Personal information | |||
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Full name | Samuel Ian Ward | ||
Born |
Leicester, England | 24 December 1990||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||
Playing position | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
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 |
Samuel Ian Ward (born 24 December 1990), known as Sam Ward, is an English field hockey player who plays as a forward for Old Georgians and the England and Great Britain national teams.
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]
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]