Kane Russell Explained

Kane Russell
Full Name:Kane Elliot Mark Russell
Birth Date:22 April 1992[1]
Birth Place:Dunedin, New Zealand
Height:1.76 m[2]
Weight:82 kg
Position:Defender
Currentclub:Hamburger Polo Club
Years1:–2015
Clubs1:Southern Dogs
Years2:2016–2017
Clubs2:Antwerp
Years3:2017–2019
Clubs3:Léopold
Years4:2019–2020
Clubs4:Rotterdam
Years5:2020–present
Clubs5:Hamburger Polo Club
Nationalyears1:2012–present
Nationalteam1:New Zealand
Nationalcaps1:167
Nationalgoals1:71

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]

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. Of Māori descent, Russell affiliates to the Ngāpuhi iwi.[12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kane Russell . Rio 2016 . 15 August 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160806061232/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/kane-russell . 6 August 2016 .
  2. Web site: Kane Russell . . 16 August 2016.
  3. Web site: Vantage Black Sticks Men . blacksticksnz.co.nz . Black Sticks New Zealand Hockey . 2 February 2020.
  4. Web site: Men's Hockey Team confirmed for Rio . . 15 August 2016 . 3 June 2016.
  5. News: Leggat . David . NZ hockey's most heartbreaking loss . 16 August 2016 . . 15 August 2016.
  6. News: Hockey: Three from Southern in Rio team . 16 August 2016 . . 4 June 2016.
  7. Web site: Toussaint . Laurent . L'Antwerp recrute également deux Kiwis . hockeybelgium.lesoir.be . Hockey Belgium . 2 February 2020 . fr . 22 May 2016.
  8. Web site: Toussaint . Laurent . Trois transferts et un nouveau coach pour le Léopold . hockeybelgium.lesoir.be . Hockey Belgium . 2 February 2020 . fr . 28 April 2017.
  9. Web site: Toussaint . Laurent . Le Léopold n'a pas craqué . hockeybelgium.lesoir.be . Hockey Belgium . 2 February 2020 . fr . 12 May 2019.
  10. Web site: Demaret . Philippe . Transferts : Inglis et Russell à Rotterdam . okey.lalibre.be . Okey.be . 2 February 2020 . fr . 13 May 2019.
  11. Web site: Hamburger Polo Club holt neuseeländische Nationalspieler . sueddeutsche.de . . 14 May 2020 . de . 28 April 2020.
  12. News: 5 August 2016 . 43 Māori athletes to head to Rio Olympics . Te Karere . 16 August 2016.

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