Nic Woods
Personal information
Full name Nicholas James Woods
Born (1995-08-26) 26 August 1995 (age 28)[1]
Hamilton, New Zealand
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 90 kg (198 lb)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Hamburger Polo Club
Senior career
Years Team
2014–2015 Midlands
2016–2018 Daring
2018–2020 Racing Bruxelles
2020–present Hamburger Polo Club
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 New Zealand U21 41
2014–present New Zealand 131 (21)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Gold Coast Team
Oceania Cup
Silver medal – second place 2015 Stratford
Silver medal – second place 2019 Rockhampton
Silver medal – second place 2023 Whangārei

Nicholas James Woods (born 26 August 1995) is a New Zealand field hockey player who plays as a midfielder for German club Hamburger Polo Club and the New Zealand national team.

He represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, where the men's team came seventh.[2][3]

Club career

Woods played for the Midlands in the New Zealand National Hockey League. He joined Royal Daring in the Belgian Hockey League in 2016.[4] After two seasons he left Daring for Racing Club de Bruxelles.[5] Before the 2020–21 season his contract was not extended and he left Belgium for the Hambuger Polo Club in Germany.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Nic Woods". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Men's Hockey Team confirmed for Rio". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  3. ^ Leggat, David (15 August 2016). "NZ hockey's most heartbreaking loss". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  4. ^ Toussaint, Laurent (12 September 2016). "Enfin un bon départ pour le Daring". hockeybelgium.lesoir.be (in French). Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  5. ^ Toussaint, Laurent (20 August 2018). "Le Racing de Bruxelles a présenté ses nouvelles recrues". hockeybelgium.lesoir.be (in French). Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Transfert : Woods quitte le Racing". okey.lalibre.be (in French). 5 September 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.

External links


2016 New Zealand Olympic team
2018 New Zealand Commonwealth Games team
New Zealand squad – 2018 World Cup – 9th place
2020 New Zealand Olympic team
New Zealand squad – 2020 Summer Olympics – 9th place
2022 New Zealand Commonwealth Games team
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