James Carson (field hockey)
Personal information | |||
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Born | 29 April 1994 | ||
Playing position | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Old Georgians | ||
Senior career | |||
Years | Team | ||
Cardiff & Met | |||
–2018 | Reading | ||
2018–2019 | Exeter | ||
2019–2020 | Beerschot | ||
2020–present | Old Georgians | ||
National team | |||
Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
2015–2023 | Wales | 100 | (67) |
James Christopher Carson (born 29 April 1994) is a Welsh international field hockey player who plays as a forward for Wales.
Biography
[edit]Carson plays club hockey in the Men's England Hockey League Premier Division for Old Georgians, along with his two older brothers.[1] He was selected to represent Wales at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast.[2]
At the end of the 2018 season, he left Reading for the University of Exeter Hockey Club.[3]
Carson joined Old Georgians in 2020 and was part of the Old Georgians team that won two league and cup doubles during the 2021-22 season and 2022-23 seasons and the league title during the 2023-24 season.[4][5]
He was selected to represent Wales at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham[6] and the 2023 Hockey World Cup.[7] He became the first player to score a goal for Wales at a Hockey World Cup, during the team's 5-1 loss to Spain on 15 January 2023.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "James Carson". Hockey Wales. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games: Wales name Gold Coast Games hockey teams". BBC Sport. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
- ^ "Hockey: Major overhaul at Reading ahead of season opener". Reading Chronicle. 21 September 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
- ^ "Old Georgians crowned champs as Surbiton and Wimbledon win EHL spots". EHL. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ "Old Georgians crowned champs as Surbiton and Wimbledon win EHL spots". EHL. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ "Hockey Commonwealth Games 2022: Wales select 'incredibly competitive' squads". The Hockey Paper. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
- ^ "Debutants Wales name Hockey World Cup squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ^ "Wales well beaten by Spain at Hockey World Cup". BBC Sport. 15 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
External links
[edit]- 1994 births
- Living people
- Welsh male field hockey players
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Wales
- Field hockey players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Reading Hockey Club players
- Men's England Hockey League players
- Male field hockey forwards
- Royal Beerschot THC players
- British expatriate field hockey players
- Men's Belgian Hockey League players
- Welsh expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- 21st-century Welsh sportsmen