Marcus "Marky" Andrew Law Child (born 2 March 1991) is a retired

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player, who played as a midfielder or forward for the New Zealand national team.

Personal life

Marcus Child was born and raised in

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, New Zealand. He has an older brother,

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, who also plays representative hockey for

Career

Child started playing hockey when he was four years old. He plays for Auckland in the New Zealand Hockey League. In the 2018–19 season he played for Pinoké in the Dutch Hoofdklasse. Child made his senior international debut for the Black Sticks in 2010. Since his debut, he has been a regular inclusion in the side. In 2018, he was a silver medallist at the

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held in

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. In December 2020 he announced his retirement from the national team.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Child, Marcus 1991 births Living people New Zealand male field hockey players Male field hockey midfielders Male field hockey forwards 2014 Men's Hockey World Cup players 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup players Men's Hoofdklasse Hockey players Expatriate field hockey players New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Commonwealth Games silver medallists for New Zealand Commonwealth Games medallists in field hockey Field hockey players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Pinoké players