Ian Sloan (field hockey)

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Ian Sloan
Personal information
Full name Ian Martin Sloan
Born (1993-11-19) 19 November 1993 (age 30) [1]
County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 75 kg (165 lb)
Playing position Midfielder / Defender
Youth career
2007–2009 Cookstown High School
Senior career
YearsTeam
20xx–2012 Cookstown
2012–2014 Loughborough Students
2014–2023 Wimbledon
2024-present Old Georgians
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2012 Ireland 21
2015–present England & GB 118 (5)
Teams coached
Loughborough Students II
Wycombe
Medal record
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Birmingham Team
European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Amstelveen
Last updated on: 4 February 2022

Ian Martin Sloan (born 19 November 1993) is a Northern Irish field hockey player, who plays as a midfielder for Old Georgians and the England and Great Britain national teams.

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He represented Great Britain at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Sloan was a member of the England teams that won the bronze medals at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and at the 2017 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship. He also represented England at the 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup.

Early years, family and education

Sloan is the youngest son of Martin and Adele Sloan. Martin Sloan is a former Ireland captain and Great Britain field hockey international. Adele Sloan is a former Ireland women's field hockey international and between 2007 and 2013 was the head teacher at Cookstown High School. Sloan's brother, Stephen, is also a field hockey player and has played for Cookstown. Sloan was educated at Cookstown High School and Loughborough University. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

Club career

Cookstown High School

Between 2007 and 2009 Sloan was a member of the Cookstown High School team that won the All Ireland Schoolboys Hockey Championship and two successive Burney Cup/McCullough Cup doubles. Among his teammates were his brother Stephen and fellow future Ireland, England and Great Britain international, David Ames. In 2007 Sloan scored in the All Ireland final as Cookstown High defeated Banbridge Academy 4–2. [10] In 2007–08 Cookstown High and Sloan won the McCullough Cup, again defeating Banbridge Academy in the final. [11] In the 2007–08 Burney Cup final Cookstown High and Sloan defeated the Royal and Prior School of Raphoe 6–3 after extra time. [12] In the 2008–09 McCullough Cup final Sloan scored as Cookstown High defeated Sullivan Upper School 3–0 in the final. [13] In the 2008–09 Burney Cup final Sloan scored a hat-trick as Cookstown High defeated Banbridge Academy 4–3 in the final. [14] [15]

Cookstown

During his early Cookstown career, Sloan played in the seconds with his brother, Stephen, and his father Martin. [9] In 2010–11 Sloan was a member of the Cookstown team that won the Irish Senior Cup. Sloan scored twice in a 4–3 win against Monkstown. He was subsequently named player of the match. [16] [17] [18] [19] Sloan also played for Cookstown in the Men's Irish Hockey League [20] and the 2011–12 Euro Hockey League. [21]

Loughborough Students

While attending Loughborough University and studying for a degree in Accounting and Financial Management, Sloan also played for Loughborough Students in the Men's English Hockey League. He also played for Loughborough at intervarsity level and coached the university's second team in the Midlands League. [1] [22] [23] [24]

Wimbledon

In 2014 Sloan switched clubs from relegated Loughborough Students to Wimbledon. [25] He subsequently helped Wimbledon win four successive Men's English Hockey League titles in 2014–15, [24] 2015–16, 2016–17 and 2017–18. He has represented Wimbledon in the 2016–17, [26] [27] [28] [29] 2017–18, [30] and 2018–19 Euro Hockey Leagues. [31]


Old Georgians

In 2024 Sloan joined Old Georgians as both a player and as director of hockey for the club’s junior section.

International career

Ireland

Sloan captained the Ireland Under-18 team at the 2011 EuroHockey U18 Championship. He was the topscorer in the tournament, scoring seven of Ireland's 10 goals. [7] [32] [33] Between 2011 and 2012, Sloan made 21 senior international appearances for Ireland. [2] [34] In June 2011 he made his senior debut for Ireland against China. [35] He subsequently represented Ireland at the 2011 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship [36] [37] [38] [39] [40] and at a 2012 Men's Field Hockey Olympic Qualifier. [41] [42] In April 2012 Sloan made his last appearance for Ireland in a 2–1 away win against Germany. Sloan and David Ames both scored for Ireland. In January 2013 Sloan and Ames announced that they were switching allegiances from Ireland to England/Great Britain. [43] [44] [45] [46]

Great Britain

Having previously played for Ireland, Sloan had to wait for three years before he was eligible to play for Great Britain. He eventually made his debut for Great Britain in April 2015 in a 3–2 win against Germany in an unofficial international. [47] [48] [49] He made his official debut for Great Britain on 14 May 2015, in a 1–1 draw against Argentina. [50] [51] He subsequently represented Great Britain at the 2016 Summer Olympics. [2] [52] Sloan captained Great Britain when they won the 2017 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup. [5] [53] In May 2017, together with George Pinner and Phil Roper, Sloan was named as one of three captains of England/Great Britain. [52] [54]

England

Sloan has represented England at the 2017 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship, [55] the 2018 Commonwealth Games [1] [6] and the 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup. [56]

TournamentsPlaceTeam
2011 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship [36] [37] [38] [39] [40] 5thFlag of Ireland hockey team.svg  Ireland
2012 Men's Field Hockey Olympic Qualifier [41] [42] 2ndFlag of Ireland hockey team.svg  Ireland
2014–15 Men's FIH Hockey World League Final 6thFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
2016 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy 4thFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
2016 Summer Olympics 9thFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
2017 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup [5] [53] 1stFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League Semi-finals [57] 3rdFlag of England.svg  England
2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League Final 8thFlag of England.svg  England
2017 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship [55] Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of England.svg  England
2018 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup [58] [59] 2ndFlag of England.svg  England
2018 Commonwealth Games [6] [1] Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of England.svg  England
2018 Men's Hockey World Cup [56] 4thFlag of England.svg  England
2019 Men's FIH Pro League 4thFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
2019 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship 5thFlag of England.svg  England

Source: [1] [2]

Field hockey coach

Sloan has coached Loughborough Students second team in the Midlands League [60] and Wycombe in the South League. [27]

Honours

Great Britain
England
Ireland
Wimbledon
Cookstown
Cookstown High School

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