Personal information | |||
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Full name | Zachary Andrew David Wallace | ||
Born | Redhill, England | 29 September 1999||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) [1] | ||
Playing position | Midfielder / Forward | ||
Senior career | |||
Years | Team | ||
2015–2021 | Surbiton | ||
2021–2023 | HGC | ||
2023–present | Bloemendaal | ||
2024–present | Hyderabad Toofans | ||
National team | |||
Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
2017–2019 | England & GB U21 | 19 | (5) |
2018–present | England & GB | 101 | (20) |
Medal record |
Zachary Andrew David Wallace (born 29 September 1999) is an English field hockey player who plays as a midfielder or forward for Dutch Hoofdklasse club Bloemendaal and the England and Great Britain national teams. [2]
He was educated at Kingston Grammar School, Kingston-upon-Thames before joining Whitgift School, South Croydon, London in the 6th form. [3]
In March 2021 it was announced that Wallace joined Dutch Hoofdklasse club HGC for the 2021–22 season. [4] [5] After two seasons he moved to Bloemendaal. [6] [7] He also plays for Hyderabad Toofans in the Hockey India League 2024-25 season after being acquired in auction. [8]
He previously played in the Men's England Hockey League Premier Division for Surbiton. [9]
Wallace made his senior international debuts in October 2018, aged 19, for Great Britain versus Belgium on 2 October 2018 and for England versus France on 16 October 2018. In December 2019, he was nominated for the FIH Rising Star of the Year Award. [10]
On 28 May 2021, he was selected in the England squad for the 2021 EuroHockey Championship. [11]
He was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2024 Summer Olympics. [12] The team went out in the quarter-finals after losing a penalty shootout to India. [13]