Siofra Mary O'Brien (born 22 February 2000) is an Irish

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player.

Personal life

Siofra O'Brien was born and raised in

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Career

National league

In the Irish Hockey League, O'Brien plays for Loreto.

Under–21

O'Brien made her international debut at under–21 level. She was a member of the Irish U–21 side during a Four–Nations Tournament in Dublin. She also appeared at the EuroHockey Junior Championship in

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, where the team finished in seventh place. She was also a member of the junior squad at the 2022 FIH Junior World Cup in

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Senior squad

In 2022, O'Brien made her senior international debut at the FIH World Cup held in

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and

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. She was initially listed as a reserve player, however was called into action following an injury to

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. She made her official debut in a ranking match against

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. Later that year she appeared at the FIH Nations Cup in Valencia. Since her debut, O'Brien has been a constant inclusion in the national squad. She has most recently been called into the squad for the 2023–24 FIH Nations Cup in Terrassa.

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* 2000 births Living people Irish female field hockey players Female field hockey forwards 21st-century Irish sportswomen {{Ireland-fieldhockey-bio-stub