Samantha Love (field hockey)
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| Born |
29 November 2005 Melbourne, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Midfield | ||||||||||||||||
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| 2024– | HC Melbourne | ||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Australia U–21 | 21 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Samantha Love (born 29 November 2005)[1] is a field hockey player from Australia.[2]
She has been listed as one of the 'futures' of Australian hockey.[3]
Personal life
Love is a current scholarship holder at the Victorian Institute of Sport.[4]
She is a former student of St Catherine's School.[5]
Career
Domestic
In Hockey Australia's premier domestic league, the One Active Hockey One, Love represents HC Melbourne.[6][7]
She also competes in the Hockey Victoria Premier League, where she represents Hawthorn Hockey Club.[8][9] She formerly represented MCC Hockey Club.[10]
Under 21
Love made her debut for the Australian U–21 side, the Jillaroos, in 2023. She made her first international appearances during a test–series against Japan in the Gold Coast.[11]
In 2025 she was named in the squad for the Junior Oceania Cup in Auckland, where she won a gold medal.[11] She also appeared in a test series against India in Canberra.[12][13] She has most recently been named in the squad for the 2025 FIH Junior World Cup in Santiago.[2]
References
- ^ "Team Details – Australia". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ^ a b "Jillaroos Team Announced for 2025 FIH Women's Junior World Cup". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. 27 October 2025. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ^ "Future hockey prospects identified for Brisbane 2032". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ^ "SAMANTHA LOVE". vis.org.au. Victorian Institute of Sport. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ^ "Greatest Rewards from Greatest Commitments". stcatherines.net.au. St Catherine's School. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ^ "LOVE Samantha". hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ^ "Sammy Love". hockeyone.com.au. Hockey One. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ^ "LOVE Samantha". hockeyvictoria.altiusrt.com. Hockey Victoria. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ^ "Sammy Love". hawthornhockeyclub.asn.au. Hawthorn Hockey Club. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ^ "Young Dees at the Junior State Championships". mcchockey.org.au. MCC Hockey Club. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ^ a b "LOVE Samantha". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ^ "Indian Junior Women's Hockey Team Loses 2-3 To Australia U21 In Tour Opener". cricketnmore.com. Cricket N More. 26 September 2025. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ^ "Indian Junior Women's Hockey Team goes down 0-5 against Australia U21 in second match of tour". hockeyindia.org. Hockey India. 27 September 2025. Retrieved 19 November 2025.