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Sarah Evans (born 12 April 1991) is an English field hockey player who plays as a midfielder for Surbiton and has represented the England and Great Britain national teams.^[1][2]

Sarah Evans

Personal information
Born	(1991-04-12) 12 April 1991 (age 34) Wandsworth, England
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	66 kg (146 lb)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Surbiton
National team
Years	Team	Caps	Goals
2013–2021	England	73	(7)
2014–2021	Great Britain	49	(2)
	ENGLAND & GB TOTAL:	122	(9)
Medal record Women's field hockey Representing  Great Britain Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo Team Representing  England Commonwealth Games 2018 Gold Coast Team European Championships 2017 Amsterdam
Last updated on: 6 August 2021

Evans was educated at Kingston Grammar School and University of Birmingham .^[3]

Club career

She plays club hockey in the Women's England Hockey League Premier Division for Surbiton and she is the First Team Captain.

Evans also played for University of Birmingham from 2009 to 2012.^[4][5][6]

International career

She made her senior international debut for England v South Africa in the 2013 Women's Hockey Investec Cup, on 4 February 2013.^[7] One year later she made her senior international debut for Great Britain v USA in a test match in San Diego, California, on 10 February 2014.^[8]

She was selected to play in the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games in 2018.^[9]

She was included in the Great Britain squad for the women's field hockey tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics, held in July and August 2021. Though designated as an alternate player,^[10] due to rule changes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic she was eligible to compete in all matches (unlike previous tournaments, in which alternates could only compete after permanently replacing an injured player).^[11] Though Great Britain earned the bronze medal, she did not make an appearance and was therefore ineligible to receive a medal.^[12][13]