Nina Murphy

Nina Murphy
Personal information
Born (2006-06-15) 15 June 2006
Gold Coast, Australia
Playing position Midfield
Senior career
Years Team
2025– Southern Alpiners
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2025– New Zealand 1 (0)
2025– New Zealand U–21 0 (0)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing  New Zealand

Nina Murphy (born 15 June 2006)[1] is an Australian-born field hockey player from New Zealand.[2]

Personal life

Nina Murphy was born and raised in the Gold Coast, Queensland.[3][4]

She is of Māori descent.[5]

Career

Domestic hockey

Throughout her youth, Murphy represented her home state, Queensland, in national championships hosted by Hockey Australia.[6][7] During her junior career in Australia, Murphy impressed national selection panels, being included in the Australian futures squad in 2024.[8]

Following her move to Dunedin in 2025, Murphy was selected in the Southern Alpiners squad to compete in the Junior Hockey League and Premier Hockey League.[4][9][10]

Under–21

Murphy is set to maker her debut for the national junior team in 2025. She was named in the squad for the FIH Junior World Cup in Santiago.[11]

Black Sticks

In 2025, Murphy received her first call up to the Black Sticks.[3][4][5][12] She made her senior international debut that year, earning her first cap during a test match against the United States in Charlotte.[13]

References

  1. ^ "Team Details – New Zealand". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  2. ^ "U21 WOMEN". blacksticksnz.co.nz. New Zealand Hockey Federation. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  3. ^ a b "A shot at medicine leads to a shot in the Black Sticks". newsroom.co.nz. Newsroom. 30 June 2025. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  4. ^ a b c "Black Sticks: Nina Murphy joins New Zealand women's hockey side, swaps Brisbane for Dunedin dreams". nzherald.co.nz. New Zealand Herald. 1 July 2025. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Otago tauira set to shine on international hockey stage". otago.ac.nz. University of Otago. 27 June 2025. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  6. ^ "MURPHY Nina". hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  7. ^ "Cam, Tam and Nina take home U18 National Silver". hockeyburleigh.com. Hockey Burleigh. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  8. ^ "2024 National Future Talent Squads named following impressive HA U18 Championships". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  9. ^ "MURPHY Nina". hockeynz.altiusrt.com. New Zealand Hockey Federation. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  10. ^ "2025 ALPINERS WOMEN". alpinershockey.co.nz. Hockey Burleigh. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  11. ^ "Future Black Sticks U21 Teams Named for FIH Junior World Cups". hockeynz.co.nz/. New Zealand Hockey Federation. 29 September 2025. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  12. ^ "Otago pair selected". odt.co.nz. Otago Daily Times. 7 June 2025. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  13. ^ "MURPHY Nina". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 19 October 2025.