Liné Malan

{{Short description|South African field hockey player (born 1992)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}}

{{Infobox field hockey player

| name = Liné Malan

| image =

| caption =

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1992|06|20}}

| birth_place = United Kingdom

| height = 165cm

| position = Midfield

| years1 = 2019–

| clubs1 = Perth Thundersticks

| nationalyears1 = 2013

| nationalteam1 = South Africa U–21

| nationalcaps1 = 6

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2015–2016

| nationalteam2 = South Africa

| nationalcaps2 = 20

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalSport|Women's field hockey}}

{{MedalCountry|{{RSA}}}}

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Liné Malan (born 20 June 1992){{cite web |url=https://tms.fih.ch/competitions/456/reports/teams |title=Team Details – South Africa |publisher=International Hockey Federation |website=tms.fih.ch |accessdate=11 October 2022}} is a field hockey player from South Africa, who plays as a midfielder.{{cite web |url=https://www.teamsa.co.za/sa-women-lead-but-belgium-bounce-back-to-square-hockey-series/ |title=SA women lead but Belgium bounce back to square hockey series |publisher=Team South Africa |website=teamsa.co.za |date=30 January 2015 |accessdate=11 October 2022}}{{cite web |url=https://www.kookaburrasport.com.au/line-malan |title=LINÉ MALAN |publisher=Kookaburra Sport |website=kookaburrasport.com.au |accessdate=11 October 2022}}

Personal life

Liné Malan was born in the United Kingdom. At the age of three, her family moved to Paarl, South Africa.{{cite web |url=https://www.hockeywa.org.au/news/in-her-own-words-i-lin-malan/ |title=In Her Own Words - Liné Malan |publisher=Hockey WA |website=hockeywa.org.au |accessdate=12 October 2022}}

Her brother, Dawid, is an international cricketer for England.{{cite web |url=https://thewest.com.au/sport/cricket/england-batter-dawid-malan-on-playing-at-optus-stadium-against-australia-and-his-perth-family-connection-c-8466936 |title=England batter Dawid Malan on playing at Optus Stadium against Australia and his Perth family connection |publisher=The West Australian |website=thewest.com.au |date=8 October 2022 |accessdate=12 October 2022}}

Career

=Domestic leagues=

Malan has played domestically in South Africa, England and Australia.

In 2017 she was a member of the Wineland Wings in season two of the South African Premier Hockey League.{{cite web |url=https://saha.altiusrt.com/people/302 |title=MALAN Liné |publisher=South African Hockey Association |website=saha.altiusrt.com |accessdate=12 October 2022}}

Following her move to Australia in 2018, Malan has been a regular fixture in the national league for Western Australian teams the WA Diamonds in the AHL,{{cite web |url=https://hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com/people/9943 |title=MALAN Liné |publisher=Hockey Australia |website=hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com |accessdate=12 October 2022}} and the Perth Thundersticks in the Sultan Bran Hockey One League.{{cite web |url=https://hockeyone.com.au/player/line-malan/ |title=Liné Malan |publisher=Hockey One |website=hockeyone.com.au |date=20 September 2019 |accessdate=12 October 2022}}

=International career=

==Under–21==

Liné Malan made her debut for the South Africa U–21 team in 2013 at the FIH Junior World Cup in Mönchengladbach.{{cite web |url=https://tms.fih.ch/people/1682 |title=MALAN Liné |publisher=International Hockey Federation |website=tms.fih.ch |accessdate=12 October 2022}}

==National team==

Malan made her debut for the national team in 2015, during a test event against Chile and Belgium in Cape Town. She followed this up with an appearance at the 2014–15 FIH World League Semi-finals in Valencia.

She last represented the national team in 2016 during the Cape Town Summer Series.

References

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