Shaunda Ikegwuonu

Shaunda Ikegwuonu (born 11 March 1998)[1] is a field hockey player from Belgium, who plays as a forward.[2]

Shaunda Ikegwuonu
Personal information
Born (1998-03-11) 11 March 1998
Belgium
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club Braxgata
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Belgium U–18 10 (4)
2016–2019 Belgium U–21 15 (3)
2017– Belgium 11 (2)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing  Belgium
EuroHockey Junior Championship
2017 ValenciaTeam

Career

Club hockey

In the Belgian Hockey League, Ikegwuonu plays club hockey for the Braxgata.[3][2]

Under–18

In 2015 and 2016, Shaunda Ikegwuonu was a member of the Belgium U–18 team at the EuroHockey Youth Championship.[4] At both the 2015 and 2016 tournaments, Belgium finished in fourth place, losing to England on each occasion.[5][6]

Under–21

Following appearances for the national youth team, Ikegwuonu made her debut for the Belgium U–21 side in 2016, at a four nations tournament in Bad Kreuznach.[7][8] Later that year, she went on to appear at an invitational tournament in Valencia.[7]

In 2017, she won a silver medal at the EuroHockey Junior Championship in Valencia.[9]

Ikegwuonu made her final appearance with the junior team in 2019, captaining the team to a fourth-place finish at the EuroHockey Junior Championship, again in Valencia.[7]

Red Panthers

Shaunda Ikegwuonu made her senior international debut for Belgium in 2017 at the International Olive Oil Tournament in Jaén.[7]

Her most recent appearance with the national team was during the 2020–21 FIH Pro League.[10]

International goals

Goal		 Date Location Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
130 November 2017Club Hockey Alcalá, Jaén, Spain Spain2–23–2International Olive Oil Tournament[11]
225 January 2018CeNARD, Buenos Aires, Argentina Argentina2–32–5Test Match[12]

References
  1. "Team Details – Belgium". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  2. "Nationale ploegen – Red Panthers". hockey.be (in French). Royal Belgian Hockey Association. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  3. "Dames 1". braxgata.be (in French). Braxgata Hockey Club. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  4. "IKEGWUONU Shaunda". eurohockey.altiusrt.com. European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  5. "U18 GIRLS EUROHOCKEY YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP". englandhockey.co.uk. England Hockey. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  6. "Bronze medal for England U18 Girls". englandhockey.co.uk. England Hockey. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  7. "IKEGWUONU Shaunda". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  8. "Pfingstturnier". hockey.de (in German). Deutscher Hockey-Bund. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  9. "Netherlands hit Belgium for six of the best to retain women's Euro Juniors title". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  10. "IKEGWUONU Shaunda". fihproleague.com. FIH Pro League. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  11. "Spain 2–3 Belgium". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  12. "Argentina 5–2 Belgium". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
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