David Vincent Leslie Ames (born 25 June 1989) is an Irish

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player, who plays as a defender or midfielder for Oranje-Rood and the

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and

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national teams. He represented Great Britain at the

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and was a member of the England team that won the bronze medal at the 2017 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship. He also represented England at the

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Club career

Cookstown High School

Ames attended Cookstown High School between 2001 and 2009. Between 2007 and 2009 he captained the Cookstown High School team that won the

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and two successive

Burney Cup The Burney Cup (Ulster Schoolboys' Senior Hockey Cup) is an annual competition involving the strongest schools affiliated to the Ulster Hockey Union, Ulster Branch of the Irish Hockey Association. The competition is held in the spring term of eac ...

McCullough Cup The McCullough Cup is a hockey competition. It is an annual tournament played for by schools affiliated to the Ulster Branch of the Irish Hockey Association. The competition is held in the winter term of each school year, with the older Burney ...

doubles. In the 2007–08 Burney Cup final David Ames scored four goals as Cookstown High defeated the Royal and Prior School of

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6–3 after extra time. In the 2008–09 McCullough Cup final David Ames scored twice as Cookstown High defeated

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3–0 in the final. In the 2008–09 Burney Cup final Ames opened the scoring as Cookstown High defeated Banbridge Academy 4–3 in the final.

Cookstown

In 2008–09 Ames was a member of the

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team that played in the Irish Senior Cup final, losing 6–0 to Pembroke Wanderers.

Ulster Elks

Ames played for

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at intervarsity level, helping them win the 2009 Mauritius Cup.

Beeston

Between 2010 and 2016 Ames played for Beeston in the

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Premier Division. He also played for Beeston in the

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In 2015–16 Ames was voted Player's Player of the Year in the Men's English Hockey League.

Holcombe

Between 2016 and 2019 Ames played in the

Premier Division for Holcombe.

Oranje-Rood

In April 2021 he signed a 1-year contract at Dutch Hoofdklasse club Oranje-Rood for the 2021–22 season.

International career

Ireland

Between 2008 and 2012, Ames made 64 senior international appearances for Ireland. He was a member of the Ireland team that won the 2011 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge II. He also represented Ireland at the 2009 Men's Hockey World Cup Qualifiers, the 2011 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship and at a 2012 Men's Field Hockey Olympic Qualifier. In April 2012 Ames made his last appearance for Ireland in a 2–1 away win against

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. Ames and Ian Sloan both scored for Ireland. In January 2013 Ames and Sloan announced that they were switching allegiances from Ireland to

Great Britain

Having previously played for

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, Ames had to wait for three years before he was eligible to play for

. He eventually made his debut for Great Britain in April 2015 in a 3–2 win against

in an unofficial international. He made his official debut for Great Britain on 14 May 2015, in a 1–1 draw against

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. He subsequently represented Great Britain at the

England

Ames has represