Adam Dixon (field hockey)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Adam Graham Dixon | ||
Born |
Nottingham, England | 11 September 1986||
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||
Playing position | Defender / Midfielder | ||
Senior career | |||
Years | Team | ||
2002–2016 | Beeston | ||
2016–2017 | Rotterdam | ||
2017–present | Beeston | ||
National team | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–present | England & GB | 271 | (21) |
Last updated on: 10 February 2020 |
Adam Graham Dixon (born 11 September 1986) is an English international field hockey player who plays as a defender or midfielder for the England and Great Britain national team.
Club career
Dixon grew up in Newark-on-Trent where he played for Newark Hockey Club and went to school at Worksop College. He plays club hockey in the Men's England Hockey League Premier Division for Beeston. He has also played in Netherlands for HC Rotterdam.[1]
International career
Dixon made his full international debut in May 2009 and won his 200th cap for England and GB on 21 August 2017 vs Germany.[2] On 7 February 2019 it was announced that he had been appointed Captain of England and GB.[3] He competed for England at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where he won a bronze medal. In June 2016 he was selected for Great Britain to compete at the 2016 Olympic Games. He was named the 2013 Player of the Year by the Hockey Writers' Club.[4]
References
- ^ "EHL statistics". Fixtureslive.com. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- ^ "Adam Dixon". EnglandHockey.co.uk.
- ^ http://www.greatbritainhockey.co.uk/news.asp?itemid=45303&itemTitle=Adam+Dixon+named+GB+and+England+Captain§ion=1044
- ^ "Adam Dixon biography". Glasgow2014.com.
External links
- 1986 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Nottingham
- Male field hockey midfielders
- Male field hockey defenders
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
- English male field hockey players
- 2010 Men's Hockey World Cup players
- 2014 Men's Hockey World Cup players
- Field hockey players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Field hockey players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup players
- Olympic field hockey players of Great Britain
- British male field hockey players
- Commonwealth Games medallists in field hockey
- Beeston Hockey Club players
- HC Rotterdam players
- Men's England Hockey League players
- Men's Hoofdklasse Hockey players
- Expatriate field hockey players
- English expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Field hockey players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- English field hockey biography stubs