Matthew Daly

Not to be confused with Matty Daly.

Matt Daly
Personal information
Born (1983-07-08) 8 July 1983
Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Height 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 84 kg (185 lb)
Playing position Forward
Senior career
Years Team
2002–2016 Surbiton
2016–2025 Teddington
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2005-2012 England & GB 152 (57)
Medal record
Representing  England
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2009 Amsterdam Team
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Mönchengladbach Team

Matthew Daly (born 8 July 1983) is an English field hockey player who played for England and Great Britain and competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Olympics.[1]

Biography

Daly was born in Saudi Arabia. He played club hockey for Surbiton in the Men's England Hockey League from 2002 to 2016.[2]

While at Surbtion, Daly made his international debut in 2005. He competed for at numerous tournaments, including representing England at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne[3][4] and playing for Great Britain in the 2008 men's tournament at the Olympic Games in Beijing.[5][1]

Four years later he represented Great Britain at the 2012 Olympic Games in London in the 2012 field hockey tournament.[6][7]

In 2016 he left Surbiton to join Teddington[8] and became their Performance Director in 2020.[9]

He is currently a senior member of staff and hockey coach at Kingston Grammar School.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  2. ^ "EHL statistics". Fixtureslive.com. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Surbiton seven in medals quest". Surrey Comet. 16 March 2006. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  4. ^ "Melbourne 2006 Team". Team England. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  5. ^ "Matt Daly - GB Hockey". greatbritainhockey.co.uk. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
  6. ^ "London 2012: GB confirms its men's hockey squad". GBR Athletics. 27 June 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  7. ^ "Matt Daly". 2012 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original on 27 August 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
  8. ^ "EHL statistics". Fixtureslive.com. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  9. ^ "Teddington Hockey Club appoints first ever female club captain as it prepares to celebrate 150 years of hockey". Teddington Nub News. 5 November 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  10. ^ "Matt Daly".
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