Ollie Willars
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
25 June 1990 Leicester, England | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003 | Beeston | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2003–2021 | Beeston | ||
| 2021-2024 | HGC | ||
| 2024-2025 | Indian Gymkhana | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
| 2012–2019 | England & GB | 138 | (3) |
Medal record | |||
Oliver Wilton Willars (born 25 June 1990) known as Ollie Willars is an English field hockey player who plays as a defender for Dutch club HGC. He played a total of 138 matches for the England and Great Britain national teams, from 2012 until 2019.[1]
Biography
[edit]Willars was educated at Worksop College and joined Beeston when he was 12 years old and played club hockey for them in the Men's England Hockey League Premier Division.[2]
While at Beeston, Willars competed for England in the men's hockey tournament at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where he won a bronze medal[3] and repeated the bronze medal success four years later when he represented England at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast.[4]
In March 2021 it was announced that he had joined Dutch Hoofdklasse club HGC for the 2021–22 season.[5]
In April 2021 he announced his retirement from international hockey[6][7] and during the Summer of 2024 he became the Head of Hockey at Marlborough College, ending his time in the Netherlands.[8]
He joined Indian Gymkhana for the 2024–25 season.
References
[edit]- ^ "Senior Squads | England Hockey".
- ^ "Willars to join HGC in Hoofdklasse – Beeston Hockey Club".
- ^ "Ollie Willars biography". Archived from the original on 6 October 2014.
- ^ "Men's hockey team ready for Gold Coast challenge". England Hockey. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
- ^ "British hockey trio sign for Dutch club HGC". 4 March 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ ""A Lot Of Happiness And Proud Moments" - Ollie Willars Moves Away From International Hockey". 7 April 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ "Missed Tokyo Dream Forces Willars Retirement | Hockey World News". 7 April 2021.
- ^ "Video Interview with Ollie Willars". Marlborough College. 17 October 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
External links
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- 1990 births
- Living people
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in field hockey
- English male field hockey players
- Male field hockey defenders
- Field hockey players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Field hockey players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Beeston Hockey Club players
- Men's England Hockey League players
- Men's Hoofdklasse Hockey players
- HGC (field hockey) players
- English expatriate field hockey players
- Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- 21st-century English sportsmen