Zachary Wallace
Zachary James Wallace (born 29 September 1999) is an English field hockey player who plays as a midfielder or forward for Dutch Hoofdklasse club Bloemendaal and the England and Great Britain national teams.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zachary James Wallace | ||
| Born | 29 September 1999 Redhill, England | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder / Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Bloemendaal | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Surbiton | |||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2015–2021 | Surbiton | ||
| 2021–2023 | HGC | ||
| 2023–present | Bloemendaal | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | England & GB U21 | 19 | (5) |
| 2018–present | England & GB | 101 | (20) |
Medal record | |||
He was educated at Kingston Grammar School, Kingston-upon-Thames before joining Whitgift School, South Croydon, London in the 6th form.[3]
Club career edit
In March 2021 it was announced that Wallace joined Dutch Hoofdklasse club HGC for the 2021–22 season.[4][5] After two seasons he moved to Bloemendaal.[6][7]
He previously played in the Men's England Hockey League Premier Division for Surbiton.[8]
International career edit
Wallace made his senior international debuts in October 2018, aged 19, for Great Britain versus Belgium on 2 October 2018 and for England versus France on 16 October 2018. In December 2019, he was nominated for the FIH Rising Star of the Year Award.[9]
On 28 May 2021, he was selected in the England squad for the 2021 EuroHockey Championship.[10]
References edit
- ^ "WALLACE Zachary". www.worldcup2018.hockey. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- ^ . www.greatbritainhockey.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2 November 2020.
- ^ "Whitgift School News: Ten Whitgift pupils selected for England Hockey national training squads". Whitgift.co.uk. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- ^ "British hockey trio sign for Dutch club HGC". 4 March 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ "British hockey trio sign for Dutch club HGCa". 4 March 2021.
- ^ "Zachary Wallace van HGC naar Bloemendaal". hoofdklassehockey.nl (in Dutch). Hoofdklasse Hockey Nederland. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ^ Gilmour, Rod (5 May 2023). "'Spectacular': GB Hockey star Zach Wallace signs for Dutch giants Bloemendaal". thehockeypaper.co.uk. The Hockey Paper. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ^ "Fixtures, Results, Tables, Stats, Teams & Players - England Hockey". Englandhockey.co.uk. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- ^ "Manpreet Singh nominated for FIH Player of the Year award". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Lausanne: The Times of India. 6 December 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ^ "England Squads For 2021 EuroHockey Championships Announced". englandhockey.co.uk. England Hockey. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
External links edit
- Zachary Wallace at the International Hockey Federation
- Zachary Wallace at Olympics.com
- Zachary Wallace at Olympedia
- Zachary Wallace at Team GB
- Zach Wallace at Great Britain Hockey
- Zach Wallace at England Hockey
- Zach Wallace at Team England
- Zachary Wallace at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games