Luke Taylor (born 15 September 1994) is an English field hockey player who plays as a defender for Surbiton and the England and Great Britain national teams.
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| Born | 15 September 1994 | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
| Club information | |||||||||||||||||
| Current club | Surbiton | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||
| Loughborough Students | |||||||||||||||||
| East Grinstead | |||||||||||||||||
| Surbiton | |||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | England & GB U21 | 31 | (30) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017– | England and GB | 38 | (10) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Last updated on: 10 June 2021 | |||||||||||||||||
He was educated at Whitgift School.[2]
Club career
editTaylor plays club hockey in the Men's England Hockey League Premier Division for Surbiton.[3]
He has also played club hockey for Loughborough Students and East Grinstead.[4]
International career
editHe made his senior debut for England in August 2017 against the Netherlands, in Spain. He played for England U21 at the Junior World Cup in 2013 and won a European Championships U21 bronze medal in 2014. He captained GB U21s to success in the Sultan of Johor Cup, in October 2015, finishing as the competition’s top-scorer.
References
edit- ^ "TAYLOR Luke". www.worldcup2018.hockey. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ "Whitgift School News: Four OWs selected for U21 international hockey tournament". www.whitgift.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2 October 2018.
- ^ "Search results for "luke taylor"". Surbiton Hockey Club. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Luke Taylor". England Hockey. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
External links
edit- Profile on England Hockey
- Profile on Great Britain Hockey
- Luke Taylor at the International Hockey Federation
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