Gabrielle Nance

Gabrielle Nance (born 29 July 1994)^[1] is a field hockey player from Australia who plays as a forward.^[2]

Gabrielle Nance

Personal information
Born	(1994-07-29) 29 July 1994 (age 31)
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	55 kg (121 lb)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Adelaide Fire
Senior career
Years	Team
2014–2017	SA Suns
2019–	Adelaide Fire
National team
Years	Team	Caps	Goals
2014–	Australia	72	(8)
Medal record Women's field hockey Representing  Australia Commonwealth Games 2018 Gold Coast Team Champions Trophy 2014 Mendoza Team Oceania Cup 2017 Sydney Team

Personal life

Gabrielle Nance was born and raised in Kingscliff, New South Wales.^[3]

Nance relocated to Adelaide in 2014 to represent SA in national competitions.^[4]

Career

Domestic leagues

Australian Hockey League

In the Australian Hockey League, Nance was a member of the SA Suns.^[5] She represented the team from 2014 to 2017.^[4]

Hockey One

In 2019, Nance was named in the Adelaide Fire squad for the inaugural tournament of Hockey Australia's new domestic league, Hockey One.^[6]

National team

Nance made her debut for the Hockeyroos in 2014 during a test series against New Zealand in Wellington.^[7] Following her debut, Nance won her first medal with Australia at the Champions Trophy in Mendoza; the team finished in second place, winning a silver medal.^[8]

In 2016, Nance represented her country at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.^[9]

Following her silver medal-winning appearance at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast,^[10] Nance made the decision to take a break from international hockey to reignite her passion for the game.^[11]

Nance returned to the national squad in 2020.^[12][11]

International goals

Goal	Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	8 September 2015	Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth, Australia	South Korea	2–0	2–0	Test match	[13]
2	16 February 2016		Great Britain	1–1	3–3		[14]
3	27 November 2016	State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne, Australia	India	2–1	3–1		[15]
4	12 October 2017	Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney, Australia	PNG	4–0	23–0	2017 Oceania Cup	[16]
5				6–0
6	18 November 2017	State Hockey Centre, Adelaide, Australia	Japan	3–0	8–1	Test match	[17]
7	16 January 2018	Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth, Australia	Spain	1–0	1–1		[18]
8	26 January 2020	Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney, Australia	Belgium	1–0	1–1	2020 FIH Pro League	[19]