# Aran Zalewski > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Aran_Zalewski > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Aran_Zalewski.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aran_Zalewski > Source revision: 1348552660 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Aran Zalewski** (born 21 March 1991) is an Australian [field hockey](/source/Field_hockey) player who is the [captain](/source/Captain_(sports)) of the [Australian national team](/source/Australia_men's_national_field_hockey_team). ## Personal He is from Margaret River, Western Australia.[1] he attended [Aquinas College](/source/Aquinas_College,_Perth) in [Perth, Western Australia](/source/Perth,_Western_Australia).[2] As a 12- and 13-year-old, he played in the Margaret River South West League. ## Field hockey He is a centre-half.[3] He played junior hockey in [Margaret River](/source/Margaret_River,_Western_Australia).[3] As a 12- and 13-year-old, he played in the Margaret River South West League.[3] He made his state team debut when he was 15 years old.[3] ### National team He participated in a training camp for the first time in October 2011.[3] He had his first call up to the national team in October 2011 in a game against India at the [Bunbury Hockey Stadium](/source/Bunbury_Hockey_Stadium). He scored a goal in his debut in the 57th minute, a game Australia won 5–0.[3][4] In December 2011, he was named as one of fourteen players to be on the [2012 Summer Olympics](/source/2012_Summer_Olympics) [Australian men's national Olympic development squad](/source/Australia_men's_national_field_hockey_team). While this squad is not in the top twenty-eight and separate from the Olympic training coach, the Australian coach [Ric Charlesworth](/source/Ric_Charlesworth) did not rule out selecting from only the training squad, with players from the Olympic development having a chance at possibly being called up to represent Australia at the Olympics. He trained with the team from 18 January to mid-March in [Perth, Western Australia](/source/Perth,_Western_Australia).[1] He was named the best player of the [2019 FIH Pro League](/source/2019_Men's_FIH_Pro_League) after Australia won the first edition of the [FIH Pro League](/source/Men's_FIH_Pro_League).[5] In December 2019, he was nominated for the [FIH Player of the Year Award](/source/FIH_Player_of_the_Year_Awards).[6] Zalewski was selected in the [Kookaburras](/source/Kookaburras_(hockey)) Olympics squad for the [Tokyo 2020 Olympics](/source/Tokyo_2020_Olympics). The team reached the final for the first time since 2004 but couldn't achieve gold, beaten by Belgium in a shootout.[7] ## References 1. Barrow, Tim (15 December 2011). ["Govers on his way to London Games - HOCKEY"](http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AUNB:IWMB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=13BA65B473CA7410&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=1053B823C33F21F9). *Illawarra Mercury*. p. 69. Retrieved 14 March 2012. 1. Aquinas College (2018-07-04). ["Old Aquinians have Rio in their sights"](https://www.aquinas.wa.edu.au/2016/05/old-aquinians-have-rio-in-their-sights/). Aquinas College, Perth. Retrieved 2018-07-04.[dead link] 1. Tim Carrier (2011-11-02). ["Dream national debut for former Margs player - Local News - Sport - Hockey - Augusta Margaret River Mail"](http://www.margaretrivermail.com.au/news/local/sport/hockey/dream-national-debut-for-former-margs-player/2345051.aspx). Margaretrivermail.com.au. Retrieved 2012-06-13.[dead link] 1. ["Tri-nation tournament: Five-star Australia rout India - Sport - DNA"](http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report_tri-nation-tournament-five-star-australia-rout-india_1605815). Dnaindia.com. 2011-10-31. Retrieved 2012-06-13. 1. ["Australia men win FIH Pro League and reclaim top spot in world rankings"](https://www.fihproleague.com/men/news/australia-men-win-fih-pro-league-and-reclaim-top-spot-in-world-rankings__707). FIH. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2019. 1. ["Manpreet Singh nominated for FIH Player of the Year award"](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/hockey/top-stories/manpreet-singh-nominated-for-fih-player-of-the-year-award/articleshow/72402371.cms). *timesofindia.indiatimes.com*. [Lausanne](/source/Lausanne): [The Times of India](/source/The_Times_of_India). 6 December 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019. 1. ["Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021"](https://www.theroar.com.au/olympics/australian-olympic-team/). *The Roar*. Retrieved 2022-02-04. ## External links - ([archive](https://web.archive.org/web/20180912120342/http://www.hockey.org.au/High-Performance/Kookaburras-mens-team/Kookaburras-Squad-Profiles/ContentId/64)) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Aran Zalewski](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aran_Zalewski) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aran_Zalewski?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.