| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1995-06-18)18 June 1995 (age 29) Dunedin,New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Defence | ||||||||||||||||
| Club information | |||||||||||||||||
| Current club | Southern Alpiners | ||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | New Zealand U–21 | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017– | New Zealand | 48 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Tessa Jopp is afield hockey player fromNew Zealand.[1]
Tessa Jopp was born on 18 June 1995, inDunedin, New Zealand.[2][3][4]
In thePremier Hockey League, Jopp plays for theSouthern Alpiners.[5][6]
Jopp made her international debut in 2015 at under–21 level. She made her first appearances for theJunior Black Sticks during aSix–Nations Tournament inBreda.[7]
In 2016 she won a silver medal with the national junior squad, taking home silver at theJunior Oceania Cup in theGold Coast, theOceania qualifier for theFIH Junior World Cup. She went on later that year to captain the team at the2016 FIH Junior World Cup inSantiago.[7]
Jopp made her senior international debut for theBlack Sticks in 2017. She made four appearances in a test series againstArgentina inBuenos Aires.[7]
Following her international debut in 2017, Jopp was named in the national squad for2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast. Unfortunately, she had to withdraw from the squad nine days prior to the competition due to a heart related health issue.[4]
In 2021, Jopp made her Olympic debut at theXXXII Games inTokyo.[8][9][10]
After missing the 2018 editions of theCommonwealth Games andFIH World Cup, Jopp was named in the squads for both tournaments in 2022.[11]
| Goal | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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| 1 | 19 May 2017 | Hawke's Bay Hockey,Hastings, New Zealand |  India | 2–0 | 3–0 | Test Match | [12] |
| 2 | 7 July 2022 | Wagener Stadium,Amsterdam, Netherlands | 2–1 | 4–3 | 2022 FIH World Cup | [13] | |
| 3 | 4 August 2022 | University of Birmingham,Birmingham, England |  South Africa | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2022 Commonwealth Games | [14] |
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