Craig Marais (field hockey)

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Craig Marais
Field hockey at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics - Boys Preliminary Round - IND-AUS (4).jpg
India and Australia at the Hockey5s tournament at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.
Personal information
Born (2002-05-28) 28 May 2002 (age 22)
Brighton East, Victoria
Playing position Forward
Senior career
YearsTeam
2019– HC Melbourne
National team
YearsTeamCapsGoals
2018 Australia U–18 7 (2)
2022– Australia 4 (0)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia

Craig Marais (born 28 May 2002) [1] is a field hockey player from Australia, who plays as a forward. [2] [3]

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Personal life

Craig Marais was born and raised in Brighton East, Victoria. [2]

He attended Brighton Grammar School, [4] is currently studying business at Monash University. [5] His brother Bradley also is an international hockey player. [4] [6]

Career

Domestic hockey

In 2019, Marais was a member of the HC Melbourne team for the inaugural season of the Sultana Bran Hockey One League. [7] [8] [9]

National teams

Under–18

Craig Marais made his debut for Australia in 2018, where he was a member of the Under–18 team at the Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires. [10] [11]

Kookaburras

In 2022, Marais was named in the Kookaburras for the first time. [2] [5] In April of that year, he made his senior international debut in a test series against Malaysia in Perth. [12]

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References

  1. "Team Details – Australia". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "Kookaburras squad finalised with four new additions". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia . Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  3. "Craig Marais". vis.org.au. Victorian Institute of Sport . Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  5. 1 2 "Monash students named in National Hockey Squad!". connectedcommunities.monash.edu. Monash University . Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  6. "MARAIS Bradley". tms.fih.ch. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  7. "MARAIS Craig". hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com. Hockey Australia . Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  8. "Marais named in Hockey One team". brightongrammar.vic.edu.au. Brighton Grammar School . Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  9. "Craig Marais". hockeyone.com.au. Hockey One . Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  10. "CRAIG MARAIS – HOCKEY 5's" (PDF). aoc-cdn.s3.amazonaws.com. Australian Olympic Committee . Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  11. "3 Southern players selected for Youth Olympic Games". suhc.com.au. Southern United Hockey Club . Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  12. "MARAIS Craig". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 19 May 2022.