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Born | Scotland | 20 April 2007||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing position | Midfield | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2022–2024 | Kelburne | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2024–2025 | Western Wildcats | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2025–2026 | Surbiton | ||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Caps | Goals | ||||||||||||||||||||
Scotland | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Thomas Austin (born 20 April 2007) is a Scottish field hockey player who has represented Scotland [1] and won two consecutive bronze medals at the Men's EuroHockey Championship II.
Austin made his full senior Scottish debut at the age of 16. [2]
In 2023, he helped Scotland win the bronze medal at the 2023 Men's EuroHockey Championship II in Dublin, [3] [4]
Austin was part of the Great Britain U21 side that won the 2024 Sultan of Johor Cup and in August 2024, was part of the men's squad for their EuroHockey Championship qualifier in Vienna. [5]
He played club hockey for Western Wildcats Hockey Club in the Scottish Hockey Premiership after signing from Kelburne Hockey Club. [6] In April 2025, Austin was named in the Great Britain development squad [7]
In February 2025, he was part of the men's squad for 2024–25 Men's FIH Hockey Nations Cup 2 in Muscat, Oman, and helped the team win the gold medal. [8]
In May 2025, Austin signed for Surbiton Hockey Club in the Men's England Hockey League for the 2025–2026. [2] Shortly afterwards, he helped Scotland win the bronze medal at the 2025 Men's EuroHockey Championship II in Lousada, Portugal, [9] defeating Italy in the third place play off. [10]