Abigail Wilson (born 27 June 1998) is a

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player from Australia, who plays as a forward.

Personal life

Abigail Wilson was born and raised in

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Career

Domestic leagues

Australian Hockey League

In the Australian Hockey League (AHL), Wilson played for her home state as a member of the NSW Arrows. She made her AHL debut in

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, winning a bronze medal. She followed this up with a bronze medal in

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, and a gold medal in

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at the last edition of the tournament.

Hockey One

Following the overhaul of the AHL and subsequent introduction of the

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, Wilson was named in the squad for

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's new representative team, the

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. She made her debut for the team in the first game of the

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, against the Adelaide Fire.

National teams

Under–21

After debuting for the Australian Under–23 side in early November 2018, Wilson made her debut for the Jillaroos later that month during a Trans–Tasman test series against the New Zealand Under–21 side in Hastings, New Zealand.

Under–23

Wilson made her debut for the Australian Under–23 side in November 2018, during a tour of China.

References

External links

* * 1998 births Living people Australian female field hockey players Female field hockey forwards Lithgow, New South Wales Sportswomen from New South Wales People from Lithgow, New South Wales {{Australia-fieldhockey-bio-stub