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Born | York, England | 17 February 2001||||||||||||||||
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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Davis Atkin (born 17 February 2001) is an Australian field hockey player, who plays as a midfielder. [1] [2]
In 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]
In 2022, Atkin made his debut for the Australia U–21 team during the Junior Oceania Cup in Canberra. [7] [8]
Following 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]
The 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 | ![]() | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2024–25 FIH Pro League | [11] |
2 | 18 June 2025 | Wilrijkse Plein, Antwerp, Belgium | ![]() | 5–1 | 6–1 | [12] |