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Jake Smith

Personal information
Full name	Jacob Anthony Phillip Smith
Born	(1991-04-03) 3 April 1991 (age 33) Wellington, New Zealand
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Central Falcons
National team
Years	Team	Caps	Goals
2012–	New Zealand	89	(12)
Medal record Men's field hockey Representing  New Zealand Oceania Cup 2019 Rockhampton FIH World League 2012–13 New Delhi Team

Jacob Anthony Phillip Smith (born 3 April 1991) is a New Zealand field hockey player.

Personal life

Smith was born and raised in Wellington, New Zealand.

Career

Club level

In the New Zealand National Hockey League Smith plays for Auckland. During the 2018–19 season, Smith relocated to the Netherlands to play in the Dutch Hoofdklasse for Pinoké.

National team

Smith made his national debut for the Black Sticks in 2012. Shortly after, he represented the team at his first major tournament, the Champions Trophy.

In 2014, Smith medalled for the first time with New Zealand at the 2012–13 FIH World League in New Delhi, India, where the team lost 2–7 to the Netherlands in the final.

Smith's most recent appearance for the team was during the inaugural tournament of the FIH Pro League in 2019. New Zealand finished in eighth and last place in the competition. He has also been named in the Black Sticks team for the 2019 Ready Steady Tokyo Olympic test event in Tokyo, Japan.

International goals

Goal	Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	16 March 2013	Azlan Shah Stadium, Ipoh, Malaysia	Australia	1–0	2–3	2013 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
2	13 June 2013	HC Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands	Netherlands	3–1	3–3	2012–13 HWL Semi–finals
3	19 November 2014	National Hockey Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand	Japan	2–0	3–3	Test Match
4				3–0
5	13 December 2014	St. Bede's College, Christchurch, New Zealand	Canada	1–0	3–1
6	10 May 2015	Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart, Australia	South Korea	1–3	1–3
7	6 March 2016	Tauranga Hockey Association, Tauranga, New Zealand	Malaysia	1–1	4–1
8	26 November 2016	State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne, Australia	India	2–1	3–2	2016 I.F.O.H.

References

1. "Team Details – New Zealand". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
2. "Vantage Black Sticks Men". www.blacksticks.co.nz. Vantage Black Sticks. Archived from the original on 15 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
3. "Black Sticks men beat Japan". rnz.co.nz. Radio New Zealand. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
4. "SMITH Jacob". hockeynz.altiusrt.com. New Zealand Hockey Federation. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
5. "HEREN 01". www.pinoke.nl (in Dutch). Pinoké. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
6. "SMITH Jacob". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
7. "SMITH Jacob". fihproleague.com. FIH Pro League. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
8. "Big names return for the Vantage Black Sticks Men for series in Tokyo". blacksticks.co.nz. New Zealand Hockey Federation. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
9. "Australia 3–2 New Zealand". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
10. "Netherlands 3–3 New Zealand". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
11. "New Zealand 3–0 Japan". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
12. "New Zealand 3–1 Canada". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
13. "New Zealand 1–3 Korea". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
14. "New Zealand 4–1 Malaysia". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
15. "India 2–3 New Zealand". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 17 August 2019.

External links

• Jacob Smith at Hockey New Zealand
• Jake Smith at the International Hockey Federation
• Jake Smith at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
• Jake Smith at Olympics.com
• Jake Smith at Olympedia (archive)

v t e New Zealand squad – 2020 Summer Olympics – 9th place
3 Brydon 4 Lett 7 Ross 11 Smith 12 Lane 14 Panchia 17 Woods 20 Hayward 21 Russell 22 Tarrant 23 Thomas 24 Findlay 25 McAleese 27 Jenness 29 Inglis 30 Muir 31 Edwards 32 Wilson Coach: Smith

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