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| Born | (1998-09-20)20 September 1998 (age 27) Germany | ||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
| Club information | |||||||||||||||||
| Current club | Mannheimer HC | ||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Germany U–18 | 10 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | Germany U–21 | 11 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017– | Germany | 20 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Naomi Heyn (born 20 September 1998)[1] is afield hockey player fromGermany, who plays as a forward.[2]
Naomi Heyn started playing Hockey at the age of 7. In her youth she played for RTHC only. She eventually changed to Rot-Weiss Köln, as she was keen on improving her skills in a team that was in theBundesliga. This Change greatly helped her improve her skills. Because she was performing well in theBundesliga, she drew a lot of attention towards her, and her talent was ultimately noticed by coaches of the national team.
In the GermanBundesliga, Heyn plays club hockey forMannheimer HC.[3][2]
Naomi Heyn made her first appearance in German colours in 2015 at theEuroHockey Youth Championship inSantander, Spain. She went on to represent the team at the Youth Championship the following year inCork, Ireland, winning silver medals at both events.[4]
Heyn represented theGermany U–21 side on numerous occasions throughout her junior career. Her most notable performance with the team was at the2019 EuroHockey Junior Championship inValencia, Spain, where the team won a bronze medal.[5]
In 2017, Heyn made her debut for theGerman national team during a test series againstIreland inDüsseldorf, Germany.[6]
Heyn also appeared for the national team during theinaugural tournament of theFIH Pro League.[7]
In December 2019, Heyn was named in the preliminary German Olympic squad to train for the2020 Summer Olympics inTokyo, Japan.[2]
