Liam Sanford
English field hockey player
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Liam Sanford (born 14 March 1996) is an English field hockey player who plays as a defender for Old Georgians and the England and Great Britain national teams.[1] He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics and 2024 Summer Olympics.
Wegberg, Germany
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
14 March 1996 Wegberg, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| –2017 | Team Bath Buccaneers | ||
| 2017–2019 | Reading | ||
| 2019–2026 | Old Georgians | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
| 2014–2016 | England & GB U21 | 23 | |
| 2017–present | England & GB | 76 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
Biography
Sanford began playing hockey for Wycombe Hockey Club and the RAF before joining Team Bath Buccaneers.[2] Sanford became the first-ever Team Bath Buccaneers men's player to represent England Hockey at senior level when he helped his country to a 5–2 win over South Africa in Cape Town.[3]
In 2017, Sanford joined Reading in the Men's England Hockey League Premier Division for the 2017–18 season, and while there represented England and won a bronze medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast.[4]
He transferred to Old Georgians for the 2019–20 season.[5] Sanford earned a call-up to the Great Britain Olympic squad for the delayed 2020 Olympics Games in Tokyo.[6][7]
Sanford helped Old Georgians win the league and cup double during the 2022-23 season and the league title during the 2023-24 season.[8]
He was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[9] The team went out in the quarter-finals after losing a penalty shootout to India.[10]
