Lexie Pickering

{{short description|Australian field hockey player}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}}

{{Infobox field hockey player

| name = Lexie Pickering

| image =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|2001|6|26}}

| birth_place = Sydney, Australia

| position = Forward

| years1 = 2019–2022

| clubs1 = NSW Pride

| years2 = 2023–

| clubs2 = Perth Thundersticks

| nationalyears1 = 2025–

| nationalteam1 = Australia

| nationalcaps1 = 0

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalSport|Women's field hockey}}

{{MedalCountry|{{AUS}}}}

}}

Lexie Pickering (born 26 June 2001){{cite web |url=https://tms.fih.ch/competitions/1695/reports/teams |title=Team Details – Australia |publisher=International Hockey Federation |website=tms.fih.ch |accessdate=9 December 2024}} is an Australian field hockey player.{{cite web |url=https://www.hockey.org.au/news/electric-new-talent-bolsters-powerful-2025-hockeyroos-squad |title=Electric new talent bolsters powerful 2025 Hockeyroos Squad |publisher=Hockey Australia |website=hockey.org.au |date=9 December 2024 |accessdate=9 December 2024}}

Personal life

Lexie Pickering was born and raised in Sydney.

She is a scholarship holder at NSWIS.{{cite web |url=https://www.nswis.com.au/sports/hockey-womens/ |title=HOCKEY WOMEN'S |publisher=New South Wales Institute of Sport |website=nswis.com.au |accessdate=9 December 2024}}

Career

=Domestic league=

In Hockey Australia's domestic league, the Liberty Hockey One, Pickering represents the Perth Thundersticks.{{cite web |url=https://hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com/people/6679 |title=PICKERING Lexie |publisher=Hockey Australia |website=hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com |accessdate=9 December 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://www.hockeywa.org.au/news/2024-perth-thundersticks-teams-announced |title=2024 Perth Thundersticks Teams announced |publisher=Hockey WA |website=hockeywa.org.au |date=12 July 2024 |accessdate=9 December 2024}} She formerly represented her home state, as a member of the NSW Pride, however transitioned into the Perth Thundersticks squad when she relocated to Perth in 2023.{{cite web |url=https://hockeyone.com.au/player/lexie-pickering/ |title=Lexie Pickering |publisher=Hockey One |website=hockeyone.com.au |accessdate=9 December 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://thewest.com.au/sport/field-hockey/perth-thundersticks-unveil-squads-with-several-international-stars-to-be-in-action--c-11658748 |title=Perth Thundersticks unveil squads with several international stars to be in action |publisher=The West Australian |website=thewest.com.au |date=21 August 2023 |accessdate=9 December 2024}}

She has also played a season in the Dutch Hoofdklasse, relocating to the Netherlands to represent Klein Zwitserland.{{cite web |url=https://hockey.nl/klein-zwitserland-dames-1-spelers-en-staf-2022-2023/ |title=Klein Zwitserland Dames 1 – spelers en staf 2022/2023 |publisher=Hockey Netherlands |website=hockey.nl |language=Dutch |accessdate=9 December 2024}}

=Hockeyroos=

In 2024, Pickering was named in the Hockeyroos squad for the first time.{{cite web |url=https://www.hockey.org.au/athletes/hockeyroos-squad-profiles/ |title=Hockeyroos 2025 Squad |publisher=Hockey Australia |website=hockey.org.au |accessdate=9 December 2024}} She will make her debut during season six of the FIH Pro League.{{cite web |url=https://tms.fih.ch/teams/7746 |title=Australia |publisher=International Hockey Federation |website=tms.fih.ch |accessdate=9 December 2024}}

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