Sam Lane (field hockey)

Sam Garrett Lane (born 30 April 1997)^[1] is a New Zealand field hockey player.^[2]

Sam Lane

Personal information
Full name	Sam Garrett Lane
Born	(1997-04-30) 30 April 1997 (age 27) Temuka, New Zealand
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	HC Oranje-Rood
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–	New Zealand	94	(33)
Medal record Men's field hockey Representing  New Zealand Oceania Cup 2017 Sydney 2019 Rockhampton 2023 Whangārei

Personal life

Sam Lane was born in Christchurch, New Zealand and raised in Temuka, New Zealand. He started playing hockey when he was 3 years old. ^[3]

Career

Club level

In the New Zealand National Hockey League Lane plays for Canterbury.

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National team

Sam Lane made his senior debut for the Black Sticks in 2016 during the Trans–Tasman Trophy against Australia.^[5]

During his career, Lane has only medalled once with the national side, at the 2017 Oceania Cup held in Sydney, Australia.^[6]

Lane's most recent appearance for the national team was during the inaugural tournament of the FIH Pro League.^[7] New Zealand finished in eighth and last place.

International goals

Goal	Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	20 November 2016	Lloyd Elsmore Hockey Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand	Australia	2–0	2–1	2016 Trans-Tasman Trophy	[8]
2	17 March 2017	National Hockey Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand	Pakistan	1–0	3–2	Test Match	[9]
3	18 March 2017		Pakistan	1–0	2–2		[10]
4	23 March 2017		Pakistan	1–1	1–1		[11]
5	23 April 2017	Tun Razak Hockey Stadium, Bandar Tun Razak, Malaysia	Malaysia	2–7	2–8		[12]
6	24 April 2017		Malaysia	1–0	3–3		[13]
7	2 May 2017	Azlan Shah Stadium, Ipoh, Malaysia	Japan	3–1	3–2	2017 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup	[14]
8	26 June 2017	Stade Fallon, Brussels, Belgium	Belgium	1–2	2–3	Test Match	[15]
9	14 October 2017	Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney, Australia	PNG	5–0	19–0	2017 Oceania Cup	[16]
10				10–0
11				19–0
12	13 April 2019	Estadio Mundialista Luciana Aymar, Rosario, Argentina	Argentina	1–3	3–4	2019 FIH Pro League	[17]
13				2–3
14	9 June 2019	Gerd-Wellen-Hockeystadion, Krefeld, Germany	Germany	3–2	3–3		[18]

References

1. "Team Details – New Zealand". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
2. "Vantage Black Sticks Men". www.blacksticks.co.nz. Vantage Black Sticks. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
3. "Profile – Sam Lane". www.blacksticks.co.nz. Vantage Black Sticks. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
4. "LANE Sam". hockeynz.altiusrt.com. New Zealand Hockey Federation. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
5. "LANE Sam". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
6. "Kookaburras Crush Kiwis To Claim Oceania Cup". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
7. "LANE Sam". fihproleague.com. FIH Pro League. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
8. "New Zealand 2–1 Australia". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
9. "New Zealand 3–2 Pakistan". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
10. "New Zealand 2–2 Pakistan". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
11. "New Zealand 1–1 Pakistan". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
12. "Malaysia 8–2 New Zealand". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
13. "Malaysia 3–3 New Zealand". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
14. "New Zealand 3–2 Japan". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
15. "Belgium 3–2 New Zealand". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
16. "Papua New Guinea 0–19 New Zealand". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
17. "Argentina 4–3 New Zealand". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
18. "Germany 3–3 New Zealand". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 16 August 2019.

External links

• Sam Lane at the International Hockey Federation
• Sam Lane at Hockey New Zealand
• Sam Lane at Olympics.com
• Sam Lane at Olympedia
• Sam Lane at the New Zealand Olympic Committee