Makayla Jones
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20 July 2004 Goulburn, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 2022– | NSW Pride | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Australia U–21 | 31 | (15) | |||||||||||||||||
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Makayla Jones (born 20 July 2004)[1] is a field hockey player from Australia.[2][3]
Personal life
Jones was raised in Goulburn, New South Wales.[4]
She is a scholarship holder at the NSW Institute of Sport.[5]
Career
Domestic
In Hockey Australia's premier domestic league, the One Active Hockey One, Jones represents the NSW Pride.[6][7] In her debut season in 2022, she helped the side to a gold medal.[6]
Under 21
Jones made her debut for the Australian U–21 side, the Jillaroos, in 2022.[8] She made her first international appearances during the Junior Oceania Cup in Canberra, where she won a gold medal.[9][10]
Throughout 2023, Jones continued to represent the national junior squad. She was a member of the squad for a test series against Japan in the Gold Coast, followed by the FIH Junior World Cup in Santiago, where the team finished in fifth place.[8]
In 2025 she was named in the squad for the Junior Oceania Cup in Auckland, where she won a gold medal.[8][11] She also appeared in seven matches during a tour of Europe, as well as in a test series against India in Canberra.[12] She most recently represented the squad at her second FIH Junior World Cup, also held in Santiago.[2]
References
- ^ "Team Details – Australia". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
- ^ a b "Jillaroos Team Announced for 2025 FIH Women's Junior World Cup". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. 27 October 2025. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
- ^ "MAKAYLA JONES – AUSTRALIA". ritualhockey.com. Ritual Hockey. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
- ^ "Pride of Goulburn: Local rising stars announced in top hockey team". goulburnpost.com.au. Goulburn Post. 14 August 2025. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
- ^ "NSWIS Talented Trio keen to leave their mark in Chile". nswis.com.au. NSW Institute of Sport. 15 November 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
- ^ a b "JONES MAkayla". hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
- ^ "Makayla Jones". hockeyone.com.au. Hockey One. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
- ^ a b c "JONES Makayla". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
- ^ "Burras and Jillaroos go undefeated against Junior Black Sticks". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. 14 December 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
- ^ "Australia Win Oceania Junior World Cup Qualifiers". hockeytasmania.com.au. Hockey Tasmania. 12 December 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
- ^ "Oceania Junior World Cup Qualifiers - Promising Performances". hockeynz.co.nz. New Zealand Hockey Federation. 19 February 2025. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
- ^ "Indian Junior Women's Hockey Team goes down 0-5 against Australia U21 in second match of tour". hockeyindia.org. Hockey India. 27 September 2025. Retrieved 10 December 2025.