Hayden Beltz (born 8 September 1997) is a

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player from

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Personal life

Hayden Beltz was born and raised in

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. He has an older brother,

Joshua Joshua ( ), also known as Yehoshua ( ''Yəhōšuaʿ'', Tiberian Hebrew, Tiberian: ''Yŏhōšuaʿ,'' Literal translation, lit. 'Yahweh is salvation'), Jehoshua, or Josue, functioned as Moses' assistant in the books of Book of Exodus, Exodus and ...

, who is a member of the Australian senior national team.

Career

Club hockey

In 2018, Beltz was signed to play for

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in the England Hockey League for the 2018–2019 season. During his time at Surbiton, Beltz also represented the team during the 2018–2019 EHL.

Domestic leagues

Australian Hockey League

Hayden Beltz made his

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(AHL) debut in 2015 representing his home state

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as a member of the

Tassie Tigers Tassie Tigers is an Australian professional field hockey club based in Hobart, Tasmania. The club joined the Australian Hockey League in 1992 as a men's team. In 2019, the Tassie Tigers expanded to encompass both Tasmanian men's and women's teams ...

. During his four–season career with the Tigers, Beltz won bronze at two tournaments, in

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and during the final edition of the tournament in

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Hockey One

After the overhaul of the AHL and introduction of the

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, Beltz was named in a rebranded

team for the inaugural edition of the competition.

National programs

Under–21

Beltz was a member of the Australia U–21 side, the 'Burras', from 2015–2018. During this time, he represented the team at two

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's in

and

, winning a bronze medal at the latter.

National development squad

In 2019, Beltz was named in the

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development squad for the first time.

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Beltz, Hayden 1997 births Living people Australian male field hockey players Sportspeople from Hobart Sportsmen from Tasmania 21st-century Australian sportsmen