| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1996-07-24)24 July 1996 (age 28) Townsville,Queensland | ||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||
| 2019– | Brisbane Blaze | ||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | ||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Australia | 6 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Australia | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Joel Rintala (born 24 July 1996)[1] is an Australianfield hockey player, who plays as a forward.[2]
Joel Rintala was born and raised in Townsville, Queensland.[2][3]
He is currently in a relationship with Australian swimmer,Shayna Jack.[4]
Rintala is a member of theBrisbane Blaze inAustralia's national league, theSultana Bran Hockey One. He made his debut in theinaugural season of the league.[5][6]
Following his 2019 debut, he appeared inseason two in 2022.[7]
Rintala made his international debut at under–21 level during the2017 Sultan of Johor Cup. He was a member of theBurras gold medal winning campaign.[8][9]
In 2022, Rintala was named in theKookaburras squad for the first time.[2] He will make his debut for the team in 2023.[8]
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