Davis Atkin (born 17 February 2001) is an Australian field hockey player, who plays as a midfielder.[1][2]
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| Born |
17 February 2001 York, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Midfield | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Canberra Chill | ||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Australia U–21 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Australia | 16 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal life
editIn 2023, Atkin became the first openly gay male field hockey player to compete at an international level.[3][4][5]
He is a student at the University of Western Australia.[6]
Career
editUnder–21
editIn 2022, Atkin made his debut for the Australia U–21 team during the Junior Oceania Cup in Canberra.[7][8]
Kookaburras
editFollowing a successful domestic league and junior appearance, Atkin was called into the Kookaburras squad for the first time in 2023.[2] He made his senior international debut during the India leg of season four of the FIH Pro League in Rourkela.[8]
After not representing Australia throughout 2024, Atkin returned to the international stage in 2025. He was named in the National Development Squad by Hockey Australia and has been a regular inclusion in the national squad throughout the season six of the FIH Pro League.[8][9][10]
International goals
editThe following is a list of goals scored by Atkin at international level.
| Goal | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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| 1 | 6 February 2025 | Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney, Australia |  Netherlands | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2024–25 FIH Pro League | [11] |
| 2 | 18 June 2025 | Wilrijkse Plein, Antwerp, Belgium |  Ireland | 5–1 | 6–1 | [12] |
References
edit- ↑ "Team Details – Australia". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- 1 2 "New look Kookaburras face massive FIH Pro League test". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ↑ "Trailblazing gay field hockey player Davis Atkin just got named to Australia's senior national team". outsports.com. Out Sports. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ↑ "Meet the First Openly Gay Australian Hockey Player Davis Atkin". instinctmagazine.com. Instinct. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ↑ "Hockey player Davis Atkins says Tom Daley helped him come out". qnews.com.au. Q News. 25 February 2025. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
- ↑ "DAVIS ATKIN ON HOCKEY, PRIDE & COMING OUT". canberra.edu.au. University of Canberra. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ↑ "Canberra hockey players Jay Macdonald and Davis Atkin chosen in Burras under-21s squad". canberratimes.com.au. Canberra Times. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- 1 2 3 "ATKIN Davis". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ↑ "2025 National Men's Development Squad Announced!". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. 27 March 2025. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
- ↑ "Kookaburras, Hockeyroos score upset wins over Olympic conquerors in FIH Pro League". codesports.com.au. Code Sports. 7 February 2025. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
- ↑ "Australia 4–2 Netherlands". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ↑ "Ireland 1–6 Australia". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
External links
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