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| Full name | Florian Otto Elvis Sperling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 August 2002 Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current club | Uhlenhorster HC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Germany | 10 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Germany U–21 | 19 | (10) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Florian Otto Elvis Sperling (born 24 August 2002) [1] is a field hockey player from Germany. [2] [3] [4]
In the German national league, the Bundesliga, Sperling represents Uhlenhorster HC. [5] [6] He also previously represented Berliner HC. [2]
Sperling made his debut for the German U–21 side in 2022. He made his first appearances for the national junior team at the EuroHockey U–21 Championship in Ghent, where he won a silver medal. [7] [8]
He continued to represent the national junior squad in throughout 2023. He made his first appearances during a Four–Nations Tournament in Düsseldorf. [7] He then went on to held the team secure a gold medal at the Sultan of Johor Cup in Johor Bahru. [9] He concluded his junior career at the FIH Junior World Cup in Kuala Lumpur, where he won a gold medal. [10] [11]
Prior to making his junior international debut, Sperling received his first call–up to the Honamas in 2022. He earned his first senior international cap during a match against India in Bhubaneswar, during the third season of the FIH Pro League. [7]
Since his debut, Sperling has appeared in the fourth and sixth seasons of the FIH Pro League. [7]
The following is a list of goals scored by Sperling at international level.
| Goal | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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| 1 | 2 July 2023 | Wilrijkse Plein, Antwerp, Belgium |  Spain | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2022–23 FIH Pro League | [12] |
| 2 | 5 July 2023 | 2–1 | 3–4 | [13] | |||
| 3 | 2 December 2024 | Wagener Stadium, Amsterdam, Netherlands |  Belgium | 2–4 | 3–4 | 2024–25 FIH Pro League | [14] [15] |
| 4 | 18 February 2025 | Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar, India |  India | 1–0 | 4–1 | [16] [17] |
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