Andrew McConnell

Andrew McConnell

Personal information
Born	(2000-01-05) 5 January 2000 (age 25) Scotland
Playing position	Forward
Senior career
Years	Team
2010–2023	Western Wildcats
2023–2025	Harvestehuder THC
National team
Years	Team	Caps	Goals
	Scotland	40
Medal record Representing   Scotland European Championship II 2021 Gniezno Team 2023 Dublin Team 2025 Lousada Team Nations Cup 2 2025 Muscat Team

Andrew McConnell (born 5 January 2000) is a Scottish field hockey player who has represented Scotland ^[1] at the Commonwealth Games and has won three medals at the Men's EuroHockey Championship II. ^[2]

Biography

McConnell played club hockey for Western Wildcats Hockey Club in the Scottish Hockey Premiership, a club he joined as a junior in 2010. ^[3] . While at Western he represented Scotland at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. ^[4]

In 2021, he helped Scotland win the silver medal at the 2021 Men's EuroHockey Championship II in Gniezno, Poland ^[5] and in 2023, he helped Scotland win the bronze medal at the 2023 Men's EuroHockey Championship II in Dublin. ^[6]

After spending well over a decade with Western he signed for German team Harvestehuder THC. ^[7]

In August 2024, he was part of the men's squad for their EuroHockey Championship qualifier in Vienna. ^[8]

In February 2025, he was part of the men's squad for 2024–25 Men's FIH Hockey Nations Cup 2 in Muscat, Oman, and helped the team win the gold medal ^[9] and a few months later, he helped Scotland win the bronze medal at the 2025 Men's EuroHockey Championship II in Lousada, Portugal, ^[10] defeating Italy in the third place play off. ^[11]

References

1. "Seniors Men Team". Scottish Hockey. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
2. "Career Stats (as recorded in TMS)". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
3. "Andrew McConnell profile". Western Wildcats Hockey Club. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
4. "Commonwealth Games 2022: Alan Forsyth leads Scots hockey squad". BBC Sport. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
5. "Golden double as Scots secure bronze". The Edinburgh Reporter. 29 July 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
6. "Golden double as Scots secure bronze". The Edinburgh Reporter. 29 July 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
7. "Wildcats at the EHL and Premiership action at home". Western Wildcats Hockey Club. 5 October 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
8. "Two Capital hockey stars named in Scotland's Euro squad". The Edinburgh Reporter. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
9. "Scotland crowned 1st FIH Hockey Men's Nations Cup". The Oman Observer. 23 February 2025. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
10. "Ireland through to final of EuroHockey Championship II after confident win over Scotland". Irish Indepdendent. 1 August 2025. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
11. "EuroHockey Championship II 2025 Men". FIH. Retrieved 12 August 2025.