Luke Taylor
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| Born | 15 September 1994 | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2014 | East Grinstead | ||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | Loughborough Students | ||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | East Grinstead | ||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2025 | Surbiton | ||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | England & GB U21 | 31 | (30) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2022 | England and GB | 38 | (10) | ||||||||||||||
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Luke Taylor (born 15 September 1994) is an English field hockey player who played as a defender and penalty corner specialist for England and Great Britain national teams.
Biography
Taylor was educated at Whitgift School and Loughborough University.[2]
He played club hockey for East Grinstead in the Men's England Hockey League[3] and played for England U21 at the Junior World Cup in 2013 and won a European Championships U21 bronze medal in 2014. He captained GB U21s to success in the Sultan of Johor Cup, in October 2015, finishing as the competition's top-scorer. He joined Loughborough Students while at University before returning to East Grinstead.[4]
He made his senior debut for England in August 2017 against the Netherlands, in Spain. In 2017 Taylor joined Surbiton[5] and soon after scored on his debut for Great Britain against Germany in November 2017.[6] He was selected for the Great Britain team for the 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup.
In 2022, Taylor stepped away from the international scene to concentrate on his business interests.[6] Taylor was part of the Surbiton squad that won the league title during the 2024–25 Men's England Hockey League season.[7]
References
- ^ "TAYLOR Luke". www.worldcup2018.hockey. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ "Whitgift School News: Four OWs selected for U21 international hockey tournament". www.whitgift.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2 October 2018.
- ^ "Luke Taylor". England Hockey. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Hockey: East Grinstead men build from strong foundation". The Argus. 12 September 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
- ^ "Search results for "luke taylor"". Surbiton Hockey Club. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ a b "Luke Taylor Steps Away From England & GB Centralised Programme". England Hockey. 11 January 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
- ^ "England Hockey Finals: Reading women and Surbiton men land surprise titles". The Hockey Paper. 5 May 2025. Retrieved 10 May 2025.