| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 16 October 2003 England | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Midfield | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| –2025 | University of Exeter HC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Surbiton | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | England U–21 | 25 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | England | 6 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Georgina 'Georgie' Gardens (born 16 October 2003) [1] is a field hockey player from England. [2]
Gardens currently studies at the University of Exeter, and is an alumnus of Framlingham College. [3] [4]
In the English Hockey League, Gardens represents Surbiton. [5] She previously represented the University of Exeter HC. [2]
In 2021, Gardens was named in the England U–21 squad for the 2022 FIH Junior World Cup in Potchefstroom. [6] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the competition was later postponed resulting in squad changes, however Gardens retained her place in the side. [7] At the delayed event, she helped the team to England's first ever bronze medal at an FIH Junior World Cup. [8] [9] [10] Later that year she represented the team again at the EuroHockey U–21 Championship in Ghent. [11]
Gardens continued to represent the English U–21 side in 2023. She featured in a Four–Nations tournament in Düsseldorf, as well as England's fourth-place finish at the FIH Junior World Cup in Santiago. [8] [12] [13]
She made her final appearances for the junior squad in 2024, winning bronze at the EuroHockey U–21 Championship in Terrassa. [14]
Gardens received her maiden call up to the senior national squad in early 2025. She travelled with the team to India for the second away leg of the 2024–25 FIH Pro League. [15] She earned her first international cap during a match against India in Bhubaneswar. [8]
The following is a list of goals scored by Gardens at international level.
Goal | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 June 2025 | Lee Valley Hockey Stadium, London, United Kingdom |  Spain | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2024–25 FIH Pro League | [16] |
