2018 Men's Hockey World Cup squads
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This article lists the confirmed squads for the 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup tournament held in Bhubaneswar, India between 28 November and 16 December 2018. The sixteen national teams were required to register a playing squad of eighteen players and two reserves.
Age, caps and club as of 28 November 2018.
Argentina
The squad was announced on 2 November 2018.[1]
Head Coach: Germán Orozco
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Juan Manuel Vivaldi | 17 July 1979 (aged 39) | 246 |  Banco Provincia |
| 2 | DF | Gonzalo Peillat | 12 August 1992 (aged 26) | 145 |  Mannheimer HC |
| 4 | DF | Juan Ignacio Gilardi | 14 November 1981 (aged 37) | 170 | San Fernando |
| 5 | DF | Pedro Ibarra (C) | 11 September 1985 (aged 33) | 263 | San Fernando |
| 9 | FW | Maico Casella | 5 June 1997 (aged 21) | 35 | San Fernando |
| 10 | FW | Matías Paredes | 1 February 1982 (aged 36) | 336 | Ducilo |
| 11 | FW | Joaquín Menini | 18 August 1991 (aged 27) | 102 |  Den Bosch |
| 12 | FW | Lucas Vila | 23 August 1986 (aged 32) | 216 | Mannheimer HC |
| 16 | MF | Ignacio Ortiz | 26 July 1987 (aged 31) | 126 | Banco Provincia |
| 17 | DF | Juan Martín López | 27 May 1985 (aged 33) | 269 | Banco Provincia |
| 19 | FW | Tomás Bettaglio | 23 September 1991 (aged 27) | 10 | Banco Provincia |
| 21 | GK | Tomás Santiago | 15 June 1992 (aged 26) | 18 |  Gantoise |
| 22 | DF | Matías Rey | 1 December 1984 (aged 33) | 179 |  Real Club de Polo |
| 23 | FW | Lucas Martínez | 17 November 1993 (aged 25) | 38 | Oranje-Rood |
| 24 | DF | Nicolás Cicileo | 1 October 1993 (aged 25) | 18 | Klein Zwitserland |
| 26 | MF | Agustín Mazzilli | 20 June 1989 (aged 29) | 197 | Pinoké |
| 27 | MF | Lucas Rossi | 2 June 1985 (aged 33) | 206 | Beerschot |
| 30 | MF | Agustín Bugallo | 23 April 1995 (aged 23) | 41 | Mitre |
France
The squad was announced on 13 November 2018.[2]
Head coach: Jeroen Delmee
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Artur Thieffry | 15 September 1989 (aged 29) | 46 | Orée |
| 4 | FW | Pieter van Straaten | 23 October 1992 (aged 26) | 66 | Waterloo Ducks |
| 6 | Tom Genestet | 4 May 1987 (aged 31) | 171 |  Saint Germain | |
| 7 | MF | Hugo Genestet | 2 March 1992 (aged 26) | 146 | Daring |
| 9 | FW | Blaise Rogeau | 26 November 1994 (aged 24) | 43 | Saint Germain |
| 10 | DF | Victor Lockwood | 29 March 1992 (aged 26) | 96 | Orée |
| 11 | Charles Masson | 13 April 1992 (aged 26) | 71 | Orée | |
| 13 | MF | Nicolas Dumont | 13 December 1991 (aged 26) | 42 | Waterloo Ducks |
| 14 | Gaspard Baumgarten | 3 August 1992 (aged 26) | 112 | Léopold | |
| 16 | MF | François Goyet | 4 November 1994 (aged 24) | 83 | Saint Germain |
| 17 | Cristoforo Peters-Deutz | 17 November 1995 (aged 23) | 85 | Racing Club de France | |
| 18 | DF | Jean-Bapiste Forgues | 18 May 1992 (aged 26) | 123 | Léopold |
| 21 | FW | Etienne Tynevez | 13 February 1999 (aged 19) | 48 | Gantoise |
