Georgina Gardens
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| Born |
16 October 2003 England | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Midfield | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| –2025 | University of Exeter HC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Surbiton | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | England U–21 | 25 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | England | 6 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Georgina 'Georgie' Gardens (born 16 October 2003)[1] is a field hockey player from England.[2]
Personal life
Gardens currently studies at the University of Exeter, and is an alumna of Framlingham College.[3][4]
Career
Domestic hockey
In the English Hockey League, Gardens represents Surbiton.[5] She previously represented the University of Exeter HC.[2]
Under–21
In 2021, Gardens was named in the England U–21 squad for the 2022 FIH Junior World Cup in Potchefstroom.[6] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the competition was later postponed resulting in squad changes, however Gardens retained her place in the side.[7] At the delayed event, she helped the team to England's first ever bronze medal at an FIH Junior World Cup.[8][9][10] Later that year she represented the team again at the EuroHockey U–21 Championship in Ghent.[11]
Gardens continued to represent the English U–21 side in 2023. She featured in a Four–Nations tournament in Düsseldorf, as well as England's fourth-place finish at the FIH Junior World Cup in Santiago.[8][12][13]
She made her final appearances for the junior squad in 2024, winning bronze at the EuroHockey U–21 Championship in Terrassa.[14]
Senior national squad
Gardens received her maiden call up to the senior national squad in early 2025. She travelled with the team to India for the second away leg of the 2024–25 FIH Pro League.[15] She earned her first international cap during a match against India in Bhubaneswar.[8]
International goals
The following is a list of goals scored by Gardens at international level.
Goal |
Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 June 2025 | Lee Valley Hockey Stadium, London, United Kingdom |  Spain |
3–1 | 4–1 | 2024–25 FIH Pro League | [16] |
References
- ^ "Team Details – England". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
- ^ a b "Georgie Gardens". englandhockey.co.uk. England Hockey. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
- ^ "Exeter Students Join Great Britain's Hockey Elite". sites.exeter.ac.uk. University of Exeter. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
- ^ "England Hockey Call-Up for Rose, Lottie, Ollie and Georgie". framlinghamcollege.co.uk. Framlingham College. 13 September 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
- ^ "Women's 1s Welcome Georgie Gardens for 25/26 Season". surbitonhc.com. Surbiton Hockey Club. 4 June 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
- ^ "England U21 Squad Named For 2021 Junior Women's World Cup". englandhockey.co.uk. England Hockey. 2 November 2021. Archived from the original on 18 March 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
- ^ "Preview: England Ready For Action In Junior Women's World Cup Bid". englandhockey.co.uk. England Hockey. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
- ^ a b c "GARDENS Georgie". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
- ^ "England advance to Women's Junior World Cup Semi-Finals". 4theloveofsport.co.uk. 4 The Love of Sport. 8 April 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
- ^ "Junior Hockey World Cup: England women take bronze as Dutch win gold". thehockeypaper.co.uk. The Hockey Paper. 12 April 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
- ^ "Squads announced for European Junior Championships". englandhockey.co.uk. England Hockey. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
- ^ "England: England Hockey Announce Promising Junior World Cup Squad". hockeywrldnws.com. Hockey World News. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
- ^ "Five European sides into women's Junior World Cup quarter-finals". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 3 December 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
- ^ "Competitions Archive" (PDF). eurohockeyprod.wpengine.com. European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
- ^ "Women's and men's squad unveiled for FIH Hockey Pro League India". englandhockey.co.uk. England Hockey. 6 February 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
- ^ "England 4–1 Spain". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 8 July 2025.