Deanna Ritchie
{{short description|New Zealand field hockey player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox field hockey player
| name = Deanna Ritchie
| image =
| caption =
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1995|12|15}}
| birth_place = Pukekohe, New Zealand
| position = Forward
| years1 = 2014
| clubs1 = Central
| caps1 = 9
| goals1 = 4
| years2 = 2015–2019
| clubs2 = Auckland
| caps2 = 37
| goals2 = 10
| nationalyears1 = 2015–2016
| nationalteam1 = New Zealand U–21
| nationalcaps1 = 14
| nationalgoals1 = 5
| nationalyears2 = 2016–
| nationalteam2 = New Zealand
| nationalcaps2 = 8
| nationalgoals2 = 3
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport|Women's field hockey}}
{{MedalCountry|{{NZL}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|Junior Oceania Cup}}
{{MedalSilver|2016 Gold Coast|Team}}
}}
Deanna Ritchie (born 15 December 1995){{cite web |url=https://tms.fih.ch/competitions/544/reports/teams |title=Team Details – New Zealand |publisher=International Hockey Federation |website=tms.fih.ch |accessdate=10 May 2022}} is a field hockey player from New Zealand, who plays as a forward.{{cite web |url=https://blacksticksnz.co.nz/women_team/deanna-ritchie/ |title=DEANNA RITCHIE |publisher=Vantage Black Sticks |website=blacksticksnz.co.nz |accessdate=10 May 2022}}
Personal life
Deanna Ritchie was born and raised in Pukekohe, New Zealand.{{cite web |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/franklin-county-news/86084861/pukekohes-deanna-ritchie-off-to-chile-for-womens-hockey-junior-world-cup |title=Pukekohe's Deanna Ritchie off to Chile for women's Hockey Junior World Cup |publisher=stuff |website=stuff.co.nz |accessdate=10 May 2022}}
Career
=Domestic league=
Deanna Ritchie made her National Hockey League (NHL) debut in 2014. She was an import player in the Central team.{{cite web |url=https://hockeynz.altiusrt.com/people/430 |title=RITCHIE Deanna |publisher=New Zealand Hockey Federation |website=hockeynz.altiusrt.com |accessdate=10 May 2022}}
From 2015 until 2019, when the NHL was discontinued, Ritchie represented her home side of Auckland. In her first season with the team, she took home the national title.{{cite web |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/hockey-northland-struggle-in-final-deja-vu/NKZGMSKTRTMNYNV2PS4VUNV5CQ/ |title=Hockey: Northland struggle in final deja vu |publisher=New Zealand Herald |website=The New Zealand Herald |accessdate=10 May 2022}}
=National teams=
==Under–21==
In 2015, Ritchie made her debut for the New Zealand U–21 team during an invitational tournament in Breda.{{cite web |url=https://tms.fih.ch/people/9789 |title=RITCHIE Deanna |publisher=International Hockey Federation |website=tms.fih.ch |accessdate=10 May 2022}}
She went on to represent the team again the following year. She won a silver medal at the Junior Oceania Cup in the Gold Coast, and was a member of the team at the FIH Junior World Cup in Santiago.
==Black Sticks==
Since her debut in 2016, Ritchie has only made occasional appearances in the Black Sticks squad.
Following a number of retirements in the national squad after the 2020 Summer Olympics, Ritchie was officially raised into the squad.{{cite web |url=https://blacksticksnz.co.nz/women-team/ |title=VANTAGE BLACK STICKS WOMEN |publisher=Vantage Black Sticks |website=blacksticksnz.co.nz |accessdate=10 May 2022}}
References
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External links
- {{International Hockey Federation|9789}}
- {{Hockey New Zealand|430}}
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Category:Female field hockey forwards
Category:New Zealand female field hockey players
Category:2023 FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup players
Category:Female indoor hockey players
Category:21st-century New Zealand sportswomen
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