Ashley Joy Hoffman (born November 8, 1996) is an American women's

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player. Hoffman was raised to the

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national team in 2017, following success in the national junior team.

Career

Junior national team

Hoffman first represented the United States junior national team in 2014 at a qualifying even for the

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. In 2016, Hoffman once again represented the junior national team at the 2016 Junior Pan American Cup and 2016 Junior World Cup.

Senior national team

Hoffman made her debut for the

senior team in March 2017 in a test series against New Zealand in

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. Hoffman was a member of the bronze medal winning team at the

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College

In 2019, while at

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, Hoffman won the

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as the nation's best female field hockey player.

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* 1996 births Living people American female field hockey players Female field hockey midfielders North Carolina Tar Heels field hockey players Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States Pan American Games medalists in field hockey Field hockey players at the 2019 Pan American Games Haagsche Delftsche Mixed players Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games 21st-century American women {{US-fieldhockey-bio-stub