Italy_women's_national_field_hockey_team
The Italy women's national field hockey team represents Italy in international field hockey competitions.[2] The team is currently ranked 17th in the FIH World Rankings, with 623 points.[3]
| Association | EHF (Europe) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Confederation | Federazione Italiana Hockey | ||
| Head Coach | Roberto Carta | ||
| Assistant coach(es) | Fabrizio Mattei | ||
| Manager | Paolo Grazioli | ||
| Captain | Federica Carta | ||
| FIH ranking | |||
| Current | 19  (12 March 2024)[1] | ||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 2 (first in 1976) | ||
| Best result | 9th (2018) | ||
| EuroHockey Championship | |||
| Appearances | 9 (first in 1984) | ||
| Best result | 7th (2007, 2015) | ||
Field hockey was first introduced in Italy in 1935, and has since grown in popularity within the country.[4]
In July 2017, at the 2016–17 Hockey World League Semifinals in Brussels, Belgium, the Italian women's team secured qualification for the 2018 Hockey World Cup. This is the first major international tournament Italy have qualified for since the 1976 Hockey World Cup, where the team finished 10th.[5]
The following 18 players including young player of the year Chiara Bovio were named in the Italian squad for the 2022 FIH Nations Cup in Valencia.[11]
Head coach: 
Robert Justus
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Sofía Monserrat | (1992-06-19) 19 June 1992 (age 31) | 12 | 0 |  Royal Wellington |
| 12 | GK | Lucía Caruso | (1997-09-30) 30 September 1997 (age 26) | 9 | 0 |  Sanse Complutense |
| 3 | DF | Teresa Dalla Vittoria | (1997-01-01) 1 January 1997 (age 27) | 32 | 0 | White Star |
| 21 | DF | Sara Puglisi (Captain) | (2000-08-03) 3 August 2000 (age 23) | 32 | 0 | Oranje-Rood |
| 28 | DF | Ivanna Pessina | (1990-04-18) 18 April 1990 (age 34) | 40 | 3 | Leuven |
| 30 | DF | Camila Machín | (1994-09-03) 3 September 1994 (age 29) | 7 | 3 | Royal Victory |
| 5 | MF | Ailin Oviedo | (1991-03-02) 2 March 1991 (age 33) | 15 | 1 | Real Sociedad |
| 7 | MF | Elettra Bormida | (1998-11-18) 18 November 1998 (age 25) | 11 | 0 | White Star |
| 9 | MF | Emilia Munitis | (1996-05-06) 6 May 1996 (age 27) | 32 | 3 | Sanse Complutense |
| 15 | MF | Sofía Maldonado | (1995-01-03) 3 January 1995 (age 29) | 25 | 2 |  Grossflottbeker |
| 25 | MF | Mercedes Pastor | (1996-10-18) 18 October 1996 (age 27) | 10 | 1 | Royal Herakles |
| 26 | MF | Sofía Laurito | (1994-01-10) 10 January 1994 (age 30) | 28 | 4 | Waterloo Ducks |
| 29 | MF | Luciana Galimberti | (1991-10-22) 22 October 1991 (age 32) | 7 | 0 | La Rasante |
| 6 | FW | Agustina Hasselstrom | (1993-06-30) 30 June 1993 (age 30) | 4 | 0 | Bremer |
| 13 | FW | Agueda Moroni | (1997-03-06) 6 March 1997 (age 27) | 15 | 3 | White Star |
| 14 | FW | Antonella Bruni | (1995-02-04) 4 February 1995 (age 29) | 10 | 0 | Royal Victory |
| 18 | FW | Federica Carta (Captain) | (2000-06-21) 21 June 2000 (age 23) | 49 | 16 | Real Sociedad |
| 27 | FW | Lara Oviedo | (1988-04-12) 12 April 1988 (age 36) | 53 | 18 | La Gantoise |
- "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- "National Female Senior". Federazione Italiana Hockey. Archived from the original on 27 June 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- "Hero FIH Rankings – Outdoor". FIH. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- "Italy qualify for Women's Hockey World Cup, London 2018". FIH. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- "Convocazione n. 33 Nazionale senior femminile Hockey Women's Nations Cup Spain, Valencia 3-18 dicembre 2022" (PDF). federhockey.it (in Italian). Federazione Italiana Hockey. Retrieved 14 December 2022.