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| Born | 23 December 1998 Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Midfield | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | YMCA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Ireland U–21 | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Ireland | 51 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sam Hyland (born 23 December 1998) is a field hockey player from Ireland. [1] [2]
Hyland was born on 23 December 1998. [3]
Hyland currently competes in the Irish Hockey League, where he represents the YMCA. [1] [4] [5]
Hyland made his debut for the Ireland U–21s in 2019 at the EuroHockey Junior Championship II in Plzeň Litice. [6]
Hyland made his senior international debut in 2021. He appeared in a test series against Malaysia in Hillsborough. [6] [7]
Since his debut, Hyland has been present at a number of international events and has medalled with the national team on three occasions. He took home gold at the 2023 EuroHockey Championship II in Dublin, silver at the 2022 FIH Nations Cup in Potchefstroom, and bronze at the 2021 EuroHockey Championship II in Gniezno. [8] [9] [10]
He competed at the 2024 FIH Olympic Qualifiers in Valencia. [6] [11] [12]
