Hayden Phillips (field hockey)

{{Infobox field hockey player

| name = Hayden Phillips

| image =

| full_name = Hayden Brian Phillips

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|2|6|df=y}}

| birth_place = Palmerston North, New Zealand

| height = 1.80 m

| weight = 78 kg

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Holcombe

| years1 = 2016–2018

| clubs1 = Central

| caps1 = 20

| goals1 = 7

| years2 = 2019–present

| clubs2 = Holcombe

| caps2 =

| goals2 =

| nationalyears1 = 2016

| nationalteam1 = New Zealand U21

| nationalcaps1 = 3

| nationalgoals1 =

| nationalyears2 = 2016–present

| nationalteam2 = New Zealand

| nationalcaps2 = 109

| nationalgoals2 = 9

| medaltemplates =

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Hayden Brian Phillips (born 6 February 1998) is a New Zealand field hockey player who plays as a midfielder for English club Holcombe.

Early life

Phillips was born in Palmerston North in 1998.{{cite web |url=https://olympic.org.nz/athletes/hayden-phillips |title=Hayden Phillips |publisher=New Zealand Olympic Team |date=9 February 2016}} He went to school at Palmerston North Boys' High and lives {{convert|50|km}} southwest in Levin.{{cite news |last1=Heagney |first1=George |title=New Black Stick Hayden Phillips an Olympic chance according to former coach |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/sport/78956740/new-black-stick-hayden-phillips-an-olympic-chance-according-to-former-coach |access-date=8 August 2016 |work=Manawatu Standard |date=15 April 2016}}

Playing career

Phillips played in the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics. He then made his senior debut in March 2016 and went on to represent New Zealand in the 2016 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup and 2016 Summer Olympics.{{cite web|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/other-sports/77856564/teenager-hayden-phillips-set-for-black-sticks-debut-against-malaysia|title=Teenager into Black Sticks|date=14 March 2016 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/olympics/80746522/black-sticks-bolter-hayden-phillips-still-coming-to-grips-with-rio-olympics-selection|title=Bolter still soaking in selection|date=3 June 2016 }}{{cite web|url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/hayden-phillips |title=Hayden Phillips |year=2016 |website=Rio2016 |access-date=14 August 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160806061253/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/hayden-phillips |archive-date= 6 August 2016 }}

Phillips moved to England in January 2020 to play for Holcombe alongside Barry Middleton.

After taking a break from international hockey, Phillips returned to the Blacksticks Squad in 2022 playing against Australia in the Trans Tasman Series.{{cite web | url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/news/300532591/hayden-phillips-returns-to-mens-black-sticks-squad | title=Hayden Phillips returns to men's Black Sticks squad | date=4 March 2022 }}