Matthew Nelson (field hockey)

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Matthew Nelson
Personal information
Born (1998-04-14) 14 April 1998 (age 25)
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Playing position Forward
Senior career
YearsTeam
Lisnagarvey
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016– Ireland 71 (16)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
FIH Hockey Series
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018–19 Le Touquet Team

Matthew Nelson (born 14 April 1998) is a field hockey player from Ireland. [1] [2]

Contents

Life

Nelson was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on 14 April 1998. [3] [1]

Field hockey

Domestic league

Nelson currently competes in the Irish Hockey League, where he represents Lisnagarvey. [1] [4]

In 2023 Nelson moved to Australia to compete in the Hockey WA Premier League competition, where he represented Fremantle. [5]

Senior national team

Nelson made his senior international debut in 2016. He appeared in a test series against Spain in Barcelona. [6]

Since his debut, Nelson has been present at numerous international events and has medalled with the national team on one occasion. He took home silver at the 2018–19 FIH Series Finals in Le Touquet. [7] [6]

In 2018 he was a member of the Irish squad at the FIH World Cup held in Bhubaneswar. [8] [9] [10] [11]

He competed at the 2024 FIH Olympic Qualifiers in Valencia. [6] [12] [13]

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References

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  2. "Matthew Nelson – Player Info". globalsportsarchive.com. Global Sports Archive . Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  3. "Team Details – Ireland". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  4. "NELSON Matthew". eurohockey.altiusrt.com. European Hockey Federation . Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  5. "NELSON Matthew (Import)". hockeywa.altiusrt.com. Hockey WA . Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  6. 1 2 3 "NELSON Matthew". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  7. "Ireland Lose Out to France in Series Final". ulsterhockey.com. Ulster Hockey Union. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  8. "Ireland crash out of Hockey World Cup at hands of the auld enemy". extra.ie. Extra. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  9. "NELSON Matthew". worldcup2018.hockey. 2018 FIH World Cup . Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  10. "Matthew Nelson fast tracks to 50 cap Ireland milestone in World Cup opener". belfasttelegraph.co.uk. Belfast Telegraph. 30 November 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  11. "Matthew Nelson's World Cup diary: Ireland will go out to attack China and make up for agonising Australia defeat". belfasttelegraph.co.uk. Belfast Telegraph. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  12. "Olympic qualifier: Ireland's men beat Ukraine 5-1 in opening Valencia game". bbc.com. BBC Sport. 14 January 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  13. "Five-star Ireland men record dominant Olympic qualifying win over Ukraine". belfasttelegraph.co.uk. Belfast Telegraph. 14 January 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2024.