| Phil Roper | |
| Fullname: | Philip Andrew Roper |
| Birth Date: | 24 January 1992 |
| Birth Place: | Chester, England |
| Height: | 1.80 m |
| Weight: | 66 kg |
| Position: | Midfielder / Forward |
| Youthclubs1: | Chester HC |
| Youthyears1: | 2000–2010 |
| Clubs1: | Brooklands MU |
| Years1: | 2008-2009 |
| Clubs2: | Sheffield Hallam |
| Years2: | 2010-2013 |
| Clubs3: | Wimbledon |
| Years3: | 2013-2021 |
| Clubs4: | Oranje-Rood |
| Years4: | 2021-2022 |
| Nationalteam1: | England & GB |
| Nationalyears1: | 2013–present |
| Nationalcaps1: | 163 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 39 |
| Clubs5: | Holcombe HC |
| Years5: | 2022-2023 |
| Clubs6: | Old Georgians |
| Years6: | 2024-present |
Phillip Andrew "Phil" Roper (born 24 January 1992) is an English field hockey player who plays as a midfielder or forward for Old Georgians and the England and Great Britain national teams.[1] [2]
Roper joined Dutch club Oranje-Rood for the 2021–22 season, for at least two seasons.[3]
He previously played club hockey in the Men's England Hockey League Premier Division for Wimbledon.
He started playing hockey, aged 8, for his local club Chester HC and played there for ten years before going to university, where he played for Sheffield Hallam.[4]
Roper presents the popular Let’s Stick Together podcast alongside fellow international hockey players Brendan Creed and Joep de Mol. He is also a partner in The Social Bean a boutique coffee business, alongside Old Georgians teammate Chris Griffiths (field hockey), as well as David Goodfield, and Jacob Draper.
Roper made his international debut in 2013. He competed for England in the men's hockey tournament at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where he won a bronze medal.[5] On 24 May 2017 he was named as one of a three-man captaincy group, for England and Great Britain. It was a new captaincy structure for the men's international teams.[6] On 28 May 2021, he was selected in the England squad for the 2021 EuroHockey Championship.[7] He was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[8] The team went out in the quarter-finals after losing a penalty shootout to India.[9]