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Full name | Benjamin Joseph Staines | |||||||||||||||||||
Born | Goulburn, New South Wales | 13 July 1997|||||||||||||||||||
Playing position | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||
Senior career | ||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||
2019– | Canberra Chill | |||||||||||||||||||
National team | ||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Caps | Goals | |||||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | Australia U–21 | 12 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
2023– | Australia | 4 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
2023– | Australia indoor | 6 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Benjamin Joseph Staines (born 13 July 1997) is a field hockey player from Australia, who plays as a forward. [1] [2]
Benjamin Staines was born and raised in Goulburn, New South Wales. [3] [2] His twins, Jake , also plays field hockey for Australia indoor. [4] [5]
In 2017, Staines made his debut for the Australia U–21 team during the Sultan of Johor Cup in Johor Bahru. [6] He followed this up with an appearance at the same tournament the following year. [6]
In 2022, alongside his brother Jake, Staines was named in the Australian Indoor team for the FIH Indoor World Cup in Pretoria. [5]
Following a successful domestic league in 2022, Staines was called into the Kookaburras squad for the first time in 2023. [7] [2] He made his international debut during season three of the FIH Pro League in Rourkela. [8] [6]