Temalisi Fakahokotau

Temalisi Fakahokotau (born 9 September 1994) is a New Zealand netball player of Tongan descent. She first played for the national team in 2014.

Temalisi Fakahokotau
Personal information
Born (1994-09-09) 9 September 1994
New Zealand
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
School Westlake Girls High School
Netball career
Playing position(s): GD, WD, GK
Years Club team(s) Apps
2014–16 Northern Mystics
2017–18, 20 Mainland Tactix
2021 Waikato BOP Magic
2022– Central Pulse
Years National team(s) Caps
2014–18 New Zealand 22

Early life

Fakahokotau was born in New Zealand of Tongan parents on 9 September 1994. She is one of nine siblings, and has seven brothers and one sister. She attended Westlake Girls High School in Auckland, where she was Sportswoman of the Year in 2012. She was named in the New Zealand Secondary Schools Squad and represented the Northern Zone in Under-23 competition. In 2014 she joined the Northern Mystics team to compete in the ANZ Premiership and was chosen to be part of the New Zealand national netball team, known as the Silver Ferns, playing her first international against Australia.[1][2]

Professional career

In 2017 she joined the Mainland Tactix, a team based in Christchurch on New Zealand's South Island. In 2018 she was the Team Player of the Year for the Tactix and led the ANZ Premiership in all defensive statistics, but in September of that year she suffered an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture, which meant that she was unable to play for New Zealand in the 2019 World Cup. She joined Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic in 2020, wishing to return to the north to be near her family. In 2021 she signed for the Central Pulse team.[3][4][5][6][7][8]

References
  1. "New Mystics Signing Motivated By Latest Opportunity". Netball New Zealand. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  2. "Temalisi Fakahokotau". Silver Ferns. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  3. "TEMALISI FAKAHOKOTAU". ANZ Premiership. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  4. "Fakahokotau shifts north, Burger coming south". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  5. "Netball: Long wait finally over for Temalisi Fakahokotau". RNZ. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  6. "Temalisi Fakahokotau wins player of the year award". Matangi Tonga Online. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  7. "International Test Series: The stars to watch". Origin Diamonds. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  8. "Temalisi Fakahokotau's Silver Fern World Cup dream 'gone with a click'". Stuff. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
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