Liam Sanford
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Born | (1996-03-14) 14 March 1996 (age 28) Wegberg, Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing position | Defender | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current club | Old Georgians | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wycombe HC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
0000–2017 | Team Bath Buccaneers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017–2019 | Reading | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019–present | Old Georgians | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014–2016 | England & GB U21 | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017–present | England & GB | 76 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Liam Sanford (born 14 March 1996) is an English field hockey player who plays as a defender for Old Georgians and the England and Great Britain national teams.[1]
Club career
Sanford plays club hockey in the Men's England Hockey League Premier Division for Old Georgians He has also played for Reading & Team Bath Buccaneers. He also plays hockey for the RAF and began playing hockey for Wycombe Hockey Club.[2]
International career
Sanford became the first-ever current Team Bath Buccaneers men's player to represent England Hockey at senior level when he helped his country to a 5–2 win over South Africa in Cape Town.[3] He was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[4] The team went out in the quarter-finals after losing a penalty shootout to India.[5]
References
- ^ "Senior Squads | England Hockey".
- ^ "Latest News :: Wycombe Hockey Club".
- ^ "Team Bath Buccs' Liam Sanford makes historic debut as England Hockey win in South Africa". 3 March 2017.
- ^ "GB hockey select Roper for fourth Olympic Games". bbc.com. BBC. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "GB wait for men's hockey medal goes on after shootout heartbreak". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
External links
- Liam Sanford at the International Hockey Federation
- Liam Sanford at Olympedia
- Liam Sanford at Team GB