Alan Forsyth
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
5 April 1992 Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland | ||
| Height | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Old Georgians | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| –2014 | Kelburne | ||
| 2014–2021 | Surbiton | ||
| 2021–2023 | HGC | ||
| 2023–present | Old Georgians | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
| 2009–present | Scotland & GB | 189 | (101) |
| Last updated on: 17 June 2021 | |||
Alan Forsyth (born 5 April 1992) is a Scottish field hockey player who plays as a forward for Men's England Hockey League club Old Georgians and the Scotland and Great Britain national teams.[1]
He is the son of Derek Forsyth, the head coach of Scotland.
Club career
Forsyth played from 2014 until 2021 in the Men's England Hockey League Premier Division for Surbiton.[2][3] He then played in the Dutch Hoofdklasse for HGC. After two years at HGC he returned in 2023 to England to play for Old Georgians.[4]
He also played for Scottish club Kelburne Hockey Club.
International career
Forsyth made his senior international debut for Scotland in 2009 and as at 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.[5] 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.[6]
Honours & achievements
Individual
- Investec Men's Hockey League Player of the Season.[7]
- UK hockey player of the year award for 2018, following the annual poll by the Hockey Writers’ Club.[8]
References
- ^ "Alan Forsyth | Great Britain Hockey". www.greatbritainhockey.co.uk. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ "British hockey trio sign for Dutch club HGC". 4 March 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ "British hockey trio sign for Dutch club HGCa". The Hockey Paper. 4 March 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ "Forsyth adds to Old Georgians star power".
- ^ "Alan Forsyth". tms.fih.ch. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Players and teams of the year voting results announced". englandhockey.co.uk. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ "Alan Forsyth wins Hockey Writers Club Player of the Year". Scottish Hockey. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
External links
- Alan Forsyth at the International Hockey Federation
- Alan Forsyth at Olympics.com
- Alan Forsyth at Olympedia (archive)
- Alan Forsyth at Team GB (archived)
- Alan Forsyth at Team Scotland
- Alan Forsyth at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Alan Forsyth at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (archived)
- Alan Forsyth at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
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- 1992 births
- Living people
- People from Paisley, Renfrewshire
- Male field hockey forwards
- British male field hockey players
- Scottish male field hockey players
- Surbiton Hockey Club players
- Men's England Hockey League players
- Men's Hoofdklasse Hockey players
- HGC (field hockey) players
- Olympic field hockey players for Great Britain
- Field hockey players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Scotland
- Field hockey players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Field hockey players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Field hockey players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Field hockey players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games