Pearson | (1998-09-07) 7 September 1998 (age 26) | 7 | 3 | Central |
| 29 | 3MF | Madison Doar | (1999-06-29) 29 June 1999 (age 25) | 4 | 0 | Auckland |
| 2 | 4FW | Olivia Shannon | (2001-05-23) 23 May 2001 (age 23) | 4 | 3 | Central |
| 11 | 4FW | Emily Wium | (1999-08-02) 2 August 1999 (age 25) | 12 | 1 | Central |
| 11 | 4FW | Kaitlin Cotter | (2001-11-14) 14 November 2001 (age 23) | 7 | 0 | Central |
| 17 | 4FW | Hayley Cox | (2000-06-12) 12 June 2000 (age 24) | 2 | 0 | Canterbury |
| 21 | 4FW | Hope Ralph | (2000-04-14) 14 April 2000 (age 24) | 7 | 5 | Central |