Benjamin Staines
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| Full name | Benjamin Joseph Staines | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 July 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Field hockey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Benjamin Joseph Staines (born 13 July 1997) is a field hockey player from Australia, who plays as a forward.[1][2]
Personal life
[edit]Benjamin Staines was born and raised in Goulburn, New South Wales.[3][2] His twins, Jake, also plays field hockey for Australia indoor.[4][5]
Career
[edit]Under–21
[edit]In 2017, Staines made his debut for the Australia U–21 team during the Sultan of Johor Cup in Johor Bahru.[6] He followed this up with an appearance at the same tournament the following year.[6]
Indoor hockey
[edit]In 2022, alongside his brother Jake, Staines was named in the Australian Indoor team for the FIH Indoor World Cup in Pretoria.[5]
Kookaburras
[edit]Following a successful domestic league in 2022, Staines was called into the Kookaburras squad for the first time in 2023.[7][2] He made his international debut during season three of the FIH Pro League in Rourkela.[8][6]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Team Details – Australia". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- 1 2 3 "New look Kookaburras face massive FIH Pro League test". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ↑ "Ben Staines one of 19 athletes named in National Development Squad". goulburnpost.com.au. Goulburn Post. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ↑ Fire, Adelaide (11 October 2024). "Staines twins have no chill as they eye Kookaburras double with fiery Hockey One showing | Hockey One". hockeyone.com.au. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
- 1 2 "Canberra's Staines brothers dig in to realise Australian hockey dreams". canberratimes.com.au. The Canberra Times. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- 1 2 3 "STAINES Ben". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ↑ "Canberra Chill Trio Receive Their Kookaburra Call Up". hockeyact.org.au. Hockey ACT. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ↑ "Goulburn's Ben Staines debuts for Kookaburras in India". goulburnpost.com.au. Goulburn Post. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
External links
[edit]- Benjamin Staines at the International Hockey Federation
- Benjamin Staines at HockeyAustralia.altiusrt.com
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- 1997 births
- Living people
- Australian men's field hockey players
- Men's field hockey forwards
- 2023 FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup players
- Sportspeople from Goulburn
- Sportsmen from New South Wales
- Australian male indoor hockey players
- 21st-century Australian sportsmen
- 2025 FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup players
- Australian field hockey biography stubs