Andrew McConnell
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5 January 2000 Scotland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2010–2023 | Western Wildcats | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2025 | Harvestehuder THC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scotland | 40 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Andrew McConnell (born 5 January 2000) is a Scottish field hockey player who has represented Scotland[1] at the Commonwealth Games and has won three medals at the Men's EuroHockey Championship II.[2]
Biography
McConnell played club hockey for Western Wildcats Hockey Club in the Scottish Hockey Premiership, a club he joined as a junior in 2010.[3]. While at Western he represented Scotland at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.[4]
In 2021, he helped Scotland win the silver medal at the 2021 Men's EuroHockey Championship II in Gniezno, Poland[5] and in 2023, he helped Scotland win the bronze medal at the 2023 Men's EuroHockey Championship II in Dublin.[6]
After spending well over a decade with Western he signed for German team Harvestehuder THC.[7]
In August 2024, he was part of the men's squad for their EuroHockey Championship qualifier in Vienna.[8]
In February 2025, he was part of the men's squad for 2024–25 Men's FIH Hockey Nations Cup 2 in Muscat, Oman, and helped the team win the gold medal[9] and a few months later, he helped Scotland win the bronze medal at the 2025 Men's EuroHockey Championship II in Lousada, Portugal,[10] defeating Italy in the third place play off.[11]
References
- ^ "Seniors Men Team". Scottish Hockey. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
- ^ "Career Stats (as recorded in TMS)". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
- ^ "Andrew McConnell profile". Western Wildcats Hockey Club. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games 2022: Alan Forsyth leads Scots hockey squad". BBC Sport. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
- ^ "Golden double as Scots secure bronze". The Edinburgh Reporter. 29 July 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
- ^ "Golden double as Scots secure bronze". The Edinburgh Reporter. 29 July 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
- ^ "Wildcats at the EHL and Premiership action at home". Western Wildcats Hockey Club. 5 October 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
- ^ "Two Capital hockey stars named in Scotland's Euro squad". The Edinburgh Reporter. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
- ^ "Scotland crowned 1st FIH Hockey Men's Nations Cup". The Oman Observer. 23 February 2025. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
- ^ "Ireland through to final of EuroHockey Championship II after confident win over Scotland". Irish Indepdendent. 1 August 2025. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
- ^ "EuroHockey Championship II 2025 Men". FIH. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
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