Naomi Heyn (born 20 September 1998) is a

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player from

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, who plays as a forward.

Early life

Naomi Heyn started playing Hockey at the age of 7. In her youth she played for RTHC only. She eventually changed to Rot-Weiss Köln, as she was keen on improving her skills in a team that was in the

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. This Change greatly helped her improve her skills. Because she was performing well in the

, she drew a lot of attention towards her, and her talent was ultimately noticed by coaches of the national team.

Career

Club hockey

In the German

, Heyn plays club hockey for

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National teams

Under–18

Naomi Heyn made her first appearance in German colours in 2015 at the

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in Santander, Spain. She went on to represent the team at the Youth Championship the following year in Cork, Ireland, winning silver medals at both events.

Under–21

Heyn represented the Germany U–21 side on numerous occasions throughout her junior career. Her most notable performance with the team was at the 2019 EuroHockey Junior Championship in

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, where the team won a bronze medal.

Damen

In 2017, Heyn made her debut for the

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national team during a test series against

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in Düsseldorf, Germany. Heyn also appeared for the national team during the inaugural tournament of the

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. In December 2019, Heyn was named in the preliminary German Olympic squad to train for the

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Heyn, Naomi 1998 births Living people Female field hockey midfielders German female field hockey players Mannheimer HC players Feldhockey Bundesliga (Women's field hockey) players