James Gall (field hockey)

James Richard Gall (born 20 May 1995) is an English international field hockey player who plays as a midfielder for England and Great Britain. [2] [3]

James Gall
Personal information
Full name James Richard Gall
Born (1995-05-20) 20 May 1995
Frimley, Surrey, England
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) [1]
Weight 63 kg (139 lb)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Surbiton
Youth career
Surbiton
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012-2014 Surbiton
2014-2015 Beeston
2015–2017 University of Nottingham
2017–present Surbiton
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 England & GB U21 36
2017–present England & GB 79 (4)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
2018 Gold CoastTeam
EuroHockey Junior Championship
2014 Waterloo
Last updated on: 28 October 2020

He was educated at Cranleigh School, Surrey.[4]

Club career

Gall plays club hockey in the Men's England Hockey League Premier Division for Surbiton. He re-joined Surbiton for the 2017-18 season, from University of Nottingham. He also played for Beeston Hockey Club.[5][6]

International career

Gall made his senior debut for England versus South Africa in March 2017, having represented his country at under-16, under-18, and under-21 levels. He played for England under-21 in the 2013 and 2016 Junior World Cups and won a bronze medal at the 2014 European under-21 championships. He joined the Great Britain Centralised Programme in 2017 and was a member of the Great Britain squad which won the 2017 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup Final in Ipoh, Malaysia on 6 May 2017 – the first time either Great Britain or England had won this title since 1994.

References
  1. "GALL James". www.worldcup2018.hockey. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  2. https://teamengland.org/team-england-athletes/james-gall
  3. http://www.greatbritainhockey.co.uk/player.asp?itemid=11707&itemTitle=James+Gall&section=1091
  4. "James Gall gets England U21 call up - Cranleigh School". cranleigh.org. 15 May 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  5. http://surbitonhc.com/james-gall-re-signs-for-surbiton-m1/
  6. "Surbiton add two GB internationals while Reading also make moves - EHL". ehlhockey.tv. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
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