Liam Sanford
Personal information | |||
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Born |
Wegberg, Germany | 14 March 1996||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Old Georgians | ||
Youth career | |||
Wycombe HC | |||
Senior career | |||
Years | Team | ||
–2017 | Team Bath Buccaneers | ||
2017–2019 | Reading | ||
2019–present | Old Georgians | ||
National team | |||
Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
2014–2016 | England & GB U21 | 23 | |
2017–present | England & GB | 76 | (0) |
Medal record |
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.