Alan Forsyth

Alan Forsyth (born 5 April 1992) is a Scottish international field hockey player who plays as a forward for Scotland and Great Britain.[1]

Alan Forsyth
Personal information
Born (1992-04-05) 5 April 1992
Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Height 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight 78 kg (172 lb)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club Surbiton
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–2014 Kelburne
2014–present Surbiton
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–present Scotland & GB 182 (102)
Last updated on: 10 February 2020

He is the son of Derek Forsyth, the head coach of Scotland men's national field hockey team.

Club career

Forsyth plays club hockey in the Men's England Hockey League Premier Division for Surbiton. He also played for Kelburne Hockey Club in Scotland.

International career

Forsyth made his senior international debut for Scotland in 2009 and as of 25 August 2019 he has scored 83 goals in 138 matches. He has competed in the Commonwealth Games in Delhi in 2010, Glasgow in 2014 & Gold Coast in 2018.[2] He made his senior international debut for Great Britain on 19 October 2015. In August 2019, he was selected in the Scotland squad for the 2019 EuroHockey Championship.[3]

Honours & achievements

Individual
  • Investec Men's Hockey League Player of the Season [4]
  • UK hockey player of the year award for 2018, following the annual poll by the Hockey Writers’ Club.[5]

References
  1. GB Hockey profile
  2. https://tms.fih.ch/people/3359
  3. "Scotland men's squad announced for Belfius EuroHockey Championship in Antwerp". www.scottish-hockey.org.uk. Scottish Hockey. 12 August 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  4. "Players and teams of the year voting results announced". englandhockey.co.uk. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  5. https://www.scottish-hockey.org.uk/alan-forsyth-wins-hockey-writers-club-play-of-the-year/
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