Oliver Scholfield Explained

Oliver Scholfield
Full Name:	Oliver William Scholfield
Birth Date:	11 September 1993
Birth Place:	Scarborough, Ontario^[1]
Height:	1.80 m^[2]
Position:	Forward
Currentclub:	Vancouver Hawks
Nationalyears1:	2012–2013
Nationalteam1:	Canada U21
Nationalcaps1:	12
Nationalyears2:	2014–present
Nationalteam2:	Canada
Nationalcaps2:	71
Nationalgoals2:	16
Updated:	24 July 2021

Oliver William Scholfield (born September 11, 1993) is a Canadian field hockey player who plays as a forward for the Vancouver Hawks and the Canadian national team.^[3]

International career

Scholfield made his debut for the senior national team in 2014. He represented Canada at the 2018 World Cup,^[4] where he played all four games. In June 2019, he was selected in the Canada squad for the 2019 Pan American Games.^[5] They won the silver medal as they lost 5–2 to Argentina in the final.^[6]

In June 2021, Scholfield was named to Canada's 2020 Summer Olympics team.^{[7] [8]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Oliver Scholfield - Team Canada- Official Olympic Team Website . Olympic.ca . 14 July 2021.
2. Web site: SCHOLFIELD Oliver . www.worldcup2018.hockey . . 23 August 2019.
3. Web site: Biography . www.fieldhockey.ca . . 23 August 2019.
4. Web site: Field Hockey Canada announces 2018 Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup Roster . Fieldhockey.ca . 20 December 2018 . 2 November 2018.
5. Web site: Field Hockey Canada announces Pan American Games Men's National Team roster . www.fieldhockey.ca . . 18 June 2019 . 17 June 2019.
6. Web site: Canadian men's field hockey team misses chance to qualify for Olympics . www.ctvnews.ca . . 12 August 2019 . 11 August 2019.
7. News: Awad. Brandi. Team Canada's squad of 16 set for field hockey at Tokyo 2020. Canadian Olympic Committee. 28 June 2021. 28 June 2021.
8. Web site: Sixteen Athletes Chosen to Represent Canada in Tokyo. 28 June 2021. www.fieldhockey.ca/. Field Hockey Canada. 28 June 2021.