Sam Hooper
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
6 August 1998 England | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2017–2020 | Exeter Univ | ||
| 2020–2021 | Holcombe | ||
| 2021–2025 | Wimbledon | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
| 2024–2025 | England | 14 | (5) |
Samuel Hooper (born 6 August 1998) is an English field hockey player who plays as a defender for the England men's national field hockey team.
Biography
[edit]Hooper was educated at Millfield[1] and studied Finance and Investment at the University of Exeter.[2]
Hooper began playing club hockey at Reading Hockey Club and then played for the University of Exeter Hockey Club in the Men's England Hockey League while at university.[3]
After progressing through the England U21 team from 2017 to 2019 and the Great Britain U21 in 2019[4] and after university, Hooper signed for Holcombe Hockey Club.[5]
Hooper joined Wimbledon Hockey Club for the start of the 2021–22 season[6] and made his full senior England debut on the 10 December 2024, in the Men's FIH Pro League against Argentina.[7]
In 2025, he was added to Great Britain's centralised programme[8] and was part of the England team that was selected for the 2025 Men's EuroHockey Championship in Mönchengladbach, where England finished in sixth place.[9]
In 2025, Hooper was working as a senior analyst at Brown & Brown.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Sam Hooper Interview". You Tube. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ^ "Hockey scholars prove their worth in England Hockey U21s fixtures". University of Exeter. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ^ "Hooper Sam". England Hockey. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ^ "Hooper Samuel". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ^ "Three Holcombe players selected in England squad for first FIH Pro League 2024/25 matches". Holcombe Hockey Club. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ^ "England Hockey Premier Division transfers 2021/22: Latest Ins and Outs". The Hockey Paper. 29 June 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ^ "Sam Hooper profile". England Hockey. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ^ "GB Elite Development Programme Squads Announced". Great Britain Hockey. 27 March 2025. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ^ "Euro Hockey 2025: England women aim to return to medals". The Hockey Paper. 22 July 2025. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ^ "Diary of an Insurer: Brown & Brown's Sam Hooper". Insurance Post. 21 July 2025. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
