Zachary Wallace
English field hockey player
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Zachary Andrew David Wallace (born 29 September 1999) is an English field hockey player who plays as a midfielder or forward for Dutch Hoofdklasse club Bloemendaal and is the current captain of both the England and Great Britain national teams.[2] He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics and 2024 Summer Olympics.
Redhill, England
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
29 September 1999 Redhill, England | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder / Forward | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2015–2021 | Surbiton | ||
| 2021–2023 | HGC | ||
| 2023–present | Bloemendaal | ||
| 2024–present | Hyderabad Toofans | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
| 2017–2019 | England & GB U21 | 19 | (5) |
| 2018–present | England & GB | 101 | (20) |
Medal record | |||
Biography
Wallace was educated at Kingston Grammar School, Kingston-upon-Thames before joining Whitgift School, South Croydon, London in the 6th form.[3]
He started his hockey career with Surbiton in the Men's England Hockey League Premier Division.[4] While at Surbiton, Wallace made his senior international debuts in October 2018, aged 19, for Great Britain versus Belgium on 2 October 2018 and for England versus France on 16 October 2018. In December 2019, he was nominated for the FIH Rising Star of the Year Award.[5]
In March 2021 it was announced that Wallace had joined Dutch Hoofdklasse club HGC for the 2021–22 season.[6][7] On 28 May 2021, he was selected in the England squad for the 2021 EuroHockey Championship[8] and was selected to represent Great Britain in the delayed 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.[9]
He won a bronze medal as captain of the England team in the Men's tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.[10] He won a silver medal with England at the 2023 Men's EuroHockey Championship in Mönchengladbach.[11]
After two seasons with HGC, he moved to Bloemendaal.[12][13]
He was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[14] The team went out in the quarter-finals after losing a penalty shootout to India.[15]
Walalce joined Hyderabad Toofans in the Hockey India League after being acquired in auction for the 2024-25 season.[16]
