Kadie-Ann Dehaney (born 4 September 1996 in

Kingston, Jamaica Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and the Norman Manley Inter ...

) is a Jamaican netball player who plays for the

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in the Suncorp Super Netball league. She has also represented the

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Early life

Dehaney was born in

. She started her netball career at Melrose Junior High School and St Hughes High School before attending Mico University College.

Career

Dehaney made her international netball debut in the

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against Samoa. She participated at the 2013 Netball World Youth Cup in

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where the Jamaicans finished in third place. She also captained the under-21 Sunshine Girls at the

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whereby the team finished in fifth place. In 2015, she earned the MVP award in the Berger Elite League final whereby her team, the Clarendon Gators defeated the St James Sharpes. That following year, she earned a spot in the Sunshine Girls squad to the

. In 2017, she was signed by the Australian-based team the Melbourne Vixens in the Suncorp Super Netball.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dehaney, Kadie-Ann Jamaican netball players Melbourne Vixens players 1996 births Living people Sportspeople from Kingston, Jamaica 2019 Netball World Cup players Jamaican expatriate netball people in Australia Suncorp Super Netball players Sunshine Coast Lightning players Commonwealth Games medallists in netball Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Jamaica Netball players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games