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Jonty Griffiths
Personal information
Full name Jonathan Nicholas Emerson Griffiths
Born (1995-01-10) 10 January 1995 (age 29)
Playing position Defender or midfielder
Club information
Current club Surbiton
Senior career
Years Team
?-? Purley Walcountians HC
?-? Oxted
2010-2013 Holcombe
2013-2017 Loughborough Students
2017–2019 Wimbledon
2019–present Surbiton
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 England & GB U-21 30 (2)
2017-2018 England & GB 15 (0)
Last updated on: 5 May 2021

Jonathan "Jonty" Nicholas Emerson Griffiths (born 10 January 1995) is an English international field hockey player who plays as a defender or midfielder for England and Great Britain. [1][2]

Early life

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Griffiths was educated at Whitgift School and has previous played club hockey for Purley Walcountians, Oxted, Holcombe and Loughborough Students.[3][4] He currently plays his club hockey for Loughborough Students in the National Premier League.[1] He taught at City of London Freemen’s School and now at Whitgift School.

Professional career

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Griffiths plays club hockey in the Men's England Hockey League for Surbiton.

He played for England U-16,U-18 and U-21 levels. He was a regular player for England & GB U21s and was part of the team which won the Sultan of Johor Cup in October 2015. He also represented England U21s in the Junior World Cup in 2013 and won an U21 European Championships bronze medal in 2014.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Jonty Griffiths". englandhockey.co.uk.
  2. ^ "Nine new faces join men's central programme". englandhockey.co.uk.
  3. ^ "Men's Hockey » Jonty Griffiths". Archived from the original on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  4. ^ http://www.surreymirror.co.uk/oxted-hockey-club-player-chosen-talent-camp/story-17636440-detail/story.html [dead link]
  5. ^ "GB U21s player JONTY GRIFFITHS sponsored by EVO Hockey!". evo-hockey.com. 9 December 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2019.