James Albery | |
Full Name: | James Peter Albery |
Birth Date: | 2 October 1995 |
Height: | 5 ft 5 in |
Position: | Defender/Midfielder |
Currentclub: | Old Georgians |
Clubs1: | Cambridge City |
Years1: | 2008-2015 |
Clubs2: | Beeston |
Years2: | 2015-2019 |
Clubs3: | Old Georgians |
Years3: | 2019–present |
Nationalyears1: | 2013–2016 |
Nationalteam1: | England & GB U-21 |
Nationalcaps1: | 33 |
Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
Nationalyears2: | 2017–present |
Nationalteam2: | England & GB |
Nationalcaps2: | 10 |
Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
James Peter Albery (born 2 October 1995) is an English field hockey player who plays as a defender or midfielder for Old Georgians and the England and Great Britain national teams.[1] [2] He attended The Leys School, Cambridge. In Upper Sixth he was Head Boy.
He plays club hockey in the Men's England Hockey League Premier Division for Old Georgians. Albery has also played for Cambridge City and Beeston.
Albery made his senior England debut on 2 March 2017 against South Africa, in Cape Town, South Africa.[3] He was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[4] The team went out in the quarter-finals after losing a penalty shootout to India.[5]