James Mazarelo
English field hockey player (born 2001)
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James Mazarelo (born 4 February 2001) is an English field hockey player who plays as a goalkeeper for Old Georgians Hockey Club in the Men's England Hockey League.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
4 February 2001 Manchester, England | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2016–2019 | Bowdon | ||
| 2019–2022 | Loughborough Students | ||
| 2024–2025 | UP Rudras | ||
| 2022–2025 | Surbiton | ||
| 2025–2026 | Old Georgians | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
| 2018–2019 | England & GB U21 | 10 | |
| 2022-present | England | 7 | |
| 2022-present | GB | 13 | |
Medal record | |||
Early life
Mazarelo was born on 4 February 2001 in Manchester, England[2] and is of Goan descent. His great-uncle, Sebastião Mazarelo, served as one of the first members in the Goa, Daman and Diu Legislative Assembly.[3] He was educated at Altrincham Grammar School for Boys, where he was head boy.[4]
Career
Mazarelo started playing for Bowdon and represented England U-16s, U-18s and U-21s and GB U-21s.[5] He then played club hockey in the Men's England Hockey League for Loughborough Students for three years before moving on to Surbiton in 2022. Mazarelo won a bronze medal with England in the Men's tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham[6] and won a silver medal with England at the 2023 Men's EuroHockey Championship in Mönchengladbach.[7]
Mazarelo was part of the Surbiton team that won the league title during the 2024–25 Men's England Hockey League season.[8] He joined Old Georgians for the 2025–26 season[9] and won the Premier League title with them.[10]
