By Tariq Ali
New Zealand's star hockey player Simon Child recently announced his retirement from international hockey. Simon Child was born on 16 April 1988 and brought up in Auckland, New Zealand.
Simon Child made his debut in the senior international team during the New Zealand- Malaysia Test Match series in 2005 since then during his 19 years old career he played 309 international matches and he scored 148 goals.
Simon Child appeared in the following major events
Olympic Games 2008 2012 2016 2024
FIH World Cup 2006 2014 2023
Commonwealth Games 2006 2010 2014
FIH Champions Challenge I 2007 2009 2014
FIH Hockey World League 2012-13 2014-15
FIH Champions Trophy 2011 2012 2014
FIH Hockey Pro League 2020-21 2023-23
Oceania Cup 2013 2015 2023
Following is the list of the New Zealand hockey players who appeared in 200 and more international matches
343 Phil Burrows
327 Ryan Archibald
320 Shea McLeese
318 Dean Cousins
309 Simon Child
287 Arun Panchia
272 Blair Tarrant
266 Hugo Inglis
264 Blair Hopping
259 Stephen Jennes
227 Steve Edwards
215 Ken Russell
215 Bevan Hari
214 Umesh Parag
210 Nick Haig
Following is the list of New Zealand hockey players who 60 or more goals in international matches
150 Phil Burrows
148 Simon Child
127 Hayden Shaw
94 Stephen Jennes
89 Ken Russell
78 Nick Wilson
75 Hugo Inglis
60 Ryan Archibald