The Worldwide Hockey Federation (FIH) is delighted to announce the recipients of the FIH Goalkeepers of the Yr 2025 awards:
Ladies’s Goalkeeper of the Yr: Grace O’Hanlon (NZL)
Males’s Goalkeeper of the Yr: Jean‑Paul Danneberg (GER)
Ladies’s Goalkeeper of the Yr – Grace O’Hanlon (NZL)
Grace O’Hanlon delivered a outstanding 2024-25 season between the posts for the New Zealand Ladies’s hockey crew. Her standout performances in two main tournaments performed a key function within the Black Sticks’ resurgence in worldwide hockey and earned her this prestigious accolade.
On the FIH Hockey Ladies’s Nations Cup Chile 2024-25, Grace proved to be probably the greatest gamers of the event: her shot-stopping, composure in high-pressure moments and constant reliability helped New Zealand declare the title. Her efficiency particularly stood out within the semi-final and the ultimate, as each matches went into the shoot-outs, the place O’Hanlon saved extra makes an attempt than she let in, to assist New Zealand climb the highest step of the rostrum!
On the Oceania Cup, O’Hanlon was instrumental in guiding New Zealand to victory over neighbours Australia, securing top-place within the event and thereby reserving a berth on the upcoming FIH Hockey World Cup Belgium & Netherlands 2026. Her reflexes within the objective and management from the again created a basis for the crew’s success in that decisive second.
Throughout each occasions, O’Hanlon staked her declare as one of many world’s elite goalkeepers, along with her kind offering the springboard for her crew’s momentum into the World Cup cycle.
For these efforts, and the clear affect she has had on her crew’s key successes, Grace O’Hanlon is a worthy recipient of the FIH Ladies’s Goalkeeper of the Yr Award.
Males’s Goalkeeper of the Yr – Jean-Paul Danneberg (GER)
Jean-Paul Danneberg has loved one other season of excellence for the German Males’s Hockey Crew, demonstrating that goalkeepers could be match-winners in their very own proper.
Through the EuroHockey Championships, Germany lifted the trophy in dramatic vogue — a victory sealed in shoot-outs through which Danneberg performed a starring function. His composure and skill to make saves within the greatest strain moments have been pivotal each in successful gold and securing qualification for the approaching World Cup.
Alongside his continental triumph, Danneberg’s performances within the FIH Hockey Professional League additionally underlined his class. Week after week, he confronted world-class opposition, commanding his circle, orchestrating defence, and producing momentum-shifting saves with consistency. His stage of efficiency throughout the most important occasions has marked him out because the premier goalkeeper on the planet this season.
Along with his elite performances between the sticks instantly influencing Germany’s success, Jean-Paul Danneberg is a becoming recipient of the FIH Males’s Goalkeeper of the Yr Award.
Supply: FIH.hockey
