Jared Kiran Panchia (born 18 October 1993) is a New Zealand field hockey player who plays as a forward or midfielder for the New Zealand national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jared Kiran Panchia | ||
| Born |
18 October 1993 Auckland, New Zealand | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward/Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Auckland | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| Auckland | |||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
| 2013–2014 | New Zealand U21 | 45 | |
| 2013– | New Zealand | 139 | (26) |
Medal record | |||
| Last updated on: 24 July 2021 | |||
Life and career
editPanchia was born on 18 October 1993 in Auckland to Peter Panchia and Ramila. Both his parents played field hockey at local level. Panchia's siblings are also field hockey players; his elder brother Arun Panchia has captained the national side, while younger brother Daniel Panchia has represented the national junior team. He has a younger sister, Anjali, who has also taken up the sport.[1][2] The Panchia family have Gujarati ancestry, with Panchia's great-grandfather emigrating from India to New Zealand in the 1920s.[3]
Panchia was part of the New Zealand U21 squad that took part in the 2013 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup in New Delhi. He made his senior team debut the same year and was the youngest member of the national squad at the 2014 Men's Hockey World Cup in The Hague.[4] Panchia was part of two Oceania Cup silver medal-winning teams: 2013 in Stratford and 2017 in Sydney.
References
edit- ^ "Hockey: Sport mad siblings do parents proud". New Zealand Herald. 1 December 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ^ Leggat, David (30 August 2014). "Hockey: Panchia brothers a triple threat at NHL". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ^ Cornaga, Andrew (30 April 2017). "Meet Arun Panchia, a Gujarati insurance agent who is set to lead New Zealand against India". scroll.in. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ^ "Experienced Black Sticks Men's team for World Cup". hockeynz.co.nz. 21 May 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
External links
edit- Jared Panchia at the International Hockey Federation
- Jared Panchia at Olympedia
- Jared Panchia at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
- Player profile at hockeynz.co.nz
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