Nick Bandurak
England field hockey player (born 1992)
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Nicholas Kimon Bandurak (born 14 December 1992) is an English field hockey player who plays as a forward for Surbiton Hockey Club and the England and Great Britain national teams.[1]
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| Born | 14 December 1992 Wolverhampton, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Field hockey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
Bandurak played club hockey in the Men's England Hockey League for Cannock until 2011. He then began studying at the University of Birmingham and subsequently began playing for the University of Birmingham. Upon graduating in 2015, Bandurak joined Premier Division club Holcombe.[2] While at Cannock, Bandurak made his England U21 debut when he played in the Hero Hockey Junior World Cup Men 2013 in India.
Bandurak made his senior England debut versus Spain, in the FIH Pro League on 4 February 2022[citation needed] and won a bronze medal with England in the Men's tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham[3] and participated in the 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup.
He won a silver medal with England at the 2023 Men's EuroHockey Championship in Mönchengladbach.[4]
After knee surgery and internal disagreements at Holcombe, Bandurak signed for East Grinstead for the 2024–25 season but only managed 2 appearances. He subsequently joined defending champions Surbiton for the 2025–26 season and their 25/26 EHL campaign.[5] After scoring 18 goals in phase one of the 25/26 season, Bandurak was recalled to the England squad for the first time in 2 years for FIH pro-league Dublin and scored on his return despite a 4-1 loss to Germany.
