Liam Henderson (field hockey)

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Liam Henderson
Personal information
Born (2003-08-28) 28 August 2003 (age 21)
Melbourne, Australia
Playing position Midfield
Senior career
YearsTeam
2022– HC Melbourne
National team
YearsTeamCapsGoals
2022–2024 Australia U–21 26 (2)
2025– Australia 0 (0)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Junior Oceania Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Canberra
Sultan of Johor Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Johor Bahru
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Johor Bahru
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Johor Bahru

Liam Henderson (born 28 August 2003) [1] is a field hockey player from the Australia. [2]

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Personal life

Liam Henderson was in Melbourne, Victoria, and grew up in Glen Iris. [3]

He is a scholarship holder at the Victorian Institute of Sport. [3]

Career

Domestic league

Henderson currently plays club hockey for Camberwell Hockey Club in the Hockey Victoria Premier League competition. [4] At national level, he represents HC Melbourne in the Liberty Hockey One League. [5] [6]

Under–21

Henderson made his international debut at under–21 level. [7] He was a member of the silver medal-winning Australian U–21 side, the Burras, at the 2022 Sultan of Johor Cup in Johor Bahru. [8] Later that year he represented the team again, winning gold at the Junior Oceania Cup in Canberra. [9]

In 2023 he represented the Burras again. He appeared at his second Sultan of Johor Cup, winning silver again, and made his final appearances for the team at the FIH Junior World Cup in Kuala Lumpur. [10] [11]

He made his final appearances for the Burras at his final Sultan of Johor Cup in 2024. [7] [12]

Australia

Henderson received an official call-up to the Kookaburras squad in 2025. [13]

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References

  1. "Team Details – Australia". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  2. "Kookaburras 2025 Squad". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia . Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  3. 1 2 "LIAM HENDERSON". vis.org.au. Victorian Institute of Sport . Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  4. "HENDERSON Liam". hockeyvictoria.altiusrt.com. Hockey Victoria . Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  5. "HENDERSON Liam". hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com. Hockey Australia . Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  6. "LIAM HENDERSON". hockeyone.com.au. Hockey One . Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  7. 1 2 "HENDERSON Liam". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  8. "India beat Australia 5–4 in shootout, claim 3rd Sultan of Johor Cup crown". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Times of India. 29 October 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  9. "Burras and Jillaroos go undefeated against Junior Black Sticks". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. 14 December 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  10. "Germany down Australia in SoJC final". nst.com.my. New Straits Times. 5 November 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  11. "Final Burras team confirmed for FIH Junior Men's World Cup". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. 17 November 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  12. "Best of Australian Men's Under 21s talent named in Burras squad for 2024 Sultan of Johor Cup". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. 3 September 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  13. "Mark Hager leads Kookaburras into a new era with competitive 2025 Squad". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. 16 December 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.