Caoimhe Perdue (born 4 May 2000) is a

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player from

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Personal life

Caoimhe Perdue was born and raised in

Cashel, County Tipperary Cashel (; ) is a town in County Tipperary in Ireland. Its population was 4,422 in the 2016 census of Ireland, 2016 census. The town gives its name to the ecclesiastical province of ''Cashel''. Additionally, the ''cathedra'' of the Roman Cathol ...

. She is currently a student at

University College Cork University College Cork – National University of Ireland, Cork (UCC) () is a constituent university of the National University of Ireland, and located in Cork (city), Cork. The university was founded in 1845 as one of three Queen's Universit ...

, where she studies Nutritional Sciences.

Career

Under–21

Perdue made her debut for the Ireland U–21 team in 2019 at the EuroHockey Junior Championship in

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. In 2022, she captained the team at the FIH Junior World Cup in

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National team

Following her successful career in the junior squad, Perdue was named in the national team for the 2022 FIH World Cup in

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and

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* * 2000 births Living people Irish female field hockey players Female field hockey defenders People from Cashel, County Tipperary Alumni of University College Cork Irish field hockey players Sportspeople from County Tipperary 21st-century Irish sportswomen {{Ireland-fieldhockey-bio-stub