| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 24 July 1996 Townsville, Queensland | ||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||
| 2019– | Brisbane Blaze | ||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | ||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Australia | 6 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Australia | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Joel Rintala (born 24 July 1996) [1] is an Australian field hockey player, who plays as a forward. [2]
Joel Rintala was born and raised in Townsville, Queensland. [2] [3]
He is currently in a relationship with Australian swimmer, Shayna Jack. [4]
Rintala is a member of the Brisbane Blaze in Australia's national league, the Sultana Bran Hockey One. He made his debut in the inaugural season of the league. [5] [6]
Following his 2019 debut, he appeared in season two in 2022. [7]
Rintala made his international debut at under–21 level during the 2017 Sultan of Johor Cup. He was a member of the Burras gold medal winning campaign. [8] [9]
In 2022, Rintala was named in the Kookaburras squad for the first time. [2] He will make his debut for the team in 2023. [8]
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