Shaunda Ikegwuonu
{{short description|Belgian field hockey player}}
{{Infobox field hockey player
| name = Shaunda Ikegwuonu
| image =
| caption =
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1998|03|11}}
| birth_place = Belgium
| position = Forward
| currentclub = Braxgata
| nationalyears1 = 2015–2016
| nationalteam1 = Belgium U–18
| nationalcaps1 = 10
| nationalgoals1 = 4
| nationalyears2 = 2016–2019
| nationalteam2 = Belgium U–21
| nationalcaps2 = 15
| nationalgoals2 = 3
| nationalyears3 = 2017–
| nationalteam3 = Belgium
| nationalcaps3 = 11
| nationalgoals3 = 2
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport|Women's field hockey}}
{{MedalCountry|{{BEL}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|EuroHockey Junior Championship}}
{{MedalSilver|2017 Valencia|Team}}
}}
Shaunda Ikegwuonu (born 11 March 1998){{cite web |url=https://tms.fih.ch/competitions/1162/reports/teams |title=Team Details – Belgium |publisher=International Hockey Federation |website=tms.fih.ch |accessdate=13 November 2020}} is a field hockey player from Belgium, who plays as a forward.{{cite web |url=https://hockey.be/nl/nationale-ploegen/red-panthers/ |title=Nationale ploegen – Red Panthers |publisher=Royal Belgian Hockey Association |website=hockey.be |language=French |accessdate=13 November 2020}}
Career
=Club hockey=
=International hockey=
==Under–18==
In 2015 and 2016, Shaunda Ikegwuonu was a member of the Belgium U–18 team at the EuroHockey Youth Championship.{{cite web |url=https://eurohockey.altiusrt.com/people/5001 |title=IKEGWUONU Shaunda |publisher=European Hockey Federation |website=eurohockey.altiusrt.com |accessdate=13 November 2020}} At both the 2015 and 2016 tournaments, Belgium finished in fourth place, losing to England on each occasion.{{cite web |url=http://www.englandhockey.co.uk/resultsandfixtures.asp?itemid=33443&itemTitle=U18+Girls+EuroHockey+Youth+Championship§ion=1398 |title=U18 GIRLS EUROHOCKEY YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP |publisher=England Hockey |website=englandhockey.co.uk |accessdate=13 November 2020}}{{cite web |url=http://www.englandhockey.co.uk/news.asp?itemid=37508&itemTitle=Bronze+medal+for+England+U18+Girls§ion=22 |title=Bronze medal for England U18 Girls |publisher=England Hockey |website=englandhockey.co.uk |accessdate=13 November 2020}}
==Under–21==
Following appearances for the national youth team, Ikegwuonu made her debut for the Belgium U–21 side in 2016, at a four nations tournament in Bad Kreuznach.{{cite web |url=https://tms.fih.ch/people/15106 |title=IKEGWUONU Shaunda |publisher=International Hockey Federation |website=tms.fih.ch |accessdate=13 November 2020}}{{cite web |url=http://www.hockey.de/VVI-web/default.asp?lokal=DHB&innen=/VVI-web/Teams-DHB/2016/U21-W/4109.asp&eventid=4109 |title=Pfingstturnier |publisher=Deutscher Hockey-Bund |website=hockey.de |language=German |accessdate=13 November 2020}} Later that year, she went on to appear at an invitational tournament in Valencia.
In 2017, she won a silver medal at the EuroHockey Junior Championship in Valencia.{{cite web |url=https://archive.eurohockey.org/2017/09/03/netherlands-hit-belgium-for-six-of-the-best-to-retain-womens-euro-juniors-title/ |title=Netherlands hit Belgium for six of the best to retain women's Euro Juniors title |publisher=European Hockey Federation |website=eurohockey.org |accessdate=13 November 2020}}
Ikegwuonu made her final appearance with the junior team in 2019, captaining the team to a fourth-place finish at the EuroHockey Junior Championship, again in Valencia.
==Red Panthers==
Shaunda Ikegwuonu made her senior international debut for Belgium in 2017 at the International Olive Oil Tournament in Jaén.
Her most recent appearance with the national team was during the 2020–21 FIH Pro League.{{cite web |url=https://www.fihproleague.com/players/ikegwuonu-shaunda__84678__5309 |title=IKEGWUONU Shaunda |publisher=FIH Pro League |website=fihproleague.com |accessdate=13 November 2020}}
=International goals=
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| style="font-size:95%;" data-sort-type=number| Goal !align=center|Date !Location !width=100|Opponent !data-sort-type="number" style="font-size:95%"|Score !data-sort-type="number" style="font-size:95%"|Result !Competition !{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 November 2017 | Club Hockey Alcalá, Jaén, Spain | {{fhw|ESP}} | align="center"|2–2 | align="center"|3–2 | International Olive Oil Tournament | {{cite web|url=https://tms.fih.ch/matches/10815/reports/matchreport |title=Spain 2–3 Belgium |publisher=International Hockey Federation |accessdate=13 November 2020}} |
| 2 | 25 January 2018 | CeNARD, Buenos Aires, Argentina | {{fhw|ARG}} | align="center"|2–3 | align="center"|2–5 | Test Match | {{cite web|url=https://tms.fih.ch/matches/11052/reports/matchreport |title=Argentina 5–2 Belgium |publisher=International Hockey Federation |accessdate=13 November 2020}} |
References
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External links
- {{International Hockey Federation|15106}}
- {{European Hockey Federation|5001}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ikegwuonu, Shaunda}}
Category:Female field hockey forwards
Category:Belgian female field hockey players
Category:21st-century Belgian sportswomen
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