Nick Bandurak

Nick Bandurak

Personal information
Born	(1992-12-14) 14 December 1992 (age 32) Wolverhampton, England
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Forward
Senior career
Years	Team
0000–2011	Cannock
2011–2015	University of Birmingham
2015–2024	Holcombe
2024–2025	East Grinstead
2025–2026	Surbiton
National team
Years	Team	Caps	Goals
2013–2013	England U21	5	(2)
2022–present	England & GB	14	(10)
Medal record Men's field hockey Representing   England EuroHockey Championship 2023 Mönchengladbach Commonwealth Games 2022 Birmingham Team

Nicholas Kimon Bandurak (born 14 December 1992) is an English field hockey player who plays as a forward for Surbiton Hockey Club and the England and Great Britain national teams. ^[1]

Biography

Bandurak played club hockey in the Men's England Hockey League for Cannock until 2011. He then began studying at the University of Birmingham and subsequently began playing for the University of Birmingham. Upon graduating in 2015, Bandurak joined Premier Division club Holcombe. ^[2] While at Cannovk, Bandurak made his England U21 debut when he played in the Hero Hockey Junior World Cup Men 2013 in India.

Bandurak made his senior England debut versus Spain, in the FIH Pro League on 4 February, 2022^{[ citation needed ]} and won a bronze medal with England in the Men's tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham ^[3] and participated in the 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup.

He won a silver medal with England at the 2023 Men's EuroHockey Championship in Mönchengladbach. ^[4]

After knee surgery and internal disagreements at Holcombe, Bandurak signed for East Grinstead for the 2024–25 season but only managed 2 appearances. He subsequently joined defending champions Surbiton for the 2025–26 season and their 25/26 EHL campaign. ^[5] After scoring 18 goals in phase one of the 25/26 season, Bandurak was recalled to the England squad for the first time in 2 years for FIH pro-league Dublin and scored on his return despite a 4-1 loss to Germany.

References

1. "Several New Faces Selected For England Men's First FIH Hockey Pro League Games". England Hockey. Archived from the original on 2 February 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
2. "Nick Bandurak takes lead for club, school ... and his Doberman". 16 October 2018.
3. "Commonwealth Games: England's men win hockey bronze against South Africa". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
4. "EuroHockey: England men lose out to the Netherlands in dramatic final". BBC Sport. 27 August 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
5. "England Hockey Premier Division transfers 2025/26: Ins and Outs". The Hockey Paper. 1 September 2025. Retrieved 25 September 2025.

External links

• Nick Bandurak at the International Hockey Federation
• Nick Bandurak on England Hockey
• Nick Bandurak at Team England
• Nicholas Bandurak at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games