Jacob Smith (field hockey)

Jacob Anthony Phillip Smith (born 3 April 1991)^[1] is a New Zealand field hockey player.^[2]

Jake Smith

Personal information
Full name	Jacob Anthony Phillip Smith
Born	(1991-04-03) 3 April 1991 (age 34) Wellington, New Zealand
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Central Falcons
National team
Years	Team	Caps	Goals
2012–	New Zealand	89	(12)
Medal record Men's field hockey Representing  New Zealand Oceania Cup 2019 Rockhampton FIH World League 2012–13 New Delhi Team

Personal life

Smith was born and raised in Wellington, New Zealand.^[3]

Career

Club level

In the New Zealand National Hockey League Smith plays for Auckland.^[4] During the 2018–19 season, Smith relocated to the Netherlands to play in the Dutch Hoofdklasse for Pinoké.^[5]

National team

Smith made his national debut for the Black Sticks in 2012. Shortly after, he represented the team at his first major tournament, the Champions Trophy.^[6]

In 2014, Smith medalled for the first time with New Zealand at the 2012–13 FIH World League in New Delhi, India, where the team lost 2–7 to the Netherlands in the final.

Smith's most recent appearance for the team was during the inaugural tournament of the FIH Pro League in 2019. New Zealand finished in eighth and last place in the competition.^[7] He has also been named in the Black Sticks team for the 2019 Ready Steady Tokyo Olympic test event in Tokyo, Japan.^[8]

International goals

Goal	Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	16 March 2013	Azlan Shah Stadium, Ipoh, Malaysia	Australia	1–0	2–3	2013 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup	[9]
2	13 June 2013	HC Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands	Netherlands	3–1	3–3	2012–13 HWL Semi–finals	[10]
3	19 November 2014	National Hockey Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand	Japan	2–0	3–3	Test Match	[11]
4				3–0
5	13 December 2014	St. Bede's College, Christchurch, New Zealand	Canada	1–0	3–1		[12]
6	10 May 2015	Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart, Australia	South Korea	1–3	1–3		[13]
7	6 March 2016	Tauranga Hockey Association, Tauranga, New Zealand	Malaysia	1–1	4–1		[14]
8	26 November 2016	State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne, Australia	India	2–1	3–2	2016 I.F.O.H.	[15]