Peter Brown (field hockey)
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| Born |
7 July 1994 Newry, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Midfield | ||||||||||||||||
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| Current club | Banbridge | ||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | ||||||||||||||
| 2013– | Ireland | 67 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2014 | Ireland U–21 | 8 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Peter Brown (born 7 July 1994)[1] is a field hockey player from Northern Ireland.[2][3][4]
Personal life
Brown was born in Newry, a town bordering County Down and County Armagh in Northern Ireland.[5] He grew up in the town of Banbridge, nearby his birthplace.[6][7]
He is an alumnus of Queen's University Belfast and University College Dublin.[6][8]
Field hockey
Domestic league
Brown currently competes in the Irish Hockey League, where he plays for Banbridge Hockey Club.[7][9] He has also represented the side in the Euro Hockey League, the top club competition hosted by the European Hockey Federation.[10]
Under–21
Throughout 2014, Brown represented the Ireland U–21 team. He made his first appearances during a Four–Nations Tournament in Belfast.[11] He then went on to represent the side at the 2014 EuroHockey U–21 Championship II in Lousada, where he won a gold medal.[12]
Senior national team
Brown made his senior international debut for Ireland in 2013. He earned his first senior international cap during Round 2 of the 2012–13 FIH World League in New Delhi.[11]
Following his 2013 debut, Brown represented the team sporadically until 2017. After a seven year hiatus from the national team, he returned to the national squad in 2024 for the fifth season of the FIH Pro League, travelling with the squad to Bhubaneswar.[11]
In 2024 he officially became an Olympian. He competed in the field hockey competition for Team Ireland at the XXXIII Olympic Games in Paris.[13][14][15][16]
He has since appeared in season six of the FIH Pro League, and has been named to represent the national team at the 2025 EuroHockey Championship II in Lousada.[11][17][18][19]
International goals
The following table lists all goals scored by Brown at international level.
Goal |
Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result | Event | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 February 2013 | Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, New Delhi, India |  Fiji |
2–0 | 13–0 | 2012–13 FIH World League Round 2 | [20] |
| 2 | 24 February 2013 |  China |
1–0 | 4–0 | [21] |
References
- ^ "Team Details – Ireland". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
- ^ "SENIOR MEN". hockey.ie. Hockey Ireland. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
- ^ "Peter Brown – Player Info". globalsportsarchive.com. Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
- ^ "PETER BROWN – IRELAND". ritualhockey.com. Ritual Hockey. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
- ^ "PETER BROWN". nbcolympics.com. NBC Olympics. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
- ^ a b "PETER BROWN". olympics.ie. Irish Olympic Committee. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
- ^ a b "Peter Brown". rte.ie. RTÉ. 22 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
- ^ "Peter Brown expecting tough brotherly love". belfasttelegraph.co.uk. Belfast Telegraph. 5 March 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
- ^ "BROWN Peter". eurohockey.altiusrt.com. European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
- ^ "BANBRIDGE". ehlhockey.tv. Euro Hockey League. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
- ^ a b c d "BROWN Peter". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ "Competitions Archive" (PDF). eurohockeyprod.wpengine.com. European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ "BROWN Peter". Paris 2024 Olympics. Archived from the original on 6 October 2024. (alternate link)
- ^ "Peter BROWN". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
- ^ "Meet Team Ireland - Hockey". irishtimes.com. The Irish Times. 22 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
- ^ "Eight Ulster players in Irish squad for Olympics". bbc.com. BBC Sport. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
- ^ "Ireland Men's Squad announced for crucial EuroHockey Championship II campaign". hockey.ie. Hockey Ireland. 14 July 2025. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
- ^ "Ireland head to Portugal 'in the best possible position to perform' before EuroHockey Championship II". newsletter.co.uk. News Letter. 14 July 2025. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ "Ireland men's hockey squad named for EuroHockey Championship II title defence". independent.ie. Irish Independent. 14 July 2025. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ "Fiji 0–13 Ireland". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
- ^ "Ireland 4–0 China". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 22 July 2025.