| 22 | DF | Victor Charlet (C) | 19 November 1993 (aged 25) | 101 | Waterloo Ducks |
| 24 | Aristide Coisne | 27 September 1993 (aged 25) | 59 | Léopold | |
| 27 | Maximilien Branicki | 16 December 1997 (aged 20) | 19 | Orée | |
| 28 | FW | Timothée Clément | 8 April 2000 (aged 18) | 6 | Montrouge |
| 29 | GK | Corentin Saunier | 1 February 1994 (aged 24) | 32 | Schaerweijde |
New Zealand
The squad was announced on 31 October 2018.[3]
Head coach: Darren Smith
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | DF | Cory Bennett | 12 July 1991 (aged 27) | 75 |  North Harbour |
| 4 | DF | Dane Lett | 29 August 1990 (aged 28) | 38 | Capital |
| 7 | MF | Nick Ross | 26 July 1990 (aged 28) | 94 | Southern |
| 8 | GK | Richard Joyce | 30 July 1992 (aged 26) | 56 | North Harbour |
| 13 | FW | Marcus Child | 2 March 1991 (aged 27) | 137 | Pinoké |
| 14 | FW | Jared Panchia | 18 October 1993 (aged 25) | 101 | Auckland |
| 15 | GK | George Enersen | 7 July 1991 (aged 27) | 43 | Canterbury |
| 16 | DF | Aidan Sarikaya | 3 July 1996 (aged 22) | 23 | Midlands |
| 17 | MF | Nic Woods | 26 August 1995 (aged 23) | 93 | Racing Bruxelles |
| 21 | DF | Kane Russell | 22 April 1992 (aged 26) | 129 | Léopold |
| 22 | DF | Blair Tarrant (C) | 11 May 1990 (aged 28) | 189 | Rotterdam |
| 24 | MF | Arun Panchia | 22 April 1989 (aged 29) | 256 | Auckland |
| 25 | MF | Shea McAleese | 7 August 1984 (aged 34) | 275 | Central |
| 27 | FW | Stephen Jenness | 7 June 1990 (aged 28) | 218 | Herakles |
| 28 | FW | Dominic Newman | 7 November 1996 (aged 22) | 43 | Canterbury |
| 29 | FW | Hugo Inglis | 18 January 1991 (aged 27) | 212 | Braxgata |
| 30 | MF | George Muir | 24 February 1994 (aged 24) | 110 | North Harbour |
| 31 | MF | Hayden Philips | 6 February 1998 (aged 20) | 68 | Central |
Spain
The squad was announced on 4 November 2018.[4] Miquel Delàs withdrew injured after the game against Argentina and was replaced by Ricardo Sánchez on 1 December.[5]
Head coach: Frederic Soyez
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Quico Cortés (C) | 29 March 1983 (aged 35) | 268 | Club Egara |
| 3 | DF | Sergi Enrique | 22 September 1987 (aged 31) | 280 | Junior |
| 4 | DF | Ricardo Sánchez | 4 December 1992 (aged 25) | 51 | Gantoise |
| 5 | DF | Marc Serrahima | 25 April 1995 (aged 23) | 43 | Junior |
| 6 | DF | Ignacio Rodríguez | 12 June 1996 (aged 22) | 19 | Club de Campo |
| 7 | DF | Miquel DelasINJ | 13 April 1984 (aged 34) | 217 | Barcelona |
| 8 | FW | Enrique González | 29 April 1996 (aged 22) | 73 | Club de Campo |
| 9 | FW | Álvaro Iglesias | 1 March 1993 (aged 25) | 94 | Club de Campo |
| 10 | MF | Marc Salles | 6 May 1987 (aged 31) | 198 | Club de Campo |
| 14 | DF | Ricardo Santana | 27 February 1993 (aged 25) | 95 | Leuven |
| 15 | FW | Diego Arana | 12 September 1988 (aged 30) | 37 | Jolaseta |
| 17 | MF | Xavi Lleonart | 22 June 1990 (aged 28) | 173 | Real Club de Polo |
| 18 | MF | Alejandro de Frutos | 29 September 1992 (aged 26) | 77 | Club de Campo |
