Sam Hooper

Samuel Hooper (born 6 August 1998) is an English field hockey player who plays as a defender for the England men's national field hockey team.

Hooper was educated at Millfield^[1] and studied Finance and Investment at the University of Exeter.^[2]

Hooper began playing club hockey at Reading Hockey Club and then played for the University of Exeter Hockey Club in the Men's England Hockey League while at university.^[3]

After progressing through the England U21 team from 2017 to 2019 and the Great Britain U21 in 2019^[4] and after university, Hooper signed for Holcombe Hockey Club.^[5]

Hooper joined Wimbledon Hockey Club for the start of the 2021–22 season^[6] and made his full senior England debut on the 10 December 2024, in the Men's FIH Pro League against Argentina.^[7]

In 2025, he was added to Great Britain's centralised programme^[8] and was part of the England team that was selected for the 2025 Men's EuroHockey Championship in Mönchengladbach, where England finished in sixth place.^[9]

In 2025, Hooper was working as a senior analyst at Brown & Brown.^[10]