Will Calnan

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Will Calnan
Personal information
Full name William James Cameron Calnan
Born (1996-04-17) 17 April 1996 (age 28)
London, England
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club HDM
Senior career
YearsTeam
2013–2016 Surbiton
2016–2023 Hampstead & Westminster
2023–2024 Southgate
2024–present HDM
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2017 England & GB U21 26
2018–present England & GB 99 (19)
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

William James Cameron Calnan (born 17 April 1996) is an English field hockey player who plays as a forward for Dutch Hoofdklasse club HDM and the England and Great Britain national teams. [1]

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He is a former pupil of St Andrew's School in Woking and Cranleigh School, Surrey. [2] He is also an alumnus of Kingston University, having graduated with a degree in business management.

Club career

Calnan played club hockey in the Men's England Hockey League Premier Division for Southgate Hockey Club during the 2023–24 season. He has previously played for Surbiton and Hampstead & Westminster Hockey Club. In 2024 he left England to play for HDM in the Dutch Hoofdklasse. [3]

International career

Calnan made his senior Great Britain national team debut against Belgium, on 14 June 2018. On 18 June 2024, he was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2024 Summer Olympics. [4] The team went out in the quarter-finals after losing a penalty shootout to India. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Senior Squads | England Hockey".
  2. ↑ "England Calls". Cranleigh School. 11 December 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  3. ↑ "Will Calnan speelt komend seizoen bij HDM heren 1". 070online.nl (in Dutch). 21 June 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  4. ↑ "GB hockey select Roper for fourth Olympic Games". bbc.com. BBC. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  5. ↑ "GB wait for men's hockey medal goes on after shootout heartbreak". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 August 2024.


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