Rebecca 'Becky' Manton (born 24 August 2001) is a
field hockey
Field hockey (or simply referred to as hockey in some countries where ice hockey is not popular) is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with 11 players in total, made up of 10 field players and a goalk ...
player from
England
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.
Career
Under–21
In 2022, Manton was named in the revised
England U–21 for the
FIH Junior World Cup
The Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup, formerly known as the Hockey Junior World Cup, is an international field hockey competition organized by the International Hockey Federation. The tournament was started in 1979. Since 1985 it was held every ...
in
Potchefstroom
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after the tournament was rescheduled.
At the delayed event, the team went on to win England's first ever bronze medal.
Senior national squad
Following the
2024 Summer Olympics
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, a restructured England squad was announced, including Manton. She made her senior international debut in December 2024 during a match against
China
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during the
Hangzhou
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leg of
season six of the
FIH Pro League FIH Pro League may refer to:
*Men's FIH Pro League
*Women's FIH Pro League
The Women's FIH Pro League is an international women's field hockey competition organised by the International Hockey Federation (FIH), which replaces the Women's FIH H ...
.
She also scored in her debut match.
International goals
References
External links
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Rebecca Mantonat
England Hockey
England Hockey is the Sports governing body, national governing body for the sport of field hockey in England. There are separate governing bodies for the sport in the other parts of the United Kingdom.
History and organisation
England Hockey wa ...
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2001 births
Living people
English female field hockey players
Female field hockey forwards
21st-century English sportswomen