Personal information | |||
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Born | Shrewsbury, England | 17 December 1990||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Senior career | |||
Years | Team | ||
2007–2013 | Stourport | ||
2013–2015 | Team Bath | ||
2015–2019 | Cardiff & Met | ||
2024–2025 | Wotton-under-Edge | ||
National team | |||
Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
2008–2017 | Wales |
Benjamin David Carless (born 17 December 1990) is a field hockey player who represented Wales. He competed for Wales at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
Carless, born in Shrewsbury, [1] was educated at Wistanstow Primary School and Church Stretton School and studied Mechanical Engineering at the University of Bath. [2]
After playing in the Welsh national age groups of U16 to U21, [2] he joined the senior Welsh national set up in 2008. [3] He played club hockey for Stourport Hockey Club in the Men's England Hockey League [4] [5] before university and then played club hockey for Team Bath. [6] He was selected to represent the Welsh team [1] at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland in the men's tournament. [7]
After university Carless joined the Dyson company [2] and signed for Cardiff & Met Hockey Club. [8] He played for Wotton-under-Edge Hockey Club in 2024/25. [9]