Lachlan Busiko (born 13 January 1998) is a

field hockey Field hockey (or simply referred to as hockey in some countries where ice hockey is not popular) is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with 11 players in total, made up of 10 field players and a goalk ...

player from

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Personal life

Lachlan Busiko was born in

Naracoorte, South Australia Naracoorte is a town in the Limestone Coast region of South Australia, approximately 336 kilometres south-east of Adelaide and 100 kilometres north of Mount Gambier, South Australia, Mount Gambier on the Riddoch Highway (A66). History Before the ...

and raised in Benayeo, Victoria near

Apsley, Victoria Apsley is a town in Victoria, Australia. It is on the Wimmera Highway, in the Shire of West Wimmera, 420 kilometres north-west of Melbourne, and 7 kilometres east of the South Australian border. The town is named after Apsley House i ...

. He is a current scholarship holder at the South Australian Institute of Sport (SASI).

Career

Junior national team

In 2017, Busiko made his debut for the Australia U–21 side, the 'Burras', at the

Sultan of Johor Cup The Sultan of Johor Cup is an annual, international under-21 men's field hockey tournament held in Malaysia. Since the first edition held in 2011, five teams have emerged victorious. Great Britain is the most successful team having won the tou ...

. Busiko again appeared at the

in 2018, winning a bronze medal with the team. In 2019, Busiko was named to the national junior squad for the third time, as well as being named in the team for the 2019 Sultan of Johor Cup.

Adelaide Fire

Following the establishment of the Adelaide Fire in 2019, Lachlan Busiko was presented as the headline player for the men's team. He was also named as team captain for the inaugural tournament of the Sultana Bran Hockey One League, Australia's new premier domestic competition.

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* * 1998 births Living people Australian male field hockey players Male field hockey defenders South Australian Sports Institute alumni Field hockey people from South Australia Sportsmen from South Australia 21st-century Australian sportsmen {{Australia-fieldhockey-bio-stub