Simon James Law Child (born 16 April 1988)[1] is a New Zealand field hockey player, who earned his first cap for the national team, The Black Sticks, in 2005 against Malaysia.

He has a younger brother, Marcus, who also plays representative hockey for New Zealand.

[5] Following his debut in 2005, Child was a regular inclusion for the Black Sticks for over ten years.

In the bronze medal playoff against England at the 2014 tournament, Child scored twice but was one of the New Zealand players who missed in the penalty shoot-out after the game finished as a 3–3 draw.

[citation needed] Following the 2016 Olympics, Child suffered a number of injuries forcing him out of competition for almost three years.