Tessa Jopp Explained

Tessa Jopp
Birth Date:1995 6, df=yes
Birth Place:Dunedin, New Zealand
Height:168cm
Position:Defence
Years1:2020–
Currentclub:Southern Alpiners
Nationalyears1:2015–2016
Nationalteam1:New Zealand U–21
Nationalcaps1:13
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2017–
Nationalteam2:New Zealand
Nationalcaps2:48
Nationalgoals2:3

Tessa Jopp is a field hockey player from New Zealand.[1]

Early life

Tessa Jopp was born on 18 June 1995, in Dunedin, New Zealand.[2] [3] [4]

Career

National league

In the Premier Hockey League, Jopp plays for the Southern Alpiners.[5] [6]

Under–21

Jopp made her international debut in 2015 at under–21 level. She made her first appearances for the Junior Black Sticks during a Six–Nations Tournament in Breda.[7]

In 2016 she won a silver medal with the national junior squad, taking home silver at the Junior Oceania Cup in the Gold Coast, the Oceania qualifier for the FIH Junior World Cup. She went on later that year to captain the team at the 2016 FIH Junior World Cup in Santiago.[7]

Black Sticks

Jopp made her senior international debut for the Black Sticks in 2017. She made four appearances in a test series against Argentina in Buenos Aires.[7]

Following her international debut in 2017, Jopp was named in the national squad for 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast. Unfortunately, she had to withdraw from the squad nine days prior to the competition due to a heart related health issue.[4]

In 2021, Jopp made her Olympic debut at the XXXII Games in Tokyo.[8] [9] [10]

After missing the 2018 editions of the Commonwealth Games and FIH World Cup, Jopp was named in the squads for both tournaments in 2022.[11]

International goals

GoalDateLocationOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1 19 May 2017 Hawke's Bay Hockey, Hastings, New Zealand 2–0 3–0 [12]
2 7 July 2022 Wagener Stadium, Amsterdam, Netherlands 2–1 4–3 [13]
3 4 August 2022 University of Birmingham, Birmingham, England 1–0 4–1 [14]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tessa Jopp – Player Info . . globalsportsarchive.com . 12 October 2024.
  2. Web site: Team Details – New Zealand . . tms.fih.ch . 12 October 2024.
  3. Web site: TESSA JOPP . . olympic.org.nz . 12 October 2024.
  4. Web site: From farmer in the sticks to a return to the Black Sticks . . newsroom.co.nz . 26 May 2021 . 12 October 2024.
  5. Web site: JOPP Tessa . . hockeynz.altiusrt.com . 12 October 2024.
  6. Web site: Strong Otago presence in Alpiners squads . . odt.co.nz . 10 October 2024 . 12 October 2024.
  7. Web site: JOPP Tessa . . tms.fih.ch . 12 October 2024.
  8. Web site: TESSA JOPP . . olympics.com . 12 October 2024.
  9. Web site: Exciting youngsters named in Olympic hockey squads . . blacksticksnz.co.nz . 12 October 2024 . 18 June 2021 . https://archive.today/20210618015234/https://blacksticksnz.co.nz/news_events/exciting-youngsters-named-in-olympic-hockey-squads/ . dead .
  10. Web site: Tessa Jopp . . olympedia.org . 12 October 2024.
  11. Web site: High country to high performance . . farmersweekly.co.nz . 14 June 2022 . 12 October 2024.
  12. Web site: New Zealand 3–0 India . . 12 October 2024.
  13. Web site: India 3–4 New Zealand . . 12 October 2024.
  14. Web site: South Africa 1–4 New Zealand . . 12 October 2024.