Nick Bandurak

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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
YearsTeam
–2015 Cannock
2015–2024 Holcombe
2024–2025 East Grimstead
National team
YearsTeamCapsGoals
2013–2013 England U21 5 (2)
2022–present England & GB 14 (10)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
EuroHockey Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Mönchengladbach
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Birmingham Team

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

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Biography

Bandurak played club hockey in the Men's England Hockey League for Cannock until 2015, when he 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]

Bandurak signed for East Grinstead from Holcombe for the 2024–25 season.

References

  1. "Several New Faces Selected For England Men's First FIH Hockey Pro League Games". England Hockey. 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.