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Full name | Nicholas James Budgeon | ||||||||||||||||
Born |
(1987-12-28) 28 December 1987 (age 36) Launceston, Tasmania | ||||||||||||||||
Playing position | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
Club information | |||||||||||||||||
Current club | Antwerp | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||
2011–2013 | Tassie Tigers | ||||||||||||||||
2016 | WA Thundersticks | ||||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | Den Bosch | ||||||||||||||||
2017–2021 | HGC | ||||||||||||||||
2021–present | Antwerp | ||||||||||||||||
National team | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Caps | Goals | ||||||||||||||
2013–2015 | Australia | 48 | (12) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Nicholas James Budgeon (born 28 December 1987) is a former field hockey player from Australia, who plays as a defender.
Personal life
Nicholas Budgeon was born and raised in Launceston, Tasmania.
He plays as a defender, and also specialises in drag flicking.
Career
Australian Hockey League
At domestic level, Nicholas Budgeon has represented both his home state Tasmania, and Western Australia in the Australian Hockey League.
From 2011 to 2013, Budgeon was a member of the Tassie Tigers. In 2016, he transitioned to the WA Thundersticks.
Kookaburras
Nicholas Budgeon made his senior international debut for the Kookaburras in 2013 at the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup.
Following his debut, Budgeon continued to represent Australia until 2015, most notably winning a bronze medal at the 2014 Champions Trophy.
References
- "Team Details – Australia". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- "Hockey star on his way to Kalgoorlie". thewest.com.au. The West Australian. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- "PL Player Profiles: #18 Nick Budgeon". bulldogs.org.au. North West Hobart Hockey Club. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- "Five uncapped players named in Kookaburras squad". ABC News. 14 October 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- "Triple treat from Tasmanian hockey player Nick Budgeon as Australia downs China 7-0 in Malaysian comp". themercury.com.au. The Mercury. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- "The drag flick technique of Kookaburras' Nick Budgeon". ahockeyworld.net. A Hockey World. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- "Hockey Australia Annual Report 2010–11" (PDF). clearinghouseforsport.gov.au. Government of Australia. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- "Queensland Blades win Men's AHL". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- "BUDGEON Nicholas". hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- "BUDGEON Nicholas". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- "2014 Champions Trophy medallists – Pakistan, Germany and Australia". abc.net.au. ABC News. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
External links
- Nicholas Budgeon at the International Hockey Federation
- Nicholas Budgeon at HockeyAustralia.altiusrt.com
- Nick Budgeon at Hockey.org.au at the Wayback Machine (archived 15 December 2014)
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- 1987 births
- Living people
- Australian male field hockey players
- Male field hockey defenders
- HC Den Bosch players
- HGC (field hockey) players
- Men's Hoofdklasse Hockey players
- Australian expatriate field hockey players
- Australian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Men's Belgian Hockey League players
- 21st-century Australian sportsmen
- Australian field hockey biography stubs