Liam Ansell

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Liam Ansell
Personal information
Born (1993-11-12) 12 November 1993 (age 31)
High Wycombe, England
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club Wimbledon
Youth career
Wycombe HC
Senior career
YearsTeam
2012-2013 Richmond HC
2013–2015 Sheffield Hallam
2015–2016 Den Bosch
2016–2018 Surbiton
2018–2020 East Grinstead
2020–2023 Wimbledon
2023–2024 Amsterdam
2024–present Wimbledon
National team
YearsTeamCapsGoals
2017–present England & GB 82 (29)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Birmingham Team

Liam Paul Ansell (born 12 November 1993) is an English field hockey player who plays as a forward for Wimbledon and the England and Great Britain national teams. [1] He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

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Biography

Ansell played club hockey for (in order) Wycombe, Richmond, Sheffield Hallam, Dutch Club Den Bosch, Surbiton. [2] [3]

From 2018 to 2020 he played for East Grinstead and represented England at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast. [4]

Ansell joined Wimbledon in the Men's England Hockey League Premier Division from 2020 and while at Wimbledon he was selected to represent Great Britain squad for the delayed 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. [5] He also went to his second Commonwealth Games, winning a bronze medal with England in the Men's tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. [6]

For the 2022–23 season he transferred to Amsterdam [7] but after one season he returned to Wimbledon for the 2024–-25 season. [8]

References

  1. ↑ Athletes. Liam Ansell teamengland.org
  2. ↑ "Senior Squads | England Hockey". www.englandhockey.co.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  3. ↑ "Engelsman Liam Ansell naar Den Bosch". hockeynation.nl (in Dutch). HockeyNation. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  4. ↑ "Men's hockey team ready for Gold Coast challenge". England Hockey. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
  5. ↑ "Team GB hockey: 21 players to make Olympic debuts as men's and women's squads are named". Sky Sports. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
  6. ↑ "Commonwealth Games: England's men win hockey bronze against South Africa". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  7. ↑ "Transfer H1: Liam Ansell" . Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  8. ↑ Duncan, Nigel (4 October 2024). "Wimbledon tough test for Western in Europe". theedinburghreporter.co.uk. The Edinburgh Reporter. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
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