Struan Walker
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Struan Robert Walker | ||
| Born |
6 July 2002 Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Surbiton | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Clydesdale | |||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| –2020 | Clydesdale | ||
| 2020–2023 | Club an der Alster | ||
| 2023–present | Surbiton | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019 | Scotland U21 | 5 | (2) |
| 2021–present | Scotland | 30 | (25) |
| 2023–present | Great Britain | 6 | (2) |
| Last updated on: 8 October 2024 | |||
Struan Robert Walker (born 6 July 2002)[1] is a Scottish field hockey player who plays as a forward for England Hockey League club Surbiton and the Scotland and Great Britain national teams.[2]
Personal life
[edit]Struan Walker grew up in Glasgow, Scotland.[3] He is a former student of Hutchesons' Grammar School.[4]
Club career
[edit]Walker came through the youth ranks of Clydesdale where he played until 2020, when he moved to Germany to play for Der Club an der Alster.[5][6] Since 2023 he competes in the English Hockey League for Surbiton.[7][8]
International career
[edit]Under–21
[edit]He made his junior international debut for the Scotland U–21 team in 2019. He represented the team at the EuroHockey Junior Championship II in Plžen Litice, where he won a gold medal.[9]
Senior national teams
[edit]Walker made his senior international debut for Scotland in 2021. He represented the team at the EuroHockey Championship II in Gniezno, where he won a silver medal, and the European Qualifier for the FIH World Cup in Cardiff.[9][10] He made his first appearance at a major tournament in 2022, representing Scotland at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.[3] In 2023 he was named in the Great Britain squad, making his debut during season five of the FIH Pro League.[8][9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Team Details – Scotland". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ "Senior Men's Team". scottish-hockey.org.uk. Scottish Hockey Union. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Struan Walker". teamscotland.scot. Team Scotland. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ "Struan's Scotland Cap". hutchesons.org. Hutchesons' Grammar School. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ "The club are always saddened to see playing members leave at any time".
- ^ "Für Struan Walker gibt es nur Vollgas". abendblatt.de (in German). Hamburg: Hamburger Abendblatt. 8 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ "M1 Announce First New Signings for 2023/24". surbitonhc.com. Surbiton Hockey Club. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ a b "10 – STRUAN WALKER". greatbritainhockey.co.uk. Great Britain Hockey. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ a b c "WALKER Struan". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ "Austria deny Scotland to win EuroHockey II men's title". thehockeypaper.co.uk. The Hockey Paper. 21 August 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
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- Scottish male field hockey players
- Male field hockey forwards
- Field hockey players from Glasgow
- Men's England Hockey League players
- Surbiton Hockey Club players
- Der Club an der Alster players
- Men's Feldhockey Bundesliga players
- Scottish expatriate field hockey players
- Scottish expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- 21st-century Scottish sportsmen
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