Samuel Ward (field hockey)
Samuel Ian "Sam" Ward (born 24 December 1990) is an English field hockey player who plays as a forward for Old Georgians and the England and Great Britain national teams.
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| Full name | Samuel Ian Ward | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
24 December 1990 Leicester, England | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current club | Old Georgians | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||
| –2009 | Leicester | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2011 | Beeston | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Loughborough Students | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Beeston | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Holcombe | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Beeston | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–present | Old Georgians | |||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2014– | England & GB | 141 | (83) | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Last updated on: 2 February 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club career
Ward plays club hockey in the Men's England Hockey League Premier Division for Old Georgians.[1]
He has also played club hockey for Beeston (3 spells), Holcombe, Loughborough Students and Leicester.[2]
International career
He competed for Great Britain at the 2016 Olympics, and for England in the 2014 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy.[3][4][5] During the Olympic Qualifier against Malaysia, he was struck by the ball in the face and he lost some sight in his left eye.[6] On 28 May 2021, he was selected in the England squad for the 2021 EuroHockey Championship.[7]
References
- "Senior Squads | England Hockey".
- "EHL statistics". Fixtureslive.com. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- "Senior Squads | England Hockey".
- "WARD Sam - Olympic Hockey - Great Britain". Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- "GB Hockey Profile". England Hockey. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- "Sam Ward: GB & England hockey player fighting for career after losing sight in left eye". www.bbc.com. BBC. 25 November 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- "England Squads For 2021 EuroHockey Championships Announced". englandhockey.co.uk. England Hockey. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
External links
- Samuel Ward at FIH
- Samuel Ward at Olympedia
- Samuel Ward at the British Olympic Association
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