Maddison Smith (born 17 March 2000) is a

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player from Australia.

Personal life

Maddison Smith was born and raised in

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Career

Domestic league

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's domestic league, the Sultana Bran Hockey One, Smith captains the NSW Pride.

Under–18

Smith made her junior international debut in 2018 during a qualification tournament for the

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. She followed this up with an appearance at the Youth Olympics in

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Hockeyroos

In 2023, Smith made her

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debut during

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of the FIH Pro League. She was later named in the National Development Squad.

References

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* * 2000 births Living people Australian female field hockey players Female field hockey defenders Field hockey people from New South Wales {{Australia-fieldhockey-bio-stub