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Full name | Benjamin Johnson | ||||||||||||||||
Born | Waterford, Ireland | 1 August 2000||||||||||||||||
Playing position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||
– | Three Rock Rovers | ||||||||||||||||
National team | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2019 | Ireland U–21 | 5 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2022– | Ireland | 21 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Benjamin Johnson (born 1 August 2000) is a field hockey player from Ireland. [1] [2]
Johnson was born in Waterford, Ireland, on 1 August 2000.He attended Newtown school in Waterford, for both primary and secondary school. Having initially started playing hockey at age 2, he was mentored and coached by Peter Yatchuck. [3] [4]
Johnson currently competes in the Irish Hockey League, where he represents the Three Rock Rovers. [1] [5]
He made his debut for the Irish U–21 team in 2019 at the EuroHockey Junior Championship II in Plzeň Litice. [6]
Johnson made his senior international debut in 2022. He appeared in a test series against Italy in Hillsborough. [7] [6] [4]
Since his debut, Johnson has been present at numerous international events. He has medalled once with the national team, taking home gold at the 2023 edition of the EuroHockey Championship II in Dublin. [8]
He competed at the 2024 FIH Olympic Qualifiers in Valencia. [6] [9] [10]
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