Marlena Rybacha

Marlena Rybacha is a Polish field hockey player. She is the current captain of both the Poland national indoor and outdoor teams.

Personal life

Marlena Rybacha was born and raised in Nysa, Poland. She began playing hockey at age 11 in a team coached by her aunt. Rybacha currently resides in Den Bosch in the Netherlands, and plays for Dutch club HC Oranje-Rood.
Rybacha has a master's degree in physical education, which she achieved at AWF in Poznań.

Club career

Before transitioning to HC Oranje-Rood, Rybacha played for fellow Dutch club Vughtse [Mixed Hockey & Cricketclub MOP|MOP Vught].

International career

Rybacha has played in three Women's [Indoor Hockey World Cup|Indoor World Cups]; 2011 [Women's Indoor Hockey World Cup|2011] in Poznań, 2015 in Leipzig and 2018 in Berlin.
In 2019, Rybacha was named in the Poland squad for the FIH Series Finals in Hiroshima, Japan.