Sean Findlay
{{short description|New Zealand field hockey player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox field hockey player
| name = Sean Findlay
| full_name = Sean Ethan Findlay
| image =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|2001|12|5}}
| birth_place = Taradale, New Zealand
| height =
| weight =
| position = Midfield
| currentclub =[https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamburger_Polo_Club Hamburger Polo Club]
| clubs1 = Central
| years1 = 2019
| caps1 = 7
| goals1 = 2
| clubs2 = Central Falcons
| years2 = 2020–
| caps2 = 7
| goals2 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2019
| nationalteam1 = New Zealand U–21
| nationalcaps1 = 6
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2021–
| nationalteam2 = New Zealand
| nationalcaps2 = 6
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalCompetition|Oceania Cup}}
{{MedalSilver|2023 Whangārei|}}
}}
Sean Ethan Findlay (born 5 December 2001){{cite web |url=https://tms.fih.ch/competitions/1308/reports/teams |title=Team Details – New Zealand |website=International Hockey Federation |access-date=29 May 2021}} is a New Zealand field hockey player, who plays as a midfielder.{{cite web |url=https://blacksticksnz.co.nz/u18_men/sean-findlay/ |title=SEAN FINDLAY |website=Vantage Black Sticks |access-date=29 May 2021}}
Personal life
Sean Findlay was born and raised in the Hawke's Bay town of Taradale, New Zealand.{{cite news |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/hockey-midfielders-on-track-to-follow-mentor-mcaleese/FJBOIKNUSC3ALI55V54E7PUD54/ |title=Hockey: Midfielder's on track to follow mentor McAleese |newspaper=The New Zealand Herald |access-date=29 May 2021}} His sister, Emma, also plays field hockey for New Zealand.{{cite web |date=18 June 2020 |title=Teenage hockey prodigy Emma Findlay eyes Black Sticks call up |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/teenage-hockey-prodigy-emma-findlay-eyes-black-sticks-call-up/FRD3WWCD5SJRKFHVF7LZKDQPM4/ |accessdate=7 November 2023 |website=The New Zealand Herald |publisher=New Zealand Herald |df=dmy-all}}{{cite web |date=13 December 2014 |title=Hockey fundraiser for cancer mum |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/hockey-fundraiser-for-cancer-mum/AZYWHSCAUL5DE2JTUWJXAHUPG4/ |accessdate=7 November 2023 |website=The New Zealand Herald |publisher=New Zealand Herald |df=dmy-all}} His twins sister {{ill|Greer Findlay|lt=Greer|qid=Q131993244}} and {{ill|Hannah Findlay|lt=Hannah|qid=Hannah}} also is an international hockey player at 2025 Junior Oceania Cup.{{Cite Instagram |postid=DFgZ5vVTOLX |user=hockeynewzealand |title=The NZ U21 Women’s starting lineup |date=31 January 2025}}
Career
=National teams=
==Under-21==
Findlay debuted for the New Zealand U–21 team in 2019 at the Sultan of Johor Cup in Johor Bahru.{{cite web |url=https://tms.fih.ch/people/24471 |title=FINDLAY Sean |website=International Hockey Federation |access-date=29 May 2021}}
He was named in the 2021 squad for the FIH Junior World Cup to be held in India.{{cite news |url=https://www.odt.co.nz/sport/hockey/otago-trio-named-nz-men%E2%80%99s-under-21-squad |title=Otago trio named in NZ men's under-21 squad |newspaper=Otago Daily Times |access-date=29 May 2021}}
==Black Sticks==
In December 2020, Findlay was named in the Black Sticks squad for the first time.{{cite web |url=https://blacksticksnz.co.nz/news_events/wilson-returns-after-a-four-year-absence-2021-vantage-black-sticks-national-squad/ |title=2021 Vantage Black Sticks National Squad |website=Vantage Black Sticks |access-date=29 May 2021}}
Findlay made his debut for the national team in 2021, during a test series against Australia in Palmerston North. He also scored a goal in his debut match.{{cite news |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/other-sports/125256352/australia-score-two-late-goals-to-overcome-black-sticks-men |title=Australia score two late goals to overcome Black Sticks' men |work=stuff |access-date=29 May 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/sport/other/findlay-scores-goal-black-sticks-debut |title=Findlay scores goal on Black Sticks debut |website=TVNZ |access-date=29 May 2021}}
=International goals=
| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%" width=97% | |||||||
| style="font-size:95%;" data-sort-type=number| Goal !align=center|Date !Location !width=90|Opponent !data-sort-type="number" style="font-size:95%"|Score !data-sort-type="number" style="font-size:95%"|Result !Competition !{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 May 2021 | Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand | {{fh|AUS}} | align="center"|1–1 | align="center"|1–3 | 2021 Trans–Tasman Series | {{cite web |url=https://tms.fih.ch/matches/15380/reports/matchreport |title=New Zealand 1–3 Australia |website=International Hockey Federation |access-date=29 May 2021}} |
References
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External links
- {{Sports links}}
- [https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/sean-findlay_1926491 Sean Findlay] at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- {{2022 Commonwealth Games profile|59074}}
- {{Instagram}}
{{2020 New Zealand Olympic team}}
{{New Zealand FH Squad 2020 Summer Olympics}}
{{2022 New Zealand Commonwealth Games team}}
{{2024 New Zealand Olympic team}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Findlay, Sean}}
Category:New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Category:New Zealand male field hockey players
Category:Male field hockey midfielders
Category:Olympic field hockey players for New Zealand
Category:Field hockey players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Category:Field hockey players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Category:Commonwealth Games field hockey players for New Zealand
Category:Field hockey players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Category:People from Taradale, New Zealand
Category:Sportspeople from Hawke's Bay