Davis Atkin

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Davis Atkin
Personal information
Born (2001-02-17) 17 February 2001 (age 24)
York, England
Playing position Midfield
Senior career
YearsTeam
2022– Canberra Chill
National team
YearsTeamCapsGoals
2022 Australia U–21 3 (0)
2023– Australia 16 (2)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Junior Oceania Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Canberra Team

Davis Atkin (born 17 February 2001) is an Australian field hockey player, who plays as a midfielder. [1] [2]

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Personal life

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]

Career

Under–21

In 2022, Atkin made his debut for the Australia U–21 team during the Junior Oceania Cup in Canberra. [7] [8]

Kookaburras

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]

International goals

The following is a list of goals scored by Atkin at international level.

GoalDateLocationOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
16 February 2025 Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney, AustraliaFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2–04–2 2024–25 FIH Pro League [11]
218 June 2025 Wilrijkse Plein, Antwerp, BelgiumFlag of Ireland hockey team.svg  Ireland 5–16–1 [12]

References

  1. "Team Details – Australia". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  2. 1 2 "New look Kookaburras face massive FIH Pro League test". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia . Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  3. "Trailblazing gay field hockey player Davis Atkin just got named to Australia's senior national team". outsports.com. Out Sports . Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  4. "Meet the First Openly Gay Australian Hockey Player Davis Atkin". instinctmagazine.com. Instinct . Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  5. "Hockey player Davis Atkins says Tom Daley helped him come out". qnews.com.au. Q News. 25 February 2025. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  6. "DAVIS ATKIN ON HOCKEY, PRIDE & COMING OUT". canberra.edu.au. University of Canberra . Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  7. "Canberra hockey players Jay Macdonald and Davis Atkin chosen in Burras under-21s squad". canberratimes.com.au. Canberra Times . Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  8. 1 2 3 "ATKIN Davis". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  9. "2025 National Men's Development Squad Announced!". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. 27 March 2025. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  10. "Kookaburras, Hockeyroos score upset wins over Olympic conquerors in FIH Pro League". codesports.com.au. Code Sports. 7 February 2025. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  11. "Australia 4–2 Netherlands". International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  12. "Ireland 1–6 Australia". International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 2 June 2024.