Jack Laurence Waller (born 28 January 1997) is an English field hockey player, who plays as a defender or midfielder for Belgian Club Gantoise and the England and Great Britain national teams.[2]
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| Full name | Jack Laurence Waller | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
28 January 1997 Kingston upon Thames, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Defender | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current club | Gantoise | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014-2015 | Wimbledon | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015-2018 | Durham University | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018-2021 | Wimbledon | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021-present | Gantoise | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015-2017 | England & GB U21 | 32 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–present | England & GB | 62 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He was educated at Whitgift School, South Croydon, London.[3] He completed his higher education at Durham University.[4]
Club career
editOn 27 April 2021 it was announced that Waller had signed for Belgian club Gantoise for the 2021–22 season.[5]
He had previously played club hockey in the Men's England Hockey League Premier Division for Wimbledon. Waller had also played for Durham University.[6]
International career
editHe made his senior international debuts in October 2018, for Great Britain v Belgium on 2 October 2018 and for England v France on 16 October 2018. He was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[7] The team went out in the quarter-finals after losing a penalty shootout to India.[8]
References
edit- ^ "WALLER Jack". www.worldcup2018.hockey. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- ^ "Jack Waller - GB Hockey". www.greatbritainhockey.co.uk. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020.
- ^ "Whitgift School News: Four OWs selected for U21 international hockey tournament". Whitgift.co.uk. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ "Durham University students play hockey on the highest stage". Palatinate. 21 February 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- ^ "Transfert : Jack Waller arrive à Gand". 27 April 2021.
- ^ "English junior star Jack Waller back at Wimbledon". Ehlhockery.tv. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
- ^ "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- Jack Waller at the International Hockey Federation
- Jack Waller at the European Hockey Federation
- Jack Waller at Great Britain Hockey
- Jack Waller at England Hockey
- Jack Waller at Team GB
- Jack Waller at Team England
- Jack Waller at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- Jack Waller at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Jack Waller on Instagram
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