Kane Russell

Kane Elliot Mark Russell (born 22 April 1992) is a New Zealand field hockey player who plays as a defender for German club Hamburger Polo Club and the New Zealand national team.[3]

Kane Russell
Personal information
Full name Kane Elliot Mark Russell
Born (1992-04-22) 22 April 1992[1]
Dunedin, New Zealand
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Weight 82 kg (181 lb)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Hamburger Polo Club
Senior career
Years Team
0000–2015 Southern Dogs
2016–2017 Antwerp
2017–2019 Léopold
2019–2020 Rotterdam
2020–present Hamburger Polo Club
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–present New Zealand 167 (71)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  New Zealand
Oceania Cup
Silver medal – second place2015 Stratford
Silver medal – second place2019 Rockhampton
Silver medal – second place2023 Whangārei
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place2018 Gold CoastTeam
Hockey World League
Silver medal – second place2012–13 New DelhiTeam

Russell represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, where the men's team came seventh.[4][5]

Club career

Russell plays as a defender for the Southern region in the New Zealand Hockey League.[6] In 2016 he joined Royal Antwerp in Belgium.[7] After one season with Antwerp he left them for Léopold.[8] In the 2018–19 season he won the Belgian national title with Léopold.[9] After he won the national title, he left Léopold and joined Rotterdam in the Netherlands.[10] In April 2020, it was announced he left Rotterdam together with Blair Tarrant for Hamburger Polo Club in Germany for the 2020–21 season.[11]

Personal life

Russell was born in Dunedin in 1992.[2] Of Māori descent, Russell affiliates to the Ngāpuhi iwi.[12]

References
  1. "Kane Russell". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  2. "Kane Russell". New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  3. "Vantage Black Sticks Men". blacksticksnz.co.nz. Black Sticks New Zealand Hockey. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  4. "Men's Hockey Team confirmed for Rio". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  5. Leggat, David (15 August 2016). "NZ hockey's most heartbreaking loss". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  6. "Hockey: Three from Southern in Rio team". Otago Daily Times. 4 June 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  7. Toussaint, Laurent (22 May 2016). "L'Antwerp recrute également deux Kiwis". hockeybelgium.lesoir.be (in French). Hockey Belgium. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  8. Toussaint, Laurent (28 April 2017). "Trois transferts et un nouveau coach pour le Léopold". hockeybelgium.lesoir.be (in French). Hockey Belgium. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  9. Toussaint, Laurent (12 May 2019). "Le Léopold n'a pas craqué". hockeybelgium.lesoir.be (in French). Hockey Belgium. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  10. Demaret, Philippe (13 May 2019). "Transferts : Inglis et Russell à Rotterdam". okey.lalibre.be (in French). Okey.be. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  11. "Hamburger Polo Club holt neuseeländische Nationalspieler". sueddeutsche.de (in German). Süddeutsche Zeitung. 28 April 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  12. "43 Māori athletes to head to Rio Olympics". Te Karere. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.


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