Eloise Frances "Ellie" Laity (born 9 May 1994)[1] is a Welsh international field hockey player, who plays as a midfielder for Wales.[2]
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| Full name | Eloise Frances Laity | ||||||||||||||||
| Born |
9 May 1994 Wales | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Club information | |||||||||||||||||
| Current club | Clifton Robinsons | ||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014– | Wales | 54 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career edit
Club hockey edit
Laity plays club hockey in the Women's England Hockey League Premier Division for Clifton Robinsons.
She has also played for Buckingham.[3][4]
National team edit
Eloise Laity made her debut for Wales in 2014, during a test–series against Canada in Cardiff.[5]
The most notable representation of her hockey career came at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, where despite finishing second to last, was Laity's first major tournament with the national team.[6][7]
International goals edit
Goal |
Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 July 2014 | Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre, London, England |  South Africa |
2–8 | 2–8 | 2014 Investec Cup | [8] |
| 2 | 17 January 2017 | Stadium Hoki Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |  Thailand |
3–0 | 3–0 | 2016–17 HWL Round 2 | [9] |
| 3 | 29 May 2017 | Glasgow National Hockey Centre, Glasgow, Scotland |  Scotland |
1–1 | 2–1 | Test Match | [10] |
| 4 | 24 June 2017 | Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, Wales |  Poland |
1–0 | 2–0 | [11] | |
| 5 | 9 August 2017 |  Belarus |
2–2 | 2–4 | 2017 EuroHockey Championship II | [12] | |
| 6 | 6 April 2018 | Gold Coast Hockey Centre, Gold Coast, Australia |  England |
1–2 | 1–5 | 2018 Commonwealth Games | [13] |
| 7 | 4 August 2018 | Warsaw, Poland | Poland |
1–1 | 2–1 | Test Match | [14] |
| 8 | 2–1 | ||||||
| 9 | 1 June 2019 | Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, Wales |  France |
1–0 | 3–1 | [15] |
References edit
- ^ "Team Details – Wales". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
- ^ "Ellie Laity". hockeywales.org.uk. Hockey Wales. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
- ^ "ELOISE LAITY". buckinghamhc.co.uk. Buckingham Hockey Club. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
- ^ "LAITY Eloise". englandhockey.altiusrt.com. England Hockey. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
- ^ "LAITY Eloise". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
- ^ "Eloise LAITY". results.gc2018.com. GoldCoast2018. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
- ^ "How hockey player fought back from horrific injury to represent Wales at Commonwealth Games". walesonline.co.uk. Wales Online. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
- ^ "South Africa 8–2 Wales". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
- ^ "Wales 3–0 Thailand". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
- ^ "Scotland 1–2 Wales". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
- ^ "Wales 2–0 Poland". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
- ^ "Belarus 4–2 Wales". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
- ^ "England 5–1 Wales". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
- ^ "Poland 1–2 Wales". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
- ^ "Wales 3–1 France". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
External links edit
- Eloise Laity at the International Hockey Federation
- Eloise Laity at England Hockey
- Eloise Laity at Team Wales
- Eloise Laity at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (archived)
- Eloise Laity at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games