Penny Squibb

Penny Squibb

Personal information
Born	(1993-02-09) 9 February 1993 (age 32) Tambellup, Western Australia, Australia
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	WA Diamonds
National team
Years	Team	Caps	Goals
2011	Australia U–21	4	(1)
2018–	Australia	51	(6)
Medal record Women's field hockey Representing   Australia World Cup 2022 Terrassa/Amstelveen Oceania Cup 2023 Whangārei FIH Pro League 2022–23 Commonwealth Games 2022 Birmingham Team Champions Trophy 2018 Changzhou

Penny Squibb (born 9 February 1993) is an Australian field hockey player.

Career

National Representation

Squibb plays representative hockey for her home state, Western Australia, in national competition. She represents the WA Diamonds in the Australian Hockey League. ^[1] At the 2017 tournament, Squibb was equal highest scorer, with 7 goals. ^[2]

International Representation

Jillaroos

Squibb made her debut for the Australia U–21 team during a Four Nations Tournament in New Delhi. ^[3]

Hockeyroos

In 2017, Squibb was named in the Australian national development squad for the first time. ^[4]

Squibb is set to make her international debut for Australia in November 2018, at the Hockey Champions Trophy. Squibb is one of four players included in the team who are not part of Hockey Australia's centralised training program. ^[5]

Squibb qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. She was part of the Hockeyroos Olympics squad. The Hockeyroos lost 1–0 to India in the quarterfinals and therefore were not in medal contention. ^[6]

International goals

Goal	Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	24 November 2018	Wujin Hockey Stadium, Changzhou, China	Japan	1–3	1–3	2018 FIH Champions Trophy	[7]
2	27 June 2021	Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth, Australia	New Zealand	2–1	3–1	2020–21 FIH Pro League	[8]
3	6 July 2022	Estadi Olímpic de Terrassa, Terrassa, Spain	South Africa	1–0	2–1	2022 FIH World Cup	[9]
4	31 July 2022	University of Birmingham Hockey Centre, Birmingham, England		1–0	5–0	2022 Commonwealth Games	[10]
5				5–0
6	1 June 2024	Wilrijkse Plein, Antwerp, Belgium	Argentina	1–0	1–0	2023–24 FIH Pro League	[11]
7	5 February 2025	Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney, Australia	Spain	2–1	4–1	2024–25 FIH Pro League	[12]

References

1. "Hockey Australia announces the 18-member Hockeyroos team to compete at the upcoming 2018 FIH Champions Trophy in China". Hockey WA . Retrieved 13 November 2018.
2. "2017 Women's Australian Hockey League (AHL)". hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
3. "Lack of conversion costs Jillaroos". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
4. "2017 National Development Squad Announced". Hockey Australia . Retrieved 13 November 2018.
5. "Hockeyroos Team Named For Champions Trophy". Hockey Australia . Retrieved 13 November 2018.
6. "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
7. "Japan 3–1 Australia". International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 2 June 2024.
8. "Australia 3–1 New Zealand". International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 2 June 2024.
9. "Australia 2–1 South Africa". International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 2 June 2024.
10. "South Africa 0–5 Australia". International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 3 May 2024.
11. "Argentina 0–1 Australia". International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 2 June 2024.
12. "Australia 4–1 Spain". International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 5 February 2025.

External links

• Penny Squibb at Hockey.org.au (also at HockeyAustralia.altiusrt.com )
• Penny Squibb at the International Hockey Federation
• Penny Squibb at Olympics.com
• Penny Squibb at the Australian Olympic Committee
• Penny Squibb at Commonwealth Games Australia