Jared Panchia

Jared Kiran Panchia (born 18 October 1993) is a New Zealand field hockey player who plays as a forward or midfielder for the New Zealand national team.

Jared Panchia
Personal information
Full name Jared Kiran Panchia
Born (1993-10-18) 18 October 1993
Auckland, New Zealand
Playing position Forward/Midfielder
Club information
Current club Auckland
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Auckland
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 New Zealand U21 45
2013– New Zealand 105
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  New Zealand
Commonwealth Games
2018 Gold CoastTeam
Oceania Cup
2013 Stratford
2017 Sydney
2019 Rockhampton
Last updated on: 5 January 2019

Life and career

Panchia was born on 18 October 1993 in Auckland to Pete Panchia and Ramila. Both his parents played field hockey at local level. Panchia's siblings are also field hockey players; his elder brother Arun Panchia has captained the national side, while younger brother Daniel Panchia has represented the national junior team. He has a younger sister, Anjali, who has also taken up the sport.[1][2] The Panchia family have Gujarati ancestry, with Panchia's great-grandfather emigrating from India to New Zealand in the 1920s.[3]

Panchia was part of the New Zealand U21 squad that took part in the 2013 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup in New Delhi. He made his senior team debut the same year and was the youngest member of the national squad at the 2014 Men's Hockey World Cup in The Hague.[4] Panchia was part of two Oceania Cup silver-medal winning teams: 2013 in Stratford and 2017 in Sydney.

References
  1. "Hockey: Sport mad siblings do parents proud". NZ Herald. 1 December 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  2. Leggat, David (30 August 2014). "Hockey: Panchia brothers a triple threat at NHL". NZ Herald. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  3. Cornaga, Andrew (30 April 2017). "Meet Arun Panchia, a Gujarati insurance agent who is set to lead New Zealand against India". scroll.in. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  4. "Experienced Black Sticks Men's team for World Cup". hockeynz.co.nz. 21 May 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
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