Conor Empey
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| Born |
7 August 1998 Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Midfield | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2019 | TRRHC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | UCDHC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021- | SCHC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Ireland U–21 | 10 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Ireland | 36 | (12) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Conor Empey (born 7 August 1998) is a field hockey player from Ireland who plays as a midfielder.[1][2]
Life
[edit]Empey was born on 7 August 1998.[3]
Field hockey
[edit]Domestic league
[edit]Empey currently competes in the Dutch Hoofdklasse, where he represents SCHC.[1][4][5]
In the Irish Hockey League, he formerly represented the Three Rock Rovers.[6]
Under–21
[edit]Empey made his debut for the Ireland U–21 in 2017 at the EuroHockey Junior Championship in Valencia.[7]
He followed this up with an appearance at the 2019 EuroHockey Junior Championship II in Plzeň Litice.[8]
Senior national team
[edit]Empey made his senior international debut in 2021. He appeared in a test series against Malaysia in Hillsborough.[7][9]
Since his debut, Empey has been present at a number of international events and has medalled with the national team on two occasions. He took home gold at the 2023 EuroHockey Championship II in Dublin, and silver at the 2022 FIH Nations Cup in Potchefstroom.[10][11]
He competed at the 2024 FIH Olympic Qualifiers in Valencia.[7][12][13]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "PLAYER PROFILES". hockey.ie. Hockey Ireland. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ "Conor Empey – Player Info". globalsportsarchive.com. Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ "Team Details – Ireland". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ "Heren 1". schc.nl (in Dutch). Stichtsche Cricket en Hockey Club. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ "CONOR EMPEY". hoofdklassehockey.nl. Hoofdklasse Hockey. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ "EMPEY Conor". eurohockey.altiusrt.com. European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ a b c "EMPEY Conor". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ "EMPEY Conor". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ "Hockey: Dream debuts for Conor Empey and Sam Hyland as Ireland notch eye-catchig win". irishexaminer.com. Irish Examiner. 5 October 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ "EuroHockey II: Irish fight back to defeat Ukraine in Dublin decider". bbc.com. BBC Sport. 29 July 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ "FIH Hockey Nations Cup: South Africa seal Pro League spot over Ireland". thehockeypaper.co.uk. The Hockey Paper. 4 December 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ "Olympic qualifier: Ireland's men beat Ukraine 5-1 in opening Valencia game". bbc.com. BBC Sport. 14 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ "Five-star Ireland men record dominant Olympic qualifying win over Ukraine". belfasttelegraph.co.uk. Belfast Telegraph. 14 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2024.