Gus Nelson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
31 March 2004 New Zealand | ||
| Playing position | Midfield | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2024– | Southern Alpiners | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
| 2023– | New Zealand U–21 | 24 | (4) |
| 2025– | New Zealand | 5 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
Gus Nelson (born 31 March 2004)[1] is a field hockey player from New Zealand.[2]
Life
[edit]Gus Nelson grew up in the Āria community in rural Waikato, New Zealand.[3]
Career
[edit]Domestic league
[edit]In domestic competitions, Nelson plays within New Zealand. He most recently competed with the Southern Alpiners in the Premier Hockey League and Junior Hockey League, as well as Canterbury in the Ford National Hockey Championship.[4][5][6][7]
Under–21
[edit]Nelson is currently the captain of the New Zealand U–21 squad.[8]
He represented the team for the first time at the 2023 Sultan of Johor Cup in Johor Bahru, and followed this up with an appearance at the FIH Junior World Cup in Kuala Lumpur.[9]
Since his junior debut, he has also appeared at the 2024 and 2025 editions of the Sultan of Johor Cup, as well as the 2025 Junior Oceania Cup in Auckland, where he won a silver medal.[10] He was most recently named in the squad for his second FIH Junior World Cup, to be held in Chennai and Madurai.[11]
Black Sticks
[edit]Nelson made his senior international debut for the Black Sticks in 2025. He earned his first senior cap during a match against Japan during the 2024–25 FIH Nations Cup in Kuala Lumpur.[9] He went on to win his first gold medal with the national team at the tournament. He followed this up with appearances at the 2025 Oceania Cup in Darwin.[9][12][13][14] At the tournament, he won a silver medal.[15]
References
[edit]- ^ "Team Details – New Zealand". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
- ^ "Black Sticks Men's Team". blacksticksnz.co.nz. New Zealand Hockey Federation. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
- ^ "Further Hockey Success for Gus Nelson". piopio.net.nz. Piopio. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
- ^ "NELSON Gus". hockeynz.altiusrt.com. New Zealand Hockey Federation. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
- ^ "2025 ALPINERS MEN". alpinershockey.co.nz. Southern Alpiners. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
- ^ "Premier Hockey League to test Black Sticks". alpinershockey.co.nz. Radio New Zealand. 10 October 2024. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
- ^ "Alpiners triumph in tense league final". odt.co.nz. Otago Daily Times. 19 April 2025. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
- ^ "U21 Squads". blacksticksnz.co.nz. New Zealand Hockey Federation. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
- ^ a b c "NELSON Gus". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
- ^ "Squads Announced for New Zealand U21 Teams Ahead of Oceania Cup Junior World Cup Qualifier". hockeynz.co.nz. New Zealand Hockey Federation. 13 December 2024. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
- ^ "Future Black Sticks U21 Teams Named for FIH Junior World Cups". hockeynz.co.nz. New Zealand Hockey Federation. 29 September 2025. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
- ^ "Black Sticks Men named for 2025 Oceania Cup". olympic.org.nz. New Zealand Olympic Committee. 12 August 2025. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
- ^ "Vantage Black Sticks Men 2025 Oceania Cup Named". blacksticksnz.co.nz. New Zealand Hockey Federation. 19 August 2025. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
- ^ "Inexperienced Black Sticks for Oceania Cup". nzsportswire.com. NZ Sports Wire. 22 August 2025. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
- ^ "Match Report | Kookaburras clinch Oceania Cup again with 4-1 victory over New Zealand". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. 6 September 2025. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
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