Will Calnan
English field hockey player
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
William James Cameron Calnan (born 17 April 1996) is an English field hockey player who plays as a forward for Dutch Hoofdklasse club HDM and the England and Great Britain national teams.[1] He competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
17 April 1996 London, England | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2013–2016 | Surbiton | ||
| 2016–2023 | Hampstead & Westminster | ||
| 2023–2024 | Southgate | ||
| 2024–2025 | HDM | ||
| 2025–2026 | Surbiton | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
| 2015–2017 | England & GB U21 | 26 | |
| 2018–present | England & GB | 99 | (19) |
Medal record | |||
Biography
Calnan, born in London, went to school at St Andrew's School in Woking and Cranleigh School, Surrey[2] and studied at Kingston University, where he graduated with a degree in business management.
Calnan played club hockey for Surbiton in the Men's England Hockey League Premier Division from 2013 to 2016 and Hampstead & Westminster from 2016 to 2023. While at Hampstead & Westminster he made his senior Great Britain national team debut against Belgium, on 14 June 2018. He won a bronze medal with England in the Men's tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham[3] and won a silver medal with England at the 2023 Men's EuroHockey Championship in Mönchengladbach.[4]
Calnan transferred to Southgate Hockey Club for the 2023–24 season and on 18 June 2024, he was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[5] The team went out in the quarter-finals after losing a penalty shootout to India.[6]
In 2024 he left England to play for HDM in the Dutch Hoofdklasse.[7] He joined Surbiton for the 2025–26 season.
