Emma Ponthieu

Emma Ponthieu is a French field hockey player.[1][2]

Emma Ponthieu
Personal information
Born (1996-03-09) 9 March 1996
Lille, France
Height 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 55 kg (121 lb)
Playing position Midfield
Club information
Current club Racing
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 France U–21 14 (0)
2015– France 80 (2)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing  France
EuroHockey Championship II
2023 Prague
2021 Prague
EuroHockey Championship III
2019 Lipovci

In 2024 she will become an Olympian, representing France at the XXXIII Olympic Games in Paris.[3]

Early life

Emma Ponthieu was born on the 9th of March 1996, in Lille, France.[4][1][5][6]

Her father, Jean Louis, and brother, Theophile, have also represented France in international competition.[7][6]

Career

Domestic league

Ponthieu currently competes in the ION Hockey League in Belgium,[8] where she represents Racing.[9]

Under–21

In 2014, Ponthieu made her debut for the French U–21 team. She was a member of the squad at the EuroHockey Junior Championship in Waterloo.[10]

Throughout her final years in the national junior squad, 2016 and 2017, Ponthieu was the appointed captain of the team. She captained the team at both the 2016 FIH Junior World Cup in Santiago, and the 2017 EuroHockey Junior Championship in Valencia.[11][10]

Senior national team

Ponthieu made her senior debut in 2015, earning her first international caps during Round Two of the 2014–15 FIH World League in Montevideo.[10]

Since making her senior debut, Ponthieu has been a regular inclusion in the French national squad. She has medalled with the team at numerous EuroHockey Championships.[10] She won gold at the 2019 EuroHockey Championship III in Lipovci and the 2023 EuroHockey Championship II in Prague, as well as silver at the 2021 EuroHockey Championship II, also in Prague.[12]

Since 2016, Ponthieu has been captain of the national squad.[13][14]

International goals
Goal Date Location Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
122 February 2015Cancha Celeste, Montevideo, Uruguay Trinidad and Tobago6–16–12014–15 FIH World League Round 2[15]
223 January 2024SACS Boys' School, Cape Town, South Africa South Africa1–12–2Test Match[16]

References
  1. "EMMA PONTHIEU". ffhockey.org (in French). Fédération Française de Hockey. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  2. "PONTHIEU Emma". eurohockey.altiusrt.com. European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  3. "Team Details – France". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  4. "Team Details – France". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  5. "JO de Paris 2024 - Emma Ponthieu: "Financièrement, c'est compliqué mais je ne veux pas avoir de regret"". francebleu.fr (in French). France Bleu. 28 September 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  6. "Hockey : Les Ponthieu, cette famille qui contribue aux succès du Lille MHC". lavoixdunord.fr (in French). La Voix du Nord. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  7. "PONTHIEU". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  8. "Emma Ponthieu, Olympic year". ionhockeyleague.be (in French). ION Hockey League. 18 March 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  9. "DAMES". royalracing1891.be (in French). Royal Racing Club de Bruxelles. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  10. "PONTHIEU Emma". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  11. "FIH Hockey Junior World Cup – Press Pack" (PDF). tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  12. "Competitions Archive" (PDF). eurohockeyprod.wpengine.com. European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  13. "JO 2024. "Il faut faire des sacrifices pour y arriver": le hockey féminin sur gazon se prépare pour Paris". france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr (in French). France Info. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  14. "Emma Ponthieu: « Une infrastructure incroyable »". sportmag.fr (in French). SPORTMAG. 27 March 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  15. "France 6–1 Trinidad and Tobago". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  16. "South Africa 2–2 France". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
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