Phillip Andrew "Phil" Roper (born 24 January 1992) is an English field hockey player who plays as a midfielder or forward for Old Georgians and the England and Great Britain national teams.[1][2]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Philip Andrew Roper | ||
| Born |
24 January 1992 Chester, England | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder / Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2010 | Chester HC | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2008-2009 | Brooklands MU | ||
| 2010-2013 | Sheffield Hallam | ||
| 2013-2021 | Wimbledon | ||
| 2021-2022 | Oranje-Rood | ||
| 2022-2023 | Holcombe HC | ||
| 2024-present | Old Georgians | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
| 2013–present | England & GB | 163 | (39) |
Club career
editRoper joined Dutch club Oranje-Rood for the 2021–22 season, for at least two seasons.[3]
He previously played club hockey in the Men's England Hockey League Premier Division for Wimbledon.
He started playing hockey, aged 8, for his local club Chester HC and played there for ten years before going to university, where he played for Sheffield Hallam.[4]
Roper presents the popular Let’s Stick Together podcast alongside fellow international hockey players Brendan Creed and Joep de Mol. He is also a partner in The Social Bean a boutique coffee business, alongside Old Georgians teammate Chris Griffiths (field hockey), as well as David Goodfield, and Jacob Draper.
International career
editRoper made his international debut in 2013. He competed for England in the men's hockey tournament at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where he won a bronze medal.[5] On 24 May 2017 he was named as one of a three-man captaincy group, for England and Great Britain. It was a new captaincy structure for the men's international teams.[6] On 28 May 2021, he was selected in the England squad for the 2021 EuroHockey Championship.[7] He was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[8] The team went out in the quarter-finals after losing a penalty shootout to India.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Phil Roper | Team England | Birmingham 2022".
- ^ "Senior Squads | England Hockey".
- ^ "Oranje Rood get their man... Phil Roper signs". 17 February 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ "EHL Statistics". Fixtureslive.com. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- ^ "Phil Roper biography". Retrieved 4 October 2014.
- ^ "Latest Media | England Hockey".
- ^ "England Squads For 2021 EuroHockey Championships Announced". englandhockey.co.uk. England Hockey. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ "GB hockey select Roper for fourth Olympic Games". bbc.com. BBC. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "GB wait for men's hockey medal goes on after shootout heartbreak". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
External links
edit- Phil Roper at the International Hockey Federation
- Phil Roper at Olympedia
- Phil Roper at Team GB
- Phil Roper at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Phil Roper on England Hockey
- Phil Roper at Team England
- Phillip Roper at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
