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Born | Camberwell, Victoria | 12 September 1995|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing position | Defender | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current club | Victorian Vipers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018– | Australia | 28 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sophie Taylor (born 12 September 1995) is an Australian field hockey player. [1]
Taylor was born in Camberwell, Victoria, and plays representative hockey for the Victorian Vipers. [2]
Taylor made her debut for the junior national team at the 2016 Junior Oceania Cup, helping the team to qualification for the Junior World Cup.
Taylor was part of the Australian women's junior national team 'The Jillaroos' that won bronze at the 2016 Hockey Junior World Cup in Chile. [3]
Taylor will make her international debut at the 2018 Sompo Cup [4] in Ibaraki, Japan. [5]
As of May 2018, Taylor is a member of the Australian women's national development squad. [6]
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