James Albery (field hockey)
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| Full name | James Peter Albery | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 October 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Defender/Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current club | Old Georgians | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008-2015 | Cambridge City | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015-2019 | Beeston | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–present | Old Georgians | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2016 | England & GB U-21 | 33 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–present | England & GB | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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James Peter Albery (born 2 October 1995) is an English field hockey player who plays as a defender or midfielder for Old Georgians and the England and Great Britain national teams.[1][2] He attended The Leys School, Cambridge. In Upper Sixth he was Head Boy.
Club career
[edit]He plays club hockey in the Men's England Hockey League Premier Division for Old Georgians.
Albery has also played for Cambridge City and Beeston.
International career
[edit]Albery made his senior England debut on 2 March 2017 against South Africa, in Cape Town, South Africa.[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
[edit]- ^ "Senior Squads | England Hockey".
- ^ "Latest Media | England Hockey".
- ^ "International Hockey Federation".
- ^ "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
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Categories:
- 1995 births
- Living people
- English male field hockey players
- Beeston Hockey Club players
- Men's England Hockey League players
- 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup players
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games medallists in field hockey
- Field hockey players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Field hockey players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic field hockey players for Great Britain
- 21st-century English sportsmen