.jpg) Burrows in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Phillip Ross Burrows | ||
| Born |
(1980-04-25) 25 April 1980 (age 43) Wellington, New Zealand | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2004–2005 | Breda | ||
| 2005–2010 | Rotterdam | ||
| 2010–2012 | Braxgata | ||
| 2012–2016 | HGC | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2015 | New Zealand | 343 | (150) |
Medal record | |||
Phillip Ross Burrows MNZM (born 25 April 1980) is a field hockey player from New Zealand, who earned his first cap for the national team, nicknamed The Black Sticks, in January 2000. The striker is New Zealand's top field goal scorer and was named 2003 New Zealand Player of the Year.[citation needed]
Since his debut, he has competed in over 120 international games for his country and appeared in three Summer Olympics: in 2004 in Athens, in 2008 in Beijing and in 2012 in London.[1][2]
He has played club hockey in The Netherlands since 2004, initially for Breda and since the summer of 2005, for HC Rotterdam. In the summer of 2010 he went to Braxgata in Belgium. In 2012 he returned to the Netherlands to play for HGC.
