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David Brydon
New Zealand field hockey player
David Andrew Brydon (born 27 June 1996)[1][2] is a New Zealand field hockey player,[3] who plays as a defender.[4]
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| Full name | David Andrew Brydon | ||||||||||||||||
| Born |
(1996-06-27) 27 June 1996 (age 27) Christchurch, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Defence | ||||||||||||||||
| Club information | |||||||||||||||||
| Current club | Southern Alpiners | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2019 | Canterbury | ||||||||||||||||
| 2020– | Southern Alpiners | ||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016 | New Zealand U–21 | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016– | New Zealand | 58 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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David Brydon was born in Christchurch, New Zealand.[5] He currently lives in Auckland, New Zealand.
National teams
Under-21
Brydon debuted for the New Zealand U-21 team in 2016 at the Junior Oceania Cup on the Gold Coast.[6] Later that year he went on to represent the team at the Sultan of Johor Cup in Johor Bahru and the FIH Junior World Cup in Lucknow.[7][8]
Black Sticks
Following his debut with the junior national team, David Brydon made his senior international debut with the Black Sticks in late 2016, at the Trans–Tasman Trophy in Auckland.[9][6]
In 2017, Brydon won his first medal with the national team at the Oceania Cup in Sydney, winning a silver medal.[citation needed]
Brydon was also a member of the Black Sticks in the inaugural season of the FIH Pro League.[10]
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- "DAVID BRYDON". olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- "DAVID BRYDON". olympic.org.nz. New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- "DAVID BRYDON". blacksticksnz.co.nz. Vantage Black Sticks. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- "three-new-canterbury-caps-named-in-black-sticks-for-transtasman-series-next-month". stuff.co.nz. stuff. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- "BRYDON David". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- "Kiwi Under 21s set to fire at Junior World Cup". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- "David Brydon – HOCKEY". inspirefoundation.co.nz. Inspire Foundation. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- "Hockey: Eight debutants named for Black Sticks Men". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- "BRYDON David". fihproleague.com. FIH Pro League. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
