Daniel Kyriakides

Dan Kyriakides

Personal information
Born	(1995-03-21) 21 March 1995 (age 30) Swansea, Wales
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	85 kg (187 lb)
Playing position	Midfielder/Defender
Senior career
Years	Team
2012	Swansea City HC
2012–2017	Cardiff & Met
2017–2018	Reading
2018–2019	Crefelder HTC
2019–2020	Cardiff & Met
2020–2021	Crefelder HTC
2021–2022	Hampstead & Westminster
2022–2025	Alster
National team
Years	Team	Caps	Goals
2014–present	Wales	138
2017–2018	GB	11
Medal record Representing   Wales European Championship II 2025 Lousada Team

Daniel Kyriakides (born 21 March 1995) is a Welsh international field hockey player who plays as a midfielder or defender for Wales and Great Britain. ^[1]

James Kyriakides is his elder brother. ^[2]

Biography

Kyriakides played club hockey in the Men's England Hockey League for Cardiff & Met from 2012 to 2017. While at Cardiff, Kyriakides represented Wales in the 2014 Commonwealth Games ^{[3] [4]} and made his senior Great Britain debut against India on 29 April 2017.

Later in 2017, he joined Reading in the Premier Division and went to his second Commonwealth Games at the 2018 Games in the Gold Coast. ^[5]

At the end of the 2017–2018 season, Kyriakides left Reading for the Bundesliga, signing for Crefelder HTC ^[6] but returned to the UK to play for Hampstead & Westminster in 2021. ^[7]

In 2022, he joined Der Club an der Alster in Germany and was selected to represent Wales at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. ^[8]

He was part of the Welsh team at the 2023 World Cup, which was the first time in their history that Wales had appeared in the world Cup. ^[9] Additionally he was part of the Welsh team that played at the 2023 Men's EuroHockey Championship. ^[10]

In 2025, he helped Wales win the gold medal at the European Championship II, defeating Ireland in the final. ^{[11] [12]}

References

1. "Dan Kyriakides". greatbritainhockey.co.uk. Archived from the original on 27 December 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
2. "Dan Kyriakides – GB Hockey". www.greatbritainhockey.co.uk. Archived from the original on 27 December 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
3. "Hockey Wales". hockeywales. Archived from the original on 15 December 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
4. "Glasgow 2014 – Daniel Kyriakides". glasgow2014.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
5. "Commonwealth Games: Wales name Gold Coast Games hockey teams". BBC Sport. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
6. "Hockey: Major overhaul at Reading ahead of season opener". Reading Chronicle. 21 September 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
7. "Men's EHL Ranking Cup". EHL Hockey.tv. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
8. "Hockey Commonwealth Games 2022: Wales select 'incredibly competitive' squads". The Hockey Paper. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
9. "2023 World Cup in India highlights Wales' international student offer3 Eurohockey Championships". Study in Wales.ac.uk. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
10. "Wales Men Win Euro Qualifiers To Secure Sport At 2023 Eurohockey Championships". Hockey Wales. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
11. "Wales men beat Ireland in EuroHockey II final shootout". FBBC Sport. 2 August 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
12. "EuroHockey Championship II 2025 Men". FIH. Retrieved 7 August 2025.

External links

• Daniel Kyriakides at the International Hockey Federation
• Dan Kyriakides at Hockey Wales
• Dan Kyriakides at Team Wales
• Dan Kyriakides at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games (archived)
• Daniel Kyriakides at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games