Liam Sanford
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
14 March 1996 Wegberg, Germany | ||
| 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] He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics and 2024 Summer Olympics.
Biography
[edit]Sanford began playing hockey for Wycombe Hockey Club and the RAF before joining Team Bath Buccaneers.[2] Sanford became the first-ever 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]
In 2017, Sanford joined Reading in the Men's England Hockey League Premier Division for the 2017–18 season and while there represented England and won a bronze medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast.[4]
He transferred to Old Georgians for the 2019–20 season.[5] Sanford earned a call up to the Great Britain Olympic squad for the delayed 2020 Olympics Games in Tokyo.[6][7]
Sanford helped Old Georgians win the league and cup double during the 2022-23 season and the league title during the 2023-24 season.[8]
He was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[9] The team went out in the quarter-finals after losing a penalty shootout to India.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "Men's hockey team ready for Gold Coast challenge". England Hockey. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
- ^ "Hockey transfers 2019/20: Latests ins and outs in English Premier Divisions". The Hockey Paper. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
- ^ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
- ^ "Team GB hockey: 21 players to make Olympic debuts as men's and women's squads are named". Sky Sports. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
- ^ "Old Georgians crowned champs as Surbiton and Wimbledon win EHL spots". EHL. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ "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
[edit]- Liam Sanford at the International Hockey Federation
- Liam Sanford at Team GB
- Liam Sanford at Olympedia
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- 1996 births
- Living people
- English male field hockey players
- Male field hockey defenders
- Male field hockey midfielders
- Field hockey players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup players
- Commonwealth Games medallists in field hockey
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
- Reading Hockey Club players
- Men's England Hockey League players
- Team Bath Buccaneers Hockey Club players
- Field hockey players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Field hockey players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic field hockey players for Great Britain
- People from Wegberg
- Sportspeople from Cologne (region)
- 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup players
- Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- 21st-century English sportsmen