Courtney Schonell (born 17 September 2000) is an Australian

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player, who plays as a forward.

Personal life

Courtney Schonell was born and raised in

Narellan Vale, New South Wales Narellan Vale is a suburb of Sydney, in the Australian state of New South Wales. Narellan Vale is located 60 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Camden Council and is part of the Macar ...

, and grew up in the neighbouring suburb of

Mount Annan Mount Annan is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Mount Annan is located 60 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government areas of Camden Council and Campbelltown City Co ...

. Schonell is a former student of St. Benedict's Catholic College in Oran Park.

Career

Domestic league

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's premier domestic league, the Sultana Bran Hockey One, Schonell is a member of the

NSW Pride NSW Pride is an Australian field hockey club based in Sydney. The club was established in 2019, and is one of 7 established to compete in Hockey Australia's new premier domestic competition, Hockey One. The club unifies both men and women under ...

. She represented the team in the inaugural season of the competition.

International

Under–21

In 2018, Schonell made her first appearance for the Australia U–21 team during a test-series against

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. Following this, she represented the team in 2019 at a Tri–Nations Tournament in

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, as well as a 2020 test series against

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in Canberra.

Hockeyroos

Following a 2020 Super-Camp, Schonell was named in the

Hockeyroos The Australia women's national field hockey team (nicknamed the Hockeyroos) are, as of January 2019, ranked third in the world. Having played their first game in 1914, and their first Olympic game in 1984, they are one of Australia's most succes ...

squad for the first time. She will make her first appearance for the team during the 2021 Trans–Tasman Series.

References

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* * 2000 births Living people Australian female field hockey players Female field hockey forwards Field hockey players at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics 21st-century Australian women Field hockey people from New South Wales Sportswomen from New South Wales {{Australia-fieldhockey-bio-stub