Jamie Golden

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Jamie Golden
Personal information
Born (2001-12-24) 24 December 2001 (age 23)
Dundee, Scotland
Playing position Midfielder
Senior career
YearsTeam
–2020 Grove Menzieshill
2020–2022 Surbiton
2022–2023 Beeston
2023–2024 Hamburger
2024–present Western Wildcats
National team
YearsTeamCapsGoals
2021– Scotland 25 (22)
Medal record
Representing Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
European Championship II
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Dublin Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2025 Lousada Team
Nations Cup 2
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Muscat Team

Jamie Golden (born 24 December 2001) [1] is a Scottish field hockey player who plays as a midfielder for the Western Wildcats and the Scotland national team. [2]

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Biography

Golden was born and raised in Dundee, Scotland. [3] His older brother, Cameron, also represents Scotland in hockey. [4]

Golden broke through the youth setup of Grove Menzieshill and eventually joined the senior team where he played until his departure in 2020. [5] Golden made his debut for the Scotland U–21 side at the EuroHockey Junior Championship II in Plzeň, where he won a gold medal. [6] [7] Following his Scotland junior debut, Golden went on to represent the Great Britain U21 side, winning gold at the 2019 Sultan of Johor Cup. [8]

In 2020, he moved to England to join Surbiton. [9] While at Surbiton he made his senior Scottish international debut in 2021 [2] [6] and was selected to represent Scotland at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. [10] [11] He also played in the 2022 Sultan of Johor Cup in Johor Bahru, winning bronze. [6] [12] [13]

Following his time at Surbiton, Golden transferred to Beeston in the 2022–2023 season. [14] In 2023, Golden made a move to Germany, joining Hamburger Polo Club in the Bundesliga. [15]

In 2024, Golden returned to Scotland to join Western Wildcats. [16]

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 [17] and a few months later, he helped Scotland win the bronze medal at the 2025 Men's EuroHockey Championship II in Lousada, Portugal, [18] defeating Italy in the third place play off. [19]

References

  1. "Team Details – Scotland". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Seniors Men Team". scottish-hockey.org.uk. Scottish Hockey Union . Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  3. "Jamie Golden". teamscotland.scot. Team Scotland . Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  4. "Dundee hockey stars Charlotte Watson, Emily Dark and brothers Cameron and Jamie Golden sticking at it despite coronavirus disruption". thecourier.co.uk. The Courier. 4 May 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  5. "Western hoping for Golden moments in Surbiton". ehlhockey.tv. Euro Hockey League. 27 September 2024. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  6. 1 2 3 "GOLDEN Cameron". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  7. "Competitions Archive" (PDF). eurohockeyprod.wpengine.com. European Hockey Federation . Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  8. "India loses to Great Britain in Sultan of Johor Cup final". SportStar. 19 October 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  9. "We are pleased to announce that Jamie Golden will join the Surbiton HC Men's 1s for the 2020/21 season". surbitonhc.com. Surbiton Hockey Club. 14 August 2024. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  10. "Commonwealth Games 2022: Alan Forsyth leads Scots hockey squad". BBC Sport. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
  11. "Jamie GOLDEN". results.birmingham2022.com. Birmingham2022 . Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  12. "Golden and Heigh selected for GB U21 men Sultan of Johor Cup squad". scottish-hockey.org.uk. Scottish Hockey Union. 20 October 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  13. "Great Britain see off Japan to finish third in Sultan of Johor Cup". greatbritainhockey.co.uk. Great Britain Hockey. 29 October 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  14. "England Hockey Premier Division transfers 2022/23: Latest Ins and Outs". thehockeypaper.co.uk. The Hockey Paper. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  15. "Hockey-Herren mit einigen neuen Gesichtern". hamburger-polo-club.de (in German). Hamburger Polo Club. 7 September 2024. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  16. Duncan, Nigel (4 October 2024). "Wimbledon tough test for Western in Europe". theedinburghreporter.co.uk. The Edinburgh Reporter. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  17. "Scotland crowned 1st FIH Hockey Men's Nations Cup". The Oman Observer. 23 February 2025. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  18. "Ireland through to final of EuroHockey Championship II after confident win over Scotland". Irish Indepdendent. 1 August 2025. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  19. "EuroHockey Championship II 2025 Men". FIH. Retrieved 12 August 2025.