Kristen Paton

Kristen Paton

Personal information
Born	(1996-12-21) 21 December 1996 (age 28)
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	60 kg (132 lb)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	HGC
Youth career
2017	Southern Gauteng u21
Senior career
Years	Team
2017-2021	University of Johannesburg
2018-2021	Southern Gauteng
National team
Years	Team	Caps	Goals
2014	South Africa Hockey5s u18	12	(4)
2016	South Africa u21	10	(2)
2018–present	South Africa	72	(8)
Medal record Africa Cup of Nations 2017 Ismailia 2022 Accra Junior Africa Cup 2016 Windhoek
Last updated on: 6 November 2022

Kristen Storm Paton (born 21 December 1996) is a South African field hockey player who plays as midfielder for the South African national team. ^[1]

Career

Under–18

Paton made her debut for the South Africa U–18 in 2014 at the Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing. ^[2]

Under–21

Paton made her debut for the South Africa U–21 in 2016 at the Junior Africa cup for Nations in Windhoek. ^[3]

National team

She was in the South Africa team at the 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup. ^{[4] [5]}

References

1. "2018 Commonwealth Games profile". Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
2. Choga, Jessica (16 July 2014). "Team South Africa named for 2014 Youth Olympic Games". TeamSA. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
3. Import, Pongrass (7 April 2016). "UJ hockey stars help SA qualify for World Cup". Northcliff Melville Times. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
4. "SA Women's Hockey Squad named for the Vitality Hockey Women's World Cup". sahockey.co.za. 7 June 2018. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
5. "Hockey Women's World Cup 2018: Team Details United States". FIH. p. 14.

External links

• Kristen Paton at the International Hockey Federation
• Kristen Paton at the South African Hockey Association
• Kristen Paton at Olympedia
• Kristen Paton at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games