| 21 | MF | Viçens Ruiz | 30 October 1991 (aged 27) | 120 | Club Egara |
| 22 | FW | Albert Béltran | 23 October 1993 (aged 25) | 61 | Rotterdam |
| 23 | DF | Josep Romeu | 22 May 1990 (aged 28) | 92 | Club Egara |
| 24 | GK | Mario Garín | 26 April 1992 (aged 26) | 39 | Real Club de Polo |
| 25 | FW | Pau Quemada | 4 September 1983 (aged 35) | 233 | Club Egara |
| 27 | FW | Marc Boltó | 21 November 1995 (aged 23) | 28 | Atlètic Terrassa |
Pool B
Australia
The squad was announced on 2 November 2018.[6]
Head coach: Colin Batch
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | MF | Tom Craig | 3 September 1995 (aged 23) | 70 |  NSW Waratahs |
| 3 | DF | Corey Weyer | 28 March 1996 (aged 22) | 19 | QLD Blades |
| 4 | DF | Jake Harvie | 5 March 1998 (aged 20) | 39 | WA Thundersticks |
| 6 | DF | Matthew Dawson | 27 April 1994 (aged 24) | 107 | NSW Waratahs |
| 11 | MF | Eddie Ockenden (C) | 3 April 1987 (aged 31) | 332 | Tassie Tigers |
| 12 | FW | Jacob Whetton | 15 June 1991 (aged 27) | 171 | QLD Blades |
| 13 | FW | Blake Govers | 6 July 1996 (aged 22) | 71 | NSW Waratahs |
| 16 | DF | Tim Howard | 23 June 1996 (aged 22) | 28 | QLD Blades |
| 17 | MF | Aran Zalewski (C) | 21 March 1991 (aged 27) | 156 | WA Thundersticks |
| 20 | DF | Matthew Swann | 16 May 1989 (aged 29) | 177 | QLD Blades |
| 22 | MF | Flynn Ogilvie | 17 September 1993 (aged 25) | 80 | NSW Waratahs |
| 23 | MF | Daniel Beale | 12 February 1993 (aged 25) | 145 | QLD Blades |
| 24 | GK | Tyler Lovell | 23 May 1987 (aged 31) | 125 | WA Thundersticks |
| 25 | FW | Trent Mitton | 26 November 1990 (aged 28) | 146 | WA Thundersticks |
| 26 | FW | Dylan Wotherspoon | 9 April 1993 (aged 25) | 75 | QLD Blades |
| 29 | FW | Timothy Brand | 29 November 1998 (aged 19) | 12 | NSW Waratahs |
| 30 | GK | Andrew Charter | 30 March 1987 (aged 31) | 160 | Canberra Lakers |
| 32 | DF | Jeremy Hayward | 3 March 1993 (aged 25) | 122 | NT Stingers |
China
The squad was announced on 14 November 2018.[7]
Head coach: 
Kim Sang-ryul
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MF | Guo Xiaoping | 6 December 1992 (aged 25) | 56 | |
| 3 | GK | Ao Zhiwei | 1 October 1994 (aged 24) | 28 | |
| 5 | MF | Guan Quyang | 28 October 1996 (aged 22) | 5 | |
| 7 | FW | Ao Suozhu | 30 June 1994 (aged 24) | 22 | |
| 8 | FW | E Wenhui | 3 July 1993 (aged 25) | 38 | |
| 9 | DF | Ao Yang | 12 November 1992 (aged 26) | 35 | |
| 12 | DF | Meng Dihao | 19 October 1996 (aged 22) | 34 | |
| 16 | MF | Su Jun | 16 April 1991 (aged 27) | 13 | |
| 17 | Meng Nan | 6 March 1999 (aged 19) | 0 | ||
| 18 | FW | Su Wenlin | 23 October 1997 (aged 21) | 5 | |
| 20 | FW | Su Lixing | 9 July 1995 (aged 23) | 34 | |
| 21 | MF | Du Chen (C) | 3 April 1991 (aged 27) | 25 | |
| 22 | DF | Du Talake | 8 October 1990 (aged 28) | 56 | |
| 23 | MF | Guo Zixiang | 6 August 1994 (aged 24) | 39 | |
| 24 | FW | E Wenlong | 21 July 1995 (aged 23) | 18 | |
| 28 | GK | Wang Caiyu | 28 June 1997 (aged 21) | 1 | |
| 30 | DF | Ao Weibao | 29 September 1990 (aged 28) | 100 | |
