Jamie Golden

{{Infobox field hockey player

| name = Jamie Golden

| height =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|2001|12|24}}

| birth_place = Dundee, Scotland

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Western Wildcats

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Grove Menzieshill

| years1 = {{0|0000}}–2020

| clubs1 = Grove Menzieshill

| years2 = 2020–2022

| clubs2 = Surbiton

| years3 = 2022–2023

| clubs3 = Beeston

| years4 = 2023–2024

| clubs4 = Hamburger Polo Club

| years5 = 2024–present

| clubs5 = Western Wildcats

| nationalyears1 = 2019

| nationalteam1 = Scotland U21

| nationalcaps1 = 5

| nationalgoals1 = 5

| nationalyears2 = 2019–2022

| nationalteam2 = Great Britain U21

| nationalcaps2 = 12

| nationalgoals2 = 5

| nationalyears3 = 2021–

| nationalteam3 = Scotland

| nationalcaps3 = 25

| nationalgoals3 = 22

| medaltemplates =

}}

Jamie Golden (born 24 December 2001){{cite web |url=https://tms.fih.ch/competitions/1023/reports/teams |title=Team Details – Scotland |publisher=International Hockey Federation |website=tms.fih.ch |accessdate=16 October 2023}} is a Scottish field hockey player who plays as a midfielder for the Western Wildcats and the Scotland national team.{{cite web |url=https://scottish-hockey.org.uk/international-performance/scotland/seniors-men-team/ |title=Seniors Men Team |publisher=Scottish Hockey Union |website=scottish-hockey.org.uk |accessdate=16 October 2023}}

Biography

Golden was born and raised in Dundee, Scotland.{{cite web |url=https://www.teamscotland.scot/athlete/jamie-golden/ |title=Jamie Golden |publisher=Team Scotland |website=teamscotland.scot |accessdate=16 October 2023}} His older brother, Cameron, also represents Scotland in hockey.{{cite web |url=https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/sport/other-sports/2188228/dundee-hockey-charlotte-watson-emily-dark-cameron-golden-jamie-golden/ |title=Dundee hockey stars Charlotte Watson, Emily Dark and brothers Cameron and Jamie Golden sticking at it despite coronavirus disruption |publisher=The Courier |date=4 May 2021 |website=thecourier.co.uk |accessdate=16 October 2023}}

Golden broke through the youth setup of Grove Menzieshill and eventually joined the senior team where he played until his departure in 2020.{{cite web |title=Western hoping for Golden moments in Surbiton |url=https://ehlhockey.tv/2024/09/27/western-hoping-for-golden-moments-in-surbiton/ |website=ehlhockey.tv |publisher=Euro Hockey League |access-date=5 October 2024 |date=27 September 2024}} Golden made his debut for the Scotland U–21 side at the EuroHockey Junior Championship II in Plzeň, where he won a gold medal.{{cite web |url=https://tms.fih.ch/people/17961 |title=GOLDEN Cameron |publisher=International Hockey Federation |website=tms.fih.ch |accessdate=16 October 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://eurohockeyprod.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Competitions-Archive-1.pdf |title=Competitions Archive |publisher=European Hockey Federation |website=eurohockeyprod.wpengine.com |accessdate=16 October 2023}} Following his Scotland junior debut, Golden went on to represent the Great Britain junior side, winnin gold at the 2019 Sultan of Johor Cup.

In 2020, he moved to England to join Surbiton.{{cite web |title=We are pleased to announce that Jamie Golden will join the Surbiton HC Men's 1s for the 2020/21 season. |url=https://surbitonhc.com/news-events/club-news/2020/scotland-s-jamie-golden-signs-for-surbiton/ |website=surbitonhc.com |publisher=Surbiton Hockey Club |access-date=5 October 2024 |date=14 August 2024}} While at Surbiton he made his senior Scottish international debut in 2021 and was selected to represent Scotland at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/hockey/62056697 |title=Commonwealth Games 2022: Alan Forsyth leads Scots hockey squad |website=BBC Sport |date=5 July 2022 |access-date=16 May 2025}}{{cite web |url=https://results.birmingham2022.com/#/athlete-details/52690 |title=Jamie GOLDEN |publisher=Birmingham2022 |website=results.birmingham2022.com |accessdate=16 October 2023}} He also played in the 2022 Sultan of Johor Cup in Johor Bahru, winning bronze.{{cite web |url=https://scottish-hockey.org.uk/golden-and-heigh-selected-for-gb-u21-men-sultan-of-johor-cup-squad/ |title=Golden and Heigh selected for GB U21 men Sultan of Johor Cup squad |publisher=Scottish Hockey Union |date=20 October 2022 |website=scottish-hockey.org.uk |accessdate=16 October 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://www.greatbritainhockey.co.uk/latest/news/sultan-of-johor-updates |title=Great Britain see off Japan to finish third in Sultan of Johor Cup |publisher=Great Britain Hockey |date=29 October 2022 |website=greatbritainhockey.co.uk |accessdate=16 October 2023}}

Following his time at Surbiton, Golden transferred to Beeston in the 2022–2023 season.{{cite web |title=England Hockey Premier Division transfers 2022/23: Latest Ins and Outs |url=https://www.thehockeypaper.co.uk/articles/2022/06/23/england-hockey-premier-division-transfers-2022-23-latest-ins-and-outs |website=thehockeypaper.co.uk |publisher=The Hockey Paper |access-date=5 October 2024 |date=23 June 2022}} In 2023, Golden made a move to Germany, joining Hamburger Polo Club in the Bundesliga.{{cite web |title=Hockey-Herren mit einigen neuen Gesichtern |url=https://hamburger-polo-club.de/2023/hockey-herren-mit-einigen-neuen-gesichtern/ |website=hamburger-polo-club.de |publisher=Hamburger Polo Club |access-date=5 October 2024 |language=de |date=7 September 2024}}

In 2024, Golden returned to Scotland to join Western Wildcats.{{cite web |last1=Duncan |first1=Nigel |title=Wimbledon tough test for Western in Europe |url=https://theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2024/10/wimbledon-tough-test-for-western-in-europe/ |website=theedinburghreporter.co.uk |publisher=The Edinburgh Reporter |access-date=5 October 2024 |date=4 October 2024}}