Sean Ethan Findlay (born 5 December 2001) is a New Zealand

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player, who plays as a midfielder.

Personal life

Sean Findlay was born and raised in the

Hawke's Bay Hawke's Bay ( mi, Te Matau-a-Māui) is a local government region on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island. The region's name derives from Hawke Bay, which was named by Captain James Cook in honour of Admiral Edward Hawke. The region is ...

town of Taradale, New Zealand.

Career

National teams

Under-21

Findlay debuted for the New Zealand U–21 team in 2019 at the

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. He was named in the 2021 squad for the

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to be held in

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Black Sticks

In December 2020, Findlay was named in the Black Sticks squad for the first time. Findlay made his debut for the national team in 2021, during a test series against

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Palmerston North Palmerston North (; mi, Te Papa-i-Oea, known colloquially as Palmy) is a city in the North Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Manawatū-Whanganui region. Located in the eastern Manawatu Plains, the city is near the north bank of the ...

. He also scored a goal in his debut match.

International goals

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Findlay, Sean 2001 births Living people New Zealand male field hockey players Male field hockey midfielders Olympic field hockey players for New Zealand Field hockey players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games competitors for New Zealand Field hockey players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games People from Taradale, New Zealand 21st-century New Zealand people Sportspeople from the Hawke's Bay Region 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup players