George Baker (field hockey)
{{short description|New Zealand field hockey player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}}{{Use New Zealand English|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox field hockey player
| name = George Baker
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|2002|10|24}}
| birth_place = Christchurch, New Zealand
| position = Forward
| clubs1 = Canterbury
| nationalyears1 = 2022
| nationalteam1 = New Zealand U–21
| nationalcaps1 = 3
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2023–
| nationalteam2 = New Zealand
| nationalcaps2 = 16
| nationalgoals2 = 3
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport|Men's field hockey}}
{{MedalCountry|{{NZL}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|Oceania Cup}}
{{MedalSilver|2023 Whangārei|Team}}
{{MedalCompetition|Junior Oceania Cup}}
{{MedalSilver|2022 Canberra|Team}}
}}
George Baker (born 24 October 2002){{cite web |url=https://tms.fih.ch/competitions/1416/reports/teams |title=Team Details – New Zealand |publisher=International Hockey Federation |website=tms.fih.ch |access-date=6 May 2024}} is a field hockey player from New Zealand.{{cite web |url=https://www.blacksticksnz.co.nz/mens-team |title=Men's Team |publisher=New Zealand Hockey Federation |website=blacksticksnz.co.nz |access-date=6 May 2024}}
Life
George Baker grew up in Christchurch, New Zealand.{{cite web |url=https://www.odt.co.nz/sport/hockey/hat-trick-baker-black-sticks%E2%80%99-7-1-rout-canada |title=Hat-trick for Baker in Black Sticks' 7-1 rout of Canada |publisher=Otago Daily Times |website=Otago Daily Times |date=6 May 2024 |access-date=6 May 2024}}
Career
=Domestic league=
In the Ford National Hockey Championship, Baker represents Canterbury.{{cite web |url=https://hockeynz.altiusrt.com/people/9588 |title=BAKER George |publisher=New Zealand Hockey Federation |website=hockeynz.altiusrt.com |access-date=6 May 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://canterburyhockey.org.nz/content_page/10049416/ |title=NHC MEN'S TEAMS |publisher=Canterbury Hockey Association |website=canterburyhockey.org.nz |access-date=6 May 2024}}
=Under–21=
Baker made his international debut at under–21 level. He represented the New Zealand U–21 team at the 2022 Junior Oceania Cup in Canberra, where he won a silver medal.{{cite web |url=https://tms.fih.ch/people/29007 |title=BAKER George |publisher=International Hockey Federation |website=tms.fih.ch |access-date=6 May 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://www.hockey.org.au/news/burras-and-jillaroos-go-undefeated-against-junior-black-sticks/ |title=Burras and Jillaroos go undefeated against Junior Black Sticks |publisher=Hockey Australia |website=hockey.org.au |date=14 December 2022 |access-date=6 May 2024}}
=Black Sticks=
Baker received his first call-up to the Black Sticks in 2023. He made his international debut during season four of the FIH Pro League.{{cite web |url=https://www.blacksticksnz.co.nz/news/debutantes-excited-for-taste-of-international-hockey |title=DEBUTANTES EXCITED FOR TASTE OF INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY |publisher=New Zealand Hockey Federation |website=blacksticksnz.co.nz |date=20 April 2023 |access-date=6 May 2024}} Following his debut earlier in the year, Baker won a silver medal at the Oceania Cup in Whangārei.{{cite web |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/sport/495665/black-sticks-men-stun-australia-for-first-trans-tasman-win-since-2016 |title=Black Sticks men stun Australia for first trans-Tasman win since 2016 |publisher=RNZ |website=rnz.co.nz |date=12 August 2023 |access-date=6 May 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://www.blacksticksnz.co.nz/news/oceania-cup-report |title=OCEANIA CUP MATCH REPORTS |publisher=New Zealand Hockey Federation |website=blacksticksnz.co.nz |date=14 August 2023 |access-date=6 May 2024}}
In 2024 Baker was named in the squad for the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in Ipoh.{{cite web |url=https://www.blacksticksnz.co.nz/news/vantage-black-sticks-men-ramp-up-olympic-prep |title=VANTAGE BLACK STICKS MEN RAMP UP OLYMPIC PREP |publisher=New Zealand Hockey Federation |website=blacksticksnz.co.nz |date=2 April 2024 |access-date=6 May 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://www.nst.com.my/sports/hockey/2024/04/1044672/black-sticks-hope-build-winning-mentality-ahead-paris-olympics |title=Black Sticks hope to build winning mentality ahead of Paris Olympics |publisher=New Straits Times |website=nst.com.my |date=30 April 2024 |access-date=6 May 2024}}
==International goals==
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| style="width: 25px; text-align: left"|Goal
!style="width: 100px; text-align: left"|Date !style="width: 360px; text-align: left"|Location !style="width: 90px; text-align: left"|Opponent !style="width: 30px; text-align: left"|Score !style="width: 30px; text-align: left"|Result !style="width: 150px; text-align: left"|Competition !style="width: 25px; text-align: left"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | rowspan=3|4 May 2024 | rowspan=3|Azlan Shah Stadium, Ipoh, Malaysia | rowspan=3|{{fhw|CAN}} | align="center"|2–0 | rowspan=3; align="center"|7–1 | rowspan=3|2024 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup | rowspan=3|{{cite web |url=https://tms.fih.ch/matches/19710 |title=New Zealand 7–1 Canada |publisher=International Hockey Federation |accessdate=6 May 2024}} |
| 2 | align="center"|4–0 | ||||||
| 3 | align="center"|6–1 |
References
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External links
- {{FIH|29007}}
- {{Hockey New Zealand|9588}}
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Category:New Zealand male field hockey players
Category:New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Category:21st-century New Zealand sportsmen
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