Matthew Daly

Not to be confused with Matty Daly.

Matt Daly

Personal information
Born	(1983-07-08) 8 July 1983 (age 42) Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Height	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	84 kg (185 lb)
Playing position	Forward
Senior career
Years	Team
2002–2016	Surbiton
2016–2025	Teddington
National team
Years	Team	Caps	Goals
2005-2012	England & GB	152	(57)
Medal record Representing   England European Championship 2009 Amsterdam Team 2011 Mönchengladbach Team

Matthew Daly (born 8 July 1983) is an English field hockey player who played for England and Great Britain and competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Olympics. ^[1]

Biography

Daly was born in Saudi Arabia. He played club hockey for Surbiton in the Men's England Hockey League from 2002 to 2016. ^[2]

While at Surbtion, Daly made his international debut in 2005. He competed for at numerous tournaments, including representing England at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne ^{[3] [4]} and playing for Great Britain in the 2008 men's tournament at the Olympic Games in Beijing. ^{[5] [1]}

Four years later he represented Great Britain at the 2012 Olympic Games in London in the 2012 field hockey tournament. ^{[6] [7]}

In 2016 he left Surbiton to join Teddington ^[8] and became their Performance Director in 2020. ^[9]

He is currently a senior member of staff and hockey coach at Kingston Grammar School. ^[10]

References

1. "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
2. "EHL statistics". Fixtureslive.com. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
3. "Surbiton seven in medals quest". Surrey Comet. 16 March 2006. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
4. "Melbourne 2006 Team". Team England. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
5. "Matt Daly - GB Hockey". greatbritainhockey.co.uk. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
6. "London 2012: GB confirms its men's hockey squad". GBR Athletics. 27 June 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
7. "Matt Daly". 2012 Summer Olympics . Archived from the original on 27 August 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
8. "EHL statistics". Fixtureslive.com. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
9. "Teddington Hockey Club appoints first ever female club captain as it prepares to celebrate 150 years of hockey". Teddington Nub News. 5 November 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
10. "Matt Daly".

External links

• Matthew Daly at Team GB
• Matthew Daly at Olympedia