Nick Bandurak
{{short description|England field hockey player}}
{{use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox field hockey player
| name = Nick Bandurak
| image =
| full_name = Nicholas Kimon Bandurak
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|12|14|df=y}}
| birth_place = Wolverhampton, England
| height = 1.83 m
| position = Forward
| currentclub = East Grimstead
| years1 = {{0|0000}}–2015
| clubs1 = Cannock
| years2 = 2015–2024
| clubs2 = Holcombe
| nationalyears1 = 2013–2013
| nationalteam1 = England U21
| nationalcaps1 = 5
| nationalgoals1 = 2
| nationalyears2 = 2022–present
| nationalteam2 = England & GB
| nationalcaps2 = 14
| nationalgoals2 = 10
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport|Men's field hockey}}
{{MedalCountry|{{ENG}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|EuroHockey Championship}}
{{MedalSilver|2023 Mönchengladbach|}}
{{MedalCompetition|Commonwealth Games}}
{{MedalBronze|2022 Birmingham|Team}}
}}
Nicholas Kimon "Nick" Bandurak (born 14 December 1992) is an English field hockey player who plays as a forward for East Grimstead and the England and Great Britain national teams.{{cite web |url=https://www.englandhockey.co.uk/media/news/several-new-faces-selected-for-england-men-s-first-fih-hockey-pro-league-games |title=Several New Faces Selected For England Men's First FIH Hockey Pro League Games |website=England Hockey |access-date=2 February 2022}}
Club career
Bandurak plays club hockey in the Men's England Hockey League Premier Division for East Grimstead having signed in 2024 from Holcombe where he played alongside the likes of Robert Field, Tom O'Keefe, Hayden Phillips, & Barry Middleton.
He has previously played for Cannock.{{Cite web |url=https://www.thehockeypaper.co.uk/articles/2018/10/16/holcombes-nick-bandurak-takes-lead-for-club-school-and-his-doberman |title=Nick Bandurak takes lead for club, school ... and his Doberman |date=16 October 2018}}
International career
Bandurak made his England U21 debut when he played in the Hero Hockey Junior World Cup Men 2013 in India.
He made his senior England debut v Spain, in the FIH Pro League on 4 February, 2022.{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}}
Personal life
Marital Status - Emma Bandurak (Trunks).{{clarify|date=August 2022}} Bandurak has been married to Emma since August 2020 and they have a child named Rolo.{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}}
References
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External links
- {{Sports links}}
- [https://www.englandhockey.co.uk/international/senior-squad/nick-bandurak Nick Bandurak] on England Hockey
- {{Team England|nick-bandurak}}
- {{2022 Commonwealth Games profile|56240|Nicholas Bandurak}}
{{England FH Squad 2022 Commonwealth Games}}
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Category:English male field hockey players
Category:British male field hockey players
Category:Male field hockey forwards
Category:Holcombe Hockey Club players
Category:Men's England Hockey League players
Category:Sportspeople from Wolverhampton
Category:2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup players
Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
Category:Commonwealth Games medallists in field hockey
Category:Field hockey players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Category:Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Category:21st-century English sportsmen
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