Linnea Gonzales
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| Born |
August 15, 1997 Bel Air, Maryland, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Midfield/Forward | ||||||||||||||||
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| Current club | H2O Field Hockey | ||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | United States U21 | 40 | |||||||||||||||
| 2019– current | United States | 15 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Linnea Gonzales (born August 15, 1997) is an American field hockey player.
Personal life
[edit]Gonzales was born in Bel Air, Maryland. She originally played soccer, but began playing hockey after her sister started. One of her role models is former United States international, Katie Bam, who also uses an STX hockey stick.[1][2]
Gonzales attended Patterson Mill High School to be close to her brother Landon, who chose the school for its program for autistic students.[3]
She is a student at the University of Maryland.[4]
Career
[edit]Junior National Team
[edit]Gonzales represented the United States Under 21 side at the 2016 Junior World Cup. The team finished in eighth place.[5]
Senior National Team
[edit]Gonzales made her senior international debut in 2019 during a test series against Chile in Santiago.[6]
Since her debut, Gonzales has been a regular inclusion in the United States national squad, most recently appearing in the 2019 FIH Pro League.[7]
International goals
[edit]Goal |
Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 10, 2019 | Royal Uccle Sport, Brussels, Belgium |  Belgium |
1–1 | 1–2 | 2019 FIH Pro League | [8] |
| 2 | May 18, 2019 | Spooky Nook Sports, Lancaster, United States |  China |
3–0 | 3–1 | [9] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Linnea Gonzales". Team USA. Archived from the original on May 8, 2019. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
- ^ "Linnea Gonzales". STX. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
- ^ Shaffer, Jonas (November 16, 2017). "Behind Terps field hockey star Linnea Gonzales (Patterson Mill), a reliable voice". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- ^ "Linnea Gonzales". STX. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
- ^ "United States". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
- ^ "Linnea Gonzales: Family Matters". University of Maryland. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
- ^ "Gonzales Linnea". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
- ^ "Belgium 2–1 United States". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
- ^ "United States 3–1 China". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
External links
[edit]- 1997 births
- Living people
- American female field hockey players
- Sportspeople from Maryland
- People from Bel Air, Harford County, Maryland
- Sportspeople from Harford County, Maryland
- Field hockey players at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Field hockey players at the 2023 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in field hockey
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States in field hockey
- 21st-century American sportswomen