Jamie Cachia

{{Short description|Scottish field hockey player}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}}

{{Use British English|date=October 2018}}

{{Infobox field hockey player

|name = Jamie Cachia

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|09|07|df=y}}

|position = Goalkeeper

|currentclub = Beeston Hockey Club

}}

Jamie Cachia (born 7 September 1987) is a Scottish field hockey goalkeeper who plays for the Scotland men's national field hockey team.{{cite web |url=http://www.scottish-hockey.org.uk/international-teams/senior-men.aspx |title=Scotland Senior Men Squad |publisher=Scottish Hockey Union |date=2013 |accessdate=1 November 2013}}{{cite web |url=http://www.scotsman.com/sport/more-sport/other/school-sports-six-strathallan-pupils-represent-gb-1-2945948 |title=Six Strathallan pupils represent GB |newspaper=The Scotsman |date=28 May 2013 |accessdate=1 November 2013}} He plays his club hockey for Beeston Hockey Club in the Men's England Hockey League Premier Division.{{cite web|url=http://www.beestonhockeyclub.com/news/scotlands_no_1_gk_joins_bees |title=Scotland's No. 1 GK Joins Bees |publisher=Beeston Hockey Club |date=22 May 2014 |accessdate=7 July 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714181555/http://www.beestonhockeyclub.com/news/scotlands_no_1_gk_joins_bees |archivedate=14 July 2014 }} From 2011-2014 Cachia played for Sheffield Hockey Club.{{cite web|url=http://www.sheffieldhc.co.uk/post.php |title=News Article - Scottish International signing for Sheffield Hockey Club |publisher=Sheffield Hockey Club |date=6 August 2011 |accessdate=1 November 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131106040824/http://www.sheffieldhc.co.uk/post.php |archivedate= 6 November 2013 }}

Cachia was educated at Craigclowan Preparatory School, Strathallan School and Durham University.{{cite book |editor1-last=Hay |editor1-first=Erika |title=Craigclowan: The First 50 Years 1952-2002 |publisher=Craigclowan Preparatory School |year=2002 }}{{rp|62}} He was first called into the Scotland squad whilst studying at Durham University in 2009.{{cite web |url=https://www.teamdurham.com/news/?itemno=7780 |title=International hockey call ups for Jamie Cachia and Lauren Sherer |publisher=University of Durham |date=27 March 2009 |accessdate=1 November 2013}}

He was a member of the Scotland squad that finished in ninth place at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.{{cite web |url=http://www.inthewinningzone.com/wz/News/Commonwealth-Games/Team-Scotland-named/8427/ |title=Commonwealth Games News - Team Scotland named |website=www.inthewinningzone.com |date=2010 |accessdate=2 November 2013}} Cachia was also a member of the Scotland squad that played in the 2011 EuroHockey Nations Championship II in Ukraine and the 2013 EuroHockey Nations Championship II in Austria.{{cite web |url=http://www.scottish-hockey.org.uk/2011/august-2011/scotland-men-vying-for-promotion-at-eurohockey-nations-championship-ii-in-ukraine.aspx |title=Scotland Men vying for promotion at EuroHockey Nations Championship II in Ukraine |publisher=Scottish Hockey Union |date=5 August 2011 |accessdate=1 November 2013}}{{cite web |url=http://www.scottish-hockey.org.uk/2013/july-2013/scotland-target-promotion-in-european-championships-.aspx |title=Scotland target promotion in European Championships |publisher=Scottish Hockey Union |date=30 July 2013 |accessdate=1 November 2013}}

On 12 June 2014 Cachia was selected as a member of Team Scotland for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/commonwealth-games/27806277 |title=Glasgow 2014: Final Team Scotland picks announced |publisher=BBC |date=12 June 2014 |accessdate=7 July 2014}}