Amy Ewart Costello (born 14 January 1998) is a Scottish

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player who plays as a defender in the Dutch

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and for the

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and

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national teams.

Club career

She plays club hockey in the Dutch

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. Costello previously played in the German

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for UHC Hamburg (2021-2024), and in the

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Premier Division for

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. She has also played for

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and Edinburgh University Women's Hockey Club.

International career

She was included in the Great Britain squad for the women's field hockey tournament at the

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, held in July and August 2021. Though designated as an alternate player, due to rule changes caused by the

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she was eligible to compete in all matches (unlike previous tournaments, in which alternates could only compete after permanently replacing an injured player). Though Great Britain earned the bronze medal, she did not make an appearance and was therefore ineligible to receive a medal.

References

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Amy Costello
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* * 1998 births Living people People educated at the Mary Erskine School Field hockey players from Edinburgh Scottish female field hockey players Field hockey players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic field hockey players for Great Britain Commonwealth Games field hockey players for Scotland Field hockey players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Field hockey players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Women's England Hockey League players East Grinstead Hockey Club players University of Birmingham Hockey Club players Uhlenhorster HC players Scottish expatriate sportspeople in Germany Scottish expatriate field hockey players 21st-century Scottish sportswomen {{UK-fieldhockey-bio-stub