Harry Martin (field hockey)
Harry John Martin (born 23 October 1992) is an English field hockey player who plays as a midfielder for HC Rotterdam and the England and Great Britain national teams.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Harry John Martin | ||
| Born | 23 October 1992 Ipswich, England | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Hampstead & Westminster | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| Beeston | |||
| –2016 | Old Loughtonians | ||
| 2016–2017 | Rotterdam | ||
| 2017–2020 | Hampstead & Westminster | ||
| 2021–present | Rotterdam | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–present | England & GB | 237 | (18) |
Medal record | |||
| Last updated on: 5 July 2021 | |||
His sister, Hannah Martin is an English field hockey player who plays as a midfielder or forward for England and Great Britain.
Club career
For the 2021–22 season he returns to play club hockey in the Dutch Hoofdklasse for HC Rotterdam, for whom he enjoyed a successful 2016–17 season.[2]
He had been playing in the Men's England Hockey League Premier Division for Hampstead & Westminster.
Prior to that, he won the Men's England Hockey League Premier Division title in consecutive seasons with Beeston Hockey Club.[3]
International career
Martin made his senior debut, aged 17, for Great Britain on 12 July 2010. One year later, On 1 December 2012, he made his senior tournament debut for England in a 3–1 defeat against India, in the 2012 Champions Trophy, in Melbourne, Australia. He was the first player who has been involved in England Hockey's Single System (long term athlete development pathway) to be selected for an Olympic Games. He played in the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, the 2011 & 2012 Champions Trophy.[4] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed for Great Britain in the tournament. He was also shortlisted for the FIH World Young Player of the Year Award in 2012. On 28 May 2021, he was selected in the England squad for the 2021 EuroHockey Championship.[5]
References
- ^ "Senior Squads | England Hockey".
- ^ "Harry Martin keert terug naar Rotterdam". 24 June 2021.
- ^ . Archived from the original on 2 January 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ^ . London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 11 May 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
- ^ "England Squads For 2021 EuroHockey Championships Announced". englandhockey.co.uk. England Hockey. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
External links
- Harry Martin at the International Hockey Federation
- Harry Martin at Olympedia
- Harry Martin at the British Olympic Association
- Harry Martin at the Commonwealth Games Federation