Jonty Griffiths
Jonathan "Jonty" Nicholas Emerson Griffiths (born 10 January 1995) is an English international field hockey player who plays as a defender or midfielder for England and Great Britain. [1][2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jonathan Nicholas Emerson Griffiths | ||
| Born | 10 January 1995 | ||
| Playing position | Defender or midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Surbiton | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| ?-? | Purley Walcountians HC | ||
| ?-? | Oxted | ||
| 2010-2013 | Holcombe | ||
| 2013-2017 | Loughborough Students | ||
| 2017–2019 | Wimbledon | ||
| 2019–present | Surbiton | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | England & GB U-21 | 30 | (2) |
| 2017-2018 | England & GB | 15 | (0) |
| Last updated on: 5 May 2021 | |||
Early life
Griffiths was educated at Whitgift School and has previous played club hockey for Purley Walcountians, Oxted, Holcombe and Loughborough Students.[3][4] He currently plays his club hockey for Loughborough Students in the National Premier League.[1] He taught at City of London Freemen’s School and now at Whitgift School.
Professional career
Griffiths plays club hockey in the Men's England Hockey League for Surbiton.
He played for England U-16,U-18 and U-21 levels. He was a regular player for England & GB U21s and was part of the team which won the Sultan of Johor Cup in October 2015. He also represented England U21s in the Junior World Cup in 2013 and won an U21 European Championships bronze medal in 2014.[5]
References
- "Jonty Griffiths". englandhockey.co.uk.
- "Nine new faces join men's central programme". englandhockey.co.uk.
- "Men's Hockey » Jonty Griffiths". Archived from the original on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- http://www.surreymirror.co.uk/oxted-hockey-club-player-chosen-talent-camp/story-17636440-detail/story.html
- "GB U21s player JONTY GRIFFITHS sponsored by EVO Hockey!". evo-hockey.com. 9 December 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2019.