Zachary Wallace

{{Infobox field hockey player

| name = Zach Wallace

| image =

| full_name = Zachary Andrew David Wallace

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1999|9|29|df=y}}

| birth_place = Redhill, England

| height = 1.72 m{{cite web |title=WALLACE Zachary |url=https://www.worldcup2018.hockey/men/players/wallace-zachary__70346__4218 |website=www.worldcup2018.hockey |publisher=International Hockey Federation |access-date=15 March 2019}}

| position = Midfielder / Forward

| years1 = 2015–2021

| clubs1 = Surbiton

| years2 = 2021–2023

| clubs2 = HGC

| years3 = 2023–present

| clubs3 = Bloemendaal

| years4 = 2024–present

| clubs4 = Hyderabad Toofans

| nationalyears1 = 2017–2019

| nationalteam1 = England & GB U21

| nationalcaps1 = 19

| nationalgoals1 = 5

| nationalyears2 = 2018–present

| nationalteam2 = England & GB

| nationalcaps2 = 101

| nationalgoals2 = 20

| medaltemplates =

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}}

Zachary Andrew David Wallace (born 29 September 1999) is an English field hockey player who plays as a midfielder or forward for Dutch Hoofdklasse club Bloemendaal and the England and Great Britain national teams.{{cite web |url=http://www.greatbritainhockey.co.uk/player.asp?itemid=12864&itemTitle=Zach+Wallace§ion=1091 |title=Zach Wallace - GB Hockey |website=www.greatbritainhockey.co.uk |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201102062628/http://www.greatbritainhockey.co.uk/player.asp?itemid=12864&itemTitle=Zach+Wallace§ion=1091 |archive-date=2020-11-02}}

He was educated at Kingston Grammar School, Kingston-upon-Thames before joining Whitgift School, South Croydon, London in the 6th form.{{cite web |url=https://www.whitgift.co.uk/NewsArticle.aspx?NewsID=1463 |title=Whitgift School News: Ten Whitgift pupils selected for England Hockey national training squads |website=Whitgift.co.uk |access-date=3 October 2018}}

Club career

In March 2021 it was announced that Wallace joined Dutch Hoofdklasse club HGC for the 2021–22 season.{{cite web |title=British hockey trio sign for Dutch club HGC |url=https://www.thehockeypaper.co.uk/articles/2021/03/04/british-hockey-trio-sign-for-dutch-club-hgc |access-date=5 March 2021 |date=4 March 2021}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.thehockeypaper.co.uk/articles/2021/03/04/british-hockey-trio-sign-for-dutch-club-hgc |title=British hockey trio sign for Dutch club HGCa |date=4 March 2021}} After two seasons he moved to Bloemendaal.{{cite web |title=Zachary Wallace van HGC naar Bloemendaal |url=https://hoofdklassehockey.nl/transfer/zachary-wallace-van-hgc-naar-bloemendaal/ |website=hoofdklassehockey.nl |publisher=Hoofdklasse Hockey Nederland |access-date=28 October 2023 |language=nl |date=4 May 2023}}{{cite web |last1=Gilmour |first1=Rod |title='Spectacular': GB Hockey star Zach Wallace signs for Dutch giants Bloemendaal |url=https://www.thehockeypaper.co.uk/articles/2023/05/05/spectacular-gb-hockey-star-zach-wallace-signs-for-dutch-giants-bloemendaal |website=thehockeypaper.co.uk |publisher=The Hockey Paper |access-date=28 October 2023 |date=5 May 2023}} He also plays for Hyderabad Toofans in the Hockey India League 2024-25 season after being acquired in auction.{{Cite web |title=Zach Wallace on Hockey India League's role in shaping India's hockey future |url=https://www.lokmattimes.com/hockey/india-has-such-big-potential-zach-wallace-on-hockey-india-leagues-role-in-shaping-indias-hockey-future/ |access-date=2025-01-02 |website=www.lokmattimes.com}}

He previously played in the Men's England Hockey League Premier Division for Surbiton.{{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 |access-date=3 October 2018}}

International career

Wallace made his senior international debuts in October 2018, aged 19, for Great Britain versus Belgium on 2 October 2018 and for England versus France on 16 October 2018. In December 2019, he was nominated for the FIH Rising Star of the Year Award.{{cite web |title=Manpreet Singh nominated for FIH Player of the Year award |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/hockey/top-stories/manpreet-singh-nominated-for-fih-player-of-the-year-award/articleshow/72402371.cms |website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com |publisher=The Times of India |access-date=6 December 2019 |location=Lausanne |date=6 December 2019}}

On 28 May 2021, he was selected in the England squad for the 2021 EuroHockey Championship.{{cite web |title=England Squads For 2021 EuroHockey Championships Announced |url=https://www.englandhockey.co.uk/media/news/england-squads-for-2021-eurohockey-championships-announced?dm_i=K8Z,7E1KO,3D8XWY,U036V,1 |website=englandhockey.co.uk |publisher=England Hockey |access-date=28 May 2021 |date=28 May 2021}}

He was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2024 Summer Olympics.{{cite web |title=GB hockey select Roper for fourth Olympic Games |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/hockey/articles/ce99edrn13wo |website=bbc.com |publisher=BBC |access-date=9 August 2024 |date=18 June 2024}} The team went out in the quarter-finals after losing a penalty shootout to India.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/articles/cy799nlnp8lo|title=GB wait for men's hockey medal goes on after shootout heartbreak|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=9 August 2024}}