| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1996-03-20)20 March 1996 (age 29) Wales | |||||||||||||
| Playing position | Forward | |||||||||||||
| Senior career | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | |||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Exeter Univ | |||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Reading | |||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Crefelder | |||||||||||||
| 2019–2026 | Wimbledon | |||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | |||||||||||
| 2015– | Wales | 120 | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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Benjamin Francis (born 20 March 1996) is a Welshfield hockey player who has representedWales. He competed for Wales at twoCommonwealth Games.
Francis played club hockey for Swansea Bay Hockey Club and went on to gain caps for Wales at U16, U18 and U21 level.[1] He studied Economics at theUniversity of Exeter, where he played club hockey for theUniversity of Exeter Hockey Club.[2]
He made his full Welsh debut against Scotland in 2015 and won a silver medal at the 2017 Sultan of Johor Trophy[1] before joiningReading Hockey Club in theMen's England Hockey League.[1] While at Reading in 2018, he was selected to represent theWelsh team at the2018 Commonwealth Games inGold Coast, Australia.[3]
After playing in Dutch league for Crefleder, Francis joinedWimbledon for the2019–20 season.[4]
Francis was selected to represent Wales again at the2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham,[5][6] helping his nation to a sixth place finish during themen's tournament after being defeated by New Zealand in the fifth place play off match on 7 August 2022.[7]
In 2023, Francis was part of the Welsh team at the2023 World Cup, which was the first time in their history that Wales had appeared in the world Cup.[8] Additionally he was part of the Welsh team that played at the2023 Men's EuroHockey Championship.[9]
In 2025, he helped Wales win the gold medal at theEuropean Championship II, defeating Ireland in the final.[10][11]
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