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Alessia Padalino

Alessia Padalino

Dutch-Italian field hockey player

Alessia Doriana Padalino (born 26 April 1984)[1] is a former Dutch-Italian field hockey player.

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Personal life

Alessia Padalino was born in The Hague, Netherlands to a Dutch mother and Italian father.[2] She has an identical twin sister, Chiara, who also plays hockey and was her teammate for Italy.[3][4]

Career

Netherlands

Under–21

Padalino first represented the Netherlands Under–21 team in 2002, at the EuroHockey Junior Championship held in Alcalá la Real, Spain.[5] She went on to represent the team again in 2004 at the next EuroHockey Junior tournament in Dublin, Ireland, winning gold medals at both events.[6]

In 2005, Padalino won a bronze medal at the Junior World Cup, her last performance for the Dutch junior side.[7]

Senior National Team

Following her success in the juniors, Padalino debuted for the senior national team in 2003. She never represented the side at a major tournament, rather a series of test matches in her four-year career with the team. During this time she achieved 14 caps and 1 goal.[8]

Indoor

As well as field hockey, Padalino also represented the Netherlands in indoor hockey, most notably winning gold at the 2007 Indoor World Cup in Vienna, Austria.[9]

Country Change

After representing the Netherlands for 5 years in junior and senior competition, Padalino made the switch to the Italian team in 2010. After not receiving a call-up to the Netherlands senior team for almost four year, Padalino received a call from Italian coaching staff asking her to represent the national team.[2] She made her first appearance for Italy, her father's home country, in November 2010 in a test match against Argentina.[4]

Italy

Senior National Team

Following her debut for Italy in 2010, Padalino maintained selection in the team until 2013, when she retired from international competition.[10]

Padalino's most notable performance with the team was at the 2011 Champions Challenge II in Vienna where she won a silver medal, losing 2–1 to Belgium in the final. During the competition she scored 4 goals, including their only goal in the final.[11]

Her final appearance for Italy was during the Hockey World League, at a Round 2 event in Valencia, Spain.[12]

References

  1. [1]
    "Team Details – Italy". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  2. [2]
    "Padalino-tweeling bij de Azzurri". www.nrc.nl (in Italian). Bart Hinke. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  3. [3]
    "Padalino Chiara". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  4. [4]
    "NAZ AF - Convoc, Raduno e Partite Con Argentina 16-20 Novembre Roma". www.federhockey.it (in Italian). IHF. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
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    "Hockey: English teams second best to European rivals". www.independent.co.uk. The Independent. Archived from the original on 1 August 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  6. [6]
    "Competitions Archive". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  7. [7]
    "2005 BDO Junior World Cup (Women)". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  8. [8]
    "Padalino Alessia". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  9. [9]
    "Indoor Hockey World Cup 2007 (Women)". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  10. [10]
    "2013 - NAZ AF - Convoc. WL Valencia - Sostituzione". www.federhockey.it (in Italian). IHF. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  11. [11]
    "FIH Champions Challenge II (Women)". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  12. [12]
    "World League R2 2012/2013 - Valencia - Women". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
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