 Test field hockey: South Africa v Germany 26 November 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 15 June 1999 Grünstadt, Germany | ||
| Playing position | Defence | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Mannheimer HC | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
| 2015–2016 | Germany U–18 | 10 | (2) |
| 2017– | Germany U–21 | 5 | (0) |
| 2019– | Germany | 24 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
Sonja Zimmermann (born 15 June 1999) [1] is a German field hockey player, who plays as a defender. [2]
In the German Bundesliga, Zimmermann plays club hockey for Mannheimer HC. [3] [4] [5]
In 2015 and 2016, Zimmermann was a member of the German U–18 team at the EuroHockey Youth Championship in Santander and Cork respectively. At both tournaments, Germany finished in second place, earning Zimmermann silver medals on both occasions. [4]
Zimmermann has only represented the German U–21 team on one occasion at the 2017 EuroHockey Junior Championship in Valenica, where the team finished in fourth place. [6] [7]
In 2019, Zimmermann made her debut for the German national team during the inaugural tournament of the FIH Pro League. The team eventually won a bronze medal at the Grand Final in Amsterdam, Netherlands. [8] Zimmermann represented the team again in August at the EuroHockey Nations Championship in Antwerp, Belgium. At the tournament, Germany finished in second place, winning Zimmermann a silver medal. [9]
In December 2019, Zimmermann was named in the preliminary German Olympic squad to train for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. [2]
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