Callum Duke

Callum Duke (born 5 July 1990)^[1] is a Scottish field hockey player who represented the Scottish national team at two Commonwealth Games.

Callum Duke

Personal information
Born	(1990-07-05) 5 July 1990 (age 35) Glasgow, Scotland
Playing position	Defender
Senior career
Years	Team
–2008	Hillhead
2008–2013	Edinburgh Univ
2013–2014	Frankfurt 1880
2014–2021	Hillhead
2021–2023	Western Wildcats
National team
Years	Team	Caps	Goals
2012–2022	Scotland	102
Medal record Representing  Scotland European Championship II 2015 Prague Team

Biography

Duke was born in Glasgow and educated at Kelvindale Primary School and Cleveden Secondary School and studied at the University of Edinburgh.^[2]

Duke played club hockey for Hillhead in the Scottish Hockey National Leagues system but played for Edinburgh University Hockey Club while at university. Duke made his Scotland debut in 2012 against Spain in Barcelona, won a bronze medal with Scotland at the 2015 Men's EuroHockey Championship II in Prague and earned his 50th cap in 2016.^[2]

After university, he played a season in Germany before returning to Hillhead HC and became the club captain.^[3] He represented Scotland at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia, in the men's tournament^[4] and played for Scotland at the 2019 Men's EuroHockey Championship.^[5]

He left Hillhead for a second time to sign for Western Wildcats for the 2021/22 season.^[6][7] In 2022 he went to his second Commonwealth Games after being selected to represent Scotland at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, in the men's tournament.^[1][8]

In June 2023 he announced his retirement from international hockey after his 102nd cap against Switzerland.^[9]