Shea Joseph McAleese (born 7 August 1984) is a New Zealand field hockey player who competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2012 Olympics.[1] He was part of the New Zealand team that won the bronze medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.[2]
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| Full name | Shea Joseph McAleese | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
7 August 1984 Napier, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current club | Central Falcons | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Canterbury | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Canterbury | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Tassie Tigers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2009 | Hamburg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Braxgata | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Central Falcons | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2015 | HGC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Braxgata | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017– | Central Falcons | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2021 | New Zealand | 316 | (34) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Youngest son of Dan and Margie McAleese. Has an older brother and sister, Jonathan and Aimee.
Shea McAleese played at Uhlenhorster Hockey Club in Hamburg from 2007 till 2009. With the Team he won the Euro Hockey League 2007–2008. He also helped his team to a second-place finish in the competition in the 2008–2009 Season, when they were defeated by HC Bloemendaal of The Netherlands. He represents the Uttar Pradesh Wizards in the Hockey India League. He has also coached the Central Mavericks team in New Zealand.[2]
In August 2021, Shea McAleese announced his retirement from International Hockey.[3]
References edit
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Shea McAleese". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
- ^ a b "Shea McAleese". g2014results.thecgf.com. Glasgow 2014 Ltd. 8 August 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ^ "🇳🇿 New Zealand Hockey : Shea McAleese has decided to call time on his impressive career". TheDragflick.com. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
External links edit
- Shea McAleese at the International Hockey Federation
- Shea McAleese at Olympedia
- Shea McAleese at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
- Shea McAleese at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
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