Lachlan Busiko

{{short description|Australian field hockey player}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}

{{Use Australian English|date=October 2019}}

{{Infobox field hockey player

| name = Lachlan Busiko

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1998|01|13}}

| birth_place = Naracoorte, South Australia

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| position = Defender

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| years1 = 2017–2018

| clubs1 = SA Hotshots

| caps1 = 10

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2019–

| clubs2 = Adelaide Fire

| caps2 = 2

| goals2 = 1

| nationalyears1 = 2017–2019

| nationalteam1 = Australia U–21

| nationalcaps1 = 12

| nationalgoals1 = 1

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{{MedalSport|Men's field hockey}}

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{{MedalCompetition|Sultan of Johor Cup}}

{{MedalGold|2017 Johor Bahru|Team}}

{{MedalBronze|2018 Johor Bahru|Team}}

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Lachlan Busiko (born 13 January 1998){{cite web |url=https://tms.fih.ch/competitions/862/reports/teams |title=Team Details – Australia |publisher=International Hockey Federation |website=tms.fih.ch |accessdate=9 October 2019}} is a field hockey player from Australia.{{cite web |url=http://www.hockey.org.au/News/strong-u21-squad-named-for-sultan-of-johor-cup |title=Strong U21 squad named for Sultan of Johor Cup |publisher=Hockey Australia |website=hockey.org.au |accessdate=9 October 2019}}

Personal life

Lachlan Busiko was born in Naracoorte, South Australia and raised in Benayeo, Victoria near Apsley, Victoria.{{cite web |url=https://www.naracoorteherald.com.au/story/4811596/local-hockey-players-excel/ |title=Naracoorte hockey players excel |publisher=The Naracoorte Herald |website=naracoorteherald.com.au |accessdate=9 October 2019}}

He is a current scholarship holder at the South Australian Institute of Sport (SASI).{{cite web |url=https://www.sasi.sa.gov.au/sports/hockey |title=Hockey |publisher=South Australian Institute of Sport |website=sasi.sa.gov.au |accessdate=9 October 2019}}

Career

=Junior national team=

In 2017, Busiko made his debut for the Australia U–21 side, the 'Burras', at the Sultan of Johor Cup.{{cite web |url=http://www.sultanjohorcup.com.my/index.php/team-lists/item/266-great-britain-upset-australia |title=Great Britain upset Australia |publisher=Sultan of Johor Cup |website=sultanjohorcup.com.my |accessdate=9 October 2019}}

Busiko again appeared at the Sultan of Johor Cup in 2018, winning a bronze medal with the team.{{cite web |url=https://tms.fih.ch/people/18568 |title=BUSIKO Lachlan |publisher=International Hockey Federation |website=tms.fih.ch |accessdate=9 October 2019}}

In 2019, Busiko was named to the national junior squad for the third time,{{cite web |url=https://www.justhockey.com.au/hockey-news/national-junior-squads-announced/ |title=NATIONAL JUNIOR SQUADS ANNOUNCED |publisher=Just Hockey |website=justhockey.com.au |accessdate=9 October 2019}} as well as being named in the team for the 2019 Sultan of Johor Cup.

=Adelaide Fire=

Following the establishment of the Adelaide Fire in 2019, Lachlan Busiko was presented as the headline player for the men's team.{{cite web |url=https://www.instagram.com/adelaidefireh1/?hl=en |title=Adelaide Fire |publisher=Instagram |website=instagram.com |accessdate=9 October 2019}} He was also named as team captain for the inaugural tournament of the Sultana Bran Hockey One League, Australia's new premier domestic competition.{{cite web |url=https://hockeyone.com.au/teams/adelaide-fire/men/squad/ |title=Adelaide Fire – Men's Team |publisher=Hockey One |website=hockeyone.com.au |accessdate=9 October 2019}}

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