Tom Sorsby

{{Short description|English field hockey player (born 1996)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox field hockey player

| name = Tom Sorsby

| image =

| full_name = Thomas Callum Sorsby

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|10|28|df=y}}

| birth_place = Sheffield, England

| height = 1.81 m

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Den Bosch

| clubs1 = Chapeltown HC

| years1 = 2011–2013

| clubs2 = Sheffield Hallam

| years2 = 2013–2015

| clubs3 = Beeston

| years3 = 2015-2017

| clubs4 = University of Nottingham

| years4 = 2017–2018

| clubs5 = Surbiton

| years5 = 2018–2023

| years6 = 2023–present

| clubs6 = Den Bosch

| nationalyears1 = 2016–2017

| nationalteam1 = England & GB U-21

| nationalcaps1 = 26

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2019–present

| nationalteam2 = England & GB

| nationalcaps2 = 47

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalSport|Men's field hockey}}

{{MedalCountry|{{ENG}}}}

{{MedalCompetition|EuroHockey Championship}}

{{MedalSilver|2023 Mönchengladbach|}}

{{MedalCompetition|Commonwealth Games}}

{{MedalBronze|2022 Birmingham|Team}}

}}

Thomas Callum Sorsby (born 28 October 1996) is an English field hockey player who plays as a midfielder or defender for Dutch Hoofdklasse club Den Bosch and the England and Great Britain national teams.

Club career

Sorsby played club hockey in the Men's England Hockey League Premier Division for Surbiton until 2023.{{cite web |url=http://www.englandhockey.co.uk/page_noside.asp?section=2343§ionTitle=Fixtures,+Results,+Tables,+Stats,+Teams+&+Players |title=Fixtures, Results, Tables, Stats, Teams & Players - England Hockey |website=Englandhockey.co.uk |accessdate=15 May 2019}} He joined Surbiton for the 2018–19 season, from the University of Nottingham. He has also played for Beeston and Sheffield Hallam. After his stint at Surbiton he left England to play for Den Bosch in the Dutch Hoofdklasse.{{cite web |title=HC Den Bosch trekt Engelse international Tom Sorsby aan: ‘Een eer en geweldige kans’ |url=https://www.bd.nl/regiosport/hc-den-bosch-trekt-engelse-international-tom-sorsby-aan-een-eer-en-geweldige-kans~acbe3d454 |website=bd.nl |publisher=Brabants Dagblad |access-date=30 October 2023 |language=nl |date=16 June 2023}}

International career

Sorsby has played for England under-18 and under-21 level and for Great Britain under-21 and under-23. He played for England under-21 in the Sultan of Johor Cup in 2016, when they finished 4th. He played for Great Britain under-21 in the Sultan of Johor Cup in 2017, when they finished 2nd.{{Cite web |url=http://surbitonhc.com/tom-sorsby-joins-surbiton-from-university-of-nottingham/ |title=Tom Sorsby Joins Surbiton From University of Nottingham | Surbiton Hockey Club}}

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