Kane Russell
New Zealand field hockey player
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Kane Elliot Mark Russell (born 22 April 1992) is a New Zealand field hockey player who plays as a defender for German club Hamburger Polo Club and the New Zealand national team.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kane Elliot Mark Russell | ||
| Born |
22 April 1992[1] Dunedin, New Zealand | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Hamburger Polo Club | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| –2015 | Southern Dogs | ||
| 2016–2017 | Antwerp | ||
| 2017–2019 | Léopold | ||
| 2019–2020 | Rotterdam | ||
| 2020–present | Hamburger Polo Club | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
| 2012–present | New Zealand | 167 | (71) |
Medal record | |||
Russell represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, where the men's team came seventh.[4][5]
Club career
Russell plays as a defender for the Southern region in the New Zealand Hockey League.[6] In 2016 he joined Royal Antwerp in Belgium.[7] After one season with Antwerp he left them for Léopold.[8] In the 2018–19 season he won the Belgian national title with Léopold.[9] After he won the national title, he left Léopold and joined Rotterdam in the Netherlands.[10] In April 2020, it was announced he left Rotterdam together with Blair Tarrant for Hamburger Polo Club in Germany for the 2020–21 season.[11]
