Olivia Tchine (born 22 November 2000) is an English international netball player. She plays for London Pulse in the Netball Super League and is a member of the England national netball team.
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| Full name | Assaindey Olivia Tchine | ||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 November 2000 South London | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| University | University of East London | ||||||||||||||||
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Early life and education
editTchine began playing netball at James Dixon Primary School, then more seriously as part of her first club Sabina.[1] She studied at the University of Hertfordshire and later transferred to the University of East London where she graduated with a BSc in Sports Therapy in 2025.[2][3]
Club career
editLondon Pulse
editTchine is a product of the London Pulse pathway and made her senior debut for the club in the 2019 Super League season.[4][1] She helped Pulse reach the 2023 Super League final however they lost to Loughborough Lightning. Tchine helped the side win their first Super League Grand final in 2025, defeating Loughborough Lightning 53-45.[5] In 2026 Tchine reached a third Super League Grand final but lost to Manchester Thunder in the final.[6]
International career
editTchine has played for England's age group teams throughout her career including as part of the winning U17 and U21 Europe Netball Championships sides in 2017 and 2018.[2]
She was part of the Futures programme before making her senior debut in 2022 against Uganda.[7][1] Tchine was part of the squad[8] that secured a historic Silver Medal at the 2023 Netball World Cup in Cape Town.[9]
She was named in the squad for the 2025 Netball Nations Cup and played in the final against South Africa where England won gold.[10] She was named Player of the Series after a standout performance in the final saw her score 49 goals for England with 100% accuracy.[11]
In June 2026 Tchine was selected into the 2026 Commonwealth Games team and named as vice-captain.[12]
Honours
editEngland
edit- Netball World Cup: Silver: 2023
- Netball Nations Cup: 2025
London Pulse
edit- Netball Super League: 2025 Runners up: 2023, 2026
References
edit- 1 2 3 "Olivia Tchine". England Netball. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- 1 2 "Olivia Tchine". England Netball. 24 June 2025. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
- ↑ "Meet the 2023/24 UEL High Performance Scholars". www.uel.ac.uk. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
- ↑ jtulloch (3 April 2019). "Assaindey Olivia Tchine". Netball Super League. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ↑ "Netball Super League Grand Final: London Pulse beat Loughborough Lightning to win first title". BBC Sport. 6 July 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
- ↑ "Netball Super League Grand Final: Manchester Thunder win fifth title beating London Pulse". BBC Sport. 20 June 2026. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
- ↑ Ratcliffe, Katherine (28 November 2020). "Where It All Began: Olivia Tchine". England Netball. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ↑ SkySports (18 May 2023). "England head coach Jess Thirlby excited by goal shooter Olivia Tchine's Netball World Cup chance". Sky Sports. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ↑ "Netball World Cup final 2023: England 45-61 Australia - Roses miss out on historic title". BBC Sport. 6 August 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ↑ "England win Vitality Netball Nations Cup for the first time after defeating South Africa 61-55 in the final". England Netball. Archived from the original on 18 February 2025. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
- ↑ "England win Vitality Netball Nations Cup for the first time after defeating South Africa 61-55 in the final". England Netball. Archived from the original on 18 February 2025. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
- ↑ "Commonwealth Games: Jayda Pechova steps up to Team England senior squad as Nat Metcalf and Fran Williams also named". Sky Sports. 25 June 2026.