Janine Marsha Stanley (born 28 March 1991) is a

Uruguayan Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...

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player.

Career

Junior national team

Stanley made her debut for the Uruguayan U–21 team in 2012 at the

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in Guadalajara.

Las Cimarronas

In 2008, Stanley made her debut for Las Cimarronas at the

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in Montevideo. Since her debut, Stanley has been a mainstay in the national team. She has won three bronze medals at South American Championships, including 2008, as well as 2010 and

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and

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, respectively. She also won bronze at the

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in Santiago. In 2011 and 2013, Stanley was named in consecutive Pan American Elite Team by the

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. At the

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, Stanley was a member of the Uruguay team that finished 5th.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stanley, Janine 1991 births Living people Female field hockey midfielders Uruguayan female field hockey players South American Games bronze medalists for Uruguay South American Games medalists in field hockey Competitors at the 2014 South American Games Pan American Games competitors for Uruguay Field hockey players at the 2019 Pan American Games Uruguayan people of British descent Female indoor hockey players 2011 FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup players