Ollie Payne | |
Full Name: | Oliver John Payne |
Birth Date: | 6 April 1999 |
Birth Place: | Totnes, England |
Height: | 1.62 m |
Position: | Goalkeeper |
Currentclub: | Holcombe |
Years1: | –2017 |
Clubs1: | Dart Hockey Club |
Years2: | 2017–2020 |
Clubs2: | Durham University |
Clubs 3: | Old Tonbridgians 1XI |
Years3: | 2020–present |
Clubs3: | Holcombe |
Nationalyears1: | 2017–2019 |
Nationalteam1: | England & GB U21 |
Nationalcaps1: | 26 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalyears2: | 2020–present |
Nationalteam2: | England & GB |
Nationalcaps2: | 35 |
Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Oliver John Payne (born 6 April 1999) is an English field hockey player who plays as a goalkeeper for Holcombe and the England and Great Britain national teams.[1]
Payne studied Sports and Exercise Science at Durham University.[2]
Payne plays club hockey in the Men's England Hockey League Premier Division for Holcombe.[3]
Payne was the goalkeeper of the tournament at the 2019 Sultan of Johor Cup.[4] On 28 May 2021, he was selected as the first goalkeeper in the England squad for the 2021 EuroHockey Championship.[5] He was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[6] The team went out in the quarter-finals after losing a penalty shootout to India.[7]