Personal information | |||
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Born | Totnes, England | 6 April 1999||
Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career | |||
Years | Team | ||
–2017 | Dart Hockey Club | ||
2017–2020 | Durham University | ||
2020–2025 | Holcombe | ||
2025–present | Amsterdam | ||
National team | |||
Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
2017–2019 | England & GB U21 | 26 | (0) |
2020–present | England & GB | 81 | (0) |
Medal record |
Oliver John Payne (born 6 April 1999) is an English field hockey player who plays as a goalkeeper for Dutch Hoofdklasse club Amsterdam and the England and Great Britain national teams. [1]
He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics and 2024 Summer Olympics.
Payne began playing hockey for Dart Hockey Club before studying Sports and Exercise Science at Durham University. [2] After Durham he joined Holcombe in the Men's England Hockey League Premier Division for the 2020 season. [3] In 2024 he signed for Dutch Hoofdklasse side Amsterdam to join from the 2025–26 season.. [4]
While at Durham, Payne was capped for the Great Britain U21 team and was the goalkeeper of the tournament at the 2019 Sultan of Johor Cup. [5] He was selected to represent Great Britain for the delayed 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo [6] and on 28 May 2021, he was selected as the first choice goalkeeper in the England squad for the 2021 EuroHockey Championship [7] and won a bronze medal with England in the Men's tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. [8] He then won a silver medal with England at the 2023 Men's EuroHockey Championship in Mönchengladbach. [9]
He was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2024 Summer Olympics. [10] The team went out in the quarter-finals after losing a penalty shootout to India. [11]