Sam Lane (field hockey)

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Sam Lane
Personal information
Full name Sam Garrett Lane
Born (1997-04-30) 30 April 1997 (age 28)
Temuka, New Zealand
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club HC Oranje-Rood
National team
YearsTeamCapsGoals
2016– New Zealand 119 (42)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Oceania Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Sydney
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Rockhampton
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Whangārei
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2025 Darwin

Sam Garrett Lane (born 30 April 1997) [1] is a New Zealand field hockey player. [2]

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Personal life

Sam Lane was born in Christchurch, New Zealand and raised in Temuka, New Zealand. He started playing hockey when he was 3 years old. [3] In early 2019, Lane tragically lost his mother, Margaret, after a long battle with cancer. Sam now works at Forsyth Barr, alongside playing for the Black Sticks Men’s Hockey team.

Career

Club level

In the New Zealand National Hockey League Lane plays for Canterbury.

In 2021, Lane signed for Belgium Hickey Club KHC Leuven for one season before joining the Dutch League representing HC Oranje-Rood for two seasons. [4]

Lane returned to New Zealand in early 2024 after a foot injury cleared him from the remainder of his contract period. [5]

Lane also competed in the 2025 Hockey India League. He was bought in the auction for 27Lakh by the Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers. The team went on to win the title, with Lane scoring the winning goal in the gold medal match. [6]

National team

Sam Lane made his senior debut for the Black Sticks in 2016 during the Trans–Tasman Trophy against Australia. [7] Since then, Lane has competed in both the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 and the Paris Olympics 2024.

During his career, Lane has medalled four times with the national side, at the 2024 Oceania Cup held in Darwin, Australia. [8]

Since his debut in 2016, injuries have affected Lanes consistent flow of selection within the team. In 2017, Lane had an osteochondral break in his left knee, requiring two surgeries. This ruled Lane out for the 2018 Commonwealth Games held in Gold Coast, Australia. In 2024, Lane also suffered from a Jones fracture on his right foot, resulting in surgery 100 days out from the Paris Olympics.

International goals


Goal
DateLocationOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
120 November 2016 Lloyd Elsmore Hockey Stadium, Auckland, New ZealandFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2–02–1 2016 Trans-Tasman Trophy [9]
217 March 2017 National Hockey Stadium, Wellington, New ZealandFlag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 1–03–2 Test Match [10]
318 March 2017Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 1–02–2 [11]
423 March 2017Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 1–11–1 [12]
523 April 2017 Tun Razak Hockey Stadium, Bandar Tun Razak, MalaysiaFlag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 2–72–8 [13]
624 April 2017Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 1–03–3 [14]
72 May 2017 Azlan Shah Stadium, Ipoh, MalaysiaFlag of Japan.svg  Japan 3–13–2 2017 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup [15]
826 June 2017 Stade Fallon, Brussels, BelgiumFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1–22–3 Test Match [16]
914 October 2017 Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney, AustraliaFlag of Papua New Guinea.svg  PNG 5–019–0 2017 Oceania Cup [17]
1010–0
1119–0
1213 April 2019 Estadio Mundialista Luciana Aymar, Rosario, ArgentinaFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 1–33–4 2019 FIH Pro League [18]
132–3
149 June 2019 Gerd-Wellen-Hockeystadion, Krefeld, GermanyFlag of Germany.svg  Germany 3–23–3 [19]

References

  1. "Team Details – New Zealand". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  2. "Vantage Black Sticks Men". www.blacksticks.co.nz. Vantage Black Sticks. Archived from the original on 15 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  3. "Profile – Sam Lane". www.blacksticks.co.nz. Vantage Black Sticks . Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  4. https://hockey.nl/nieuws/tulp-hoofdklasse-heren/sam-lane-bescheiden-topscorer-van-or-moet-team-bedanken/.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. "LANE Sam". hockeynz.altiusrt.com. New Zealand Hockey Federation . Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  6. https://www.olympics.com/en/news/hockey-india-league-2024-25-men-final-shrachi-earh-bengal-tigers-win-title.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. "LANE Sam". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  8. "Kookaburras Crush Kiwis To Claim Oceania Cup". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia . Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  9. "New Zealand 2–1 Australia". International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  10. "New Zealand 3–2 Pakistan". International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  11. "New Zealand 2–2 Pakistan". International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  12. "New Zealand 1–1 Pakistan". International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  13. "Malaysia 8–2 New Zealand". International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  14. "Malaysia 3–3 New Zealand". International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  15. "New Zealand 3–2 Japan". International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  16. "Belgium 3–2 New Zealand". International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  17. "Papua New Guinea 0–19 New Zealand". International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  18. "Argentina 4–3 New Zealand". International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  19. "Germany 3–3 New Zealand". International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 16 August 2019.