| 32 | DF | Guo Jin | 21 April 1989 (aged 29) | 22 |
England
The squad was announced on 13 November 2018.[8] Sam Ward withdrew injured and was replaced by Liam Ansell on 22 November.[9]
Head coach: Danny Kerry
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | George Pinner (C) | 18 January 1987 (aged 31) | 162 |  Holcombe |
| 2 | GK | Harry Gibson | 25 March 1993 (aged 25) | 51 | Surbiton |
| 3 | DF | Luke Taylor | 15 September 1994 (aged 24) | 20 | Surbiton |
| 5 | MF | David Ames | 25 June 1989 (aged 29) | 56 | Holcombe |
| 9 | MF | Harry Martin | 23 October 1992 (aged 26) | 194 | Hampstead & Westminster |
| 11 | MF | Ian Sloan (C) | 19 November 1993 (aged 25) | 69 | Wimbledon |
| 12 | DF | Mikey Hoare | 14 November 1985 (aged 33) | 139 | Wimbledon |
| 14 | DF | Mark Gleghorne | 19 May 1985 (aged 33) | 150 | Beeston |
| 15 | FW | Phil Roper (C) | 24 January 1992 (aged 26) | 105 | Wimbledon |
| 16 | DF | Adam Dixon | 11 September 1986 (aged 32) | 232 | Beeston |
| 17 | MF | Barry Middleton | 12 January 1984 (aged 34) | 425 | Holcombe |
| 21 | FW | Liam Ansell | 12 November 1993 (aged 25) | 28 | East Grinstead |
| 22 | FW | David Condon | 6 July 1991 (aged 27) | 153 | East Grinstead |
| 25 | DF | Jack Waller | 28 January 1997 (aged 21) | 8 | Wimbledon |
| 26 | MF | James Gall | 20 May 1995 (aged 23) | 41 | Surbiton |
| 27 | DF | Liam Sanford | 14 March 1996 (aged 22) | 43 | Reading |
| 31 | FW | Will Calnan | 17 April 1996 (aged 22) | 6 | Hampstead & Westminster |
| 32 | MF | Zach Wallace | 29 September 1999 (aged 19) | 7 | Surbiton |
Ireland
The squad was announced on 23 October 2018.[10][11]
Head coach: Alexander Cox
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | David Harte (C) | 3 April 1988 (aged 30) | 212 | Kampong |
| 4 | DF | Jonathan Bell | 19 June 1987 (aged 31) | 153 |  Lisnagarvey |
| 5 | DF | Matthew Bell | 11 August 1993 (aged 25) | 90 | Crefelder HTC |
| 8 | MF | Chris Cargo | 18 February 1986 (aged 32) | 187 | Hampstead & Westminster |
| 9 | FW | Matthew Nelson | 14 April 1998 (aged 20) | 49 | Lisnagarvey |
| 10 | FW | Alan Sothern | 28 July 1987 (aged 31) | 184 | Gantoise |
| 12 | FW | Eugene Magee | 1 April 1986 (aged 32) | 274 | Banbridge |
| 15 | MF | Kirk Shimmins | 1 June 1994 (aged 24) | 103 | Dragons |
| 16 | MF | Shane O'Donoghue | 24 November 1992 (aged 26) | 162 | Dragons |
| 17 | MF | Sean Murray | 5 April 1997 (aged 21) | 51 | Rotterdam |
| 20 | FW | Mitch Darling | 3 July 1988 (aged 30) | 180 | Three Rock Rovers |
| 22 | MF | Michael Robson | 18 April 1995 (aged 23) | 88 | Crefelder HTC |
| 23 | GK | David Fitzgerald | 8 October 1986 (aged 32) | 52 | Monkstown |
| 25 | MF | Daragh Walsh | 27 August 1997 (aged 21) | 23 | Three Rock Rovers |
| 26 | DF | Paul Gleghorne | 11 April 1987 (aged 31) | 215 | Crefelder HTC |
| 27 | DF | Conor Harte | 3 April 1988 (aged 30) | 227 | Racing Bruxelles |
| 29 | DF | Lee Cole | 21 February 1995 (aged 23) | 61 | Orée |
| 30 | DF | Stuart Loughrey | 20 February 1991 (aged 27) | 115 | Reading |
