Paige Blake
New Zealand field hockey player (born 1996)
Paige Blake (born 17 July 2003) is a field hockey player from New Zealand.
Early life
Paige Blake grew up in Auckland.
Career
National league
In the Premier Hockey League, Blake plays for the Northern Tridents.
Under–21
Blake made her international debut at under–21 level. She was a member of the silver medal-winning Junior Black Sticks squad at the 2022 Junior Oceania Cup in Canberra. This tournament acted as the Oceania qualifier for the FIH Junior World Cup, with the silver medal securing a qualification quota for New Zealand.
She then went on to represent the junior squad at the 2023 FIH Junior World Cup in Santiago.
Black Sticks
Following her successful junior debut, Blake made her senior international debut for the Black Sticks in 2023. She made her first appearances during the Christchurch Leg of the fourth season of the FIH Pro League.
She has been named in an extended national squad for 2025.
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