Anna Dessoye

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Anna Dessoye
Personal information
Born (1994-07-13) July 13, 1994 (age 29)
Mountaintop, PA., United States
Height 168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Valley Styx
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013 United States U–21 6 (1)
2017– United States 52 (3)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Pan American Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Lima Team

Anna Dessoye (born July 13, 1994) [1] is a field hockey player from the United States, who plays as a midfielder. [2]

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Personal life

Anna Dessoye was born in Mountaintop, Pennsylvania. She began playing hockey in the sixth grade. [3] She also uses a Ritual Hockey stick. [2]

Dessoye is a former student of the University of Maryland, [4] where she majored in Public Health. [3]

Career

National teams

Under–21

In 2013, Dessoye was a member of the United States U–21 side at the Junior World Cup, where the team finished seventh. [5]

Senior team

Anna Dessoye made her senior international debut for the United States national team in 2017, during a test series against New Zealand in Christchurch. [5]

In 2019, Dessoye was a member of the national team during the inaugural edition of the FIH Pro League. [6] Later that year, she participated in the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima. At the tournament, she received her first major medal for her country after defeating Chile for the bronze. [7]

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References

  1. "Team Details – United States". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Athlete: Anna Dessoye". ritualhockey.com. Ritual Hockey . Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Anna Dessoye". teamusa.org. Team USA. Archived from the original on September 27, 2017. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  4. "Anna Dessoye – Field Hockey – University of Maryland Athletics". University of Maryland . Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  5. 1 2 "DESSOYE Anna". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  6. "DESSOYE Anna". fihproleague.com. FIH Pro League . Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  7. "Matson hat tricks lifts USA over Chile for Pan Am bronze". panamhockey.org. Pan American Hockey Federation . Retrieved November 1, 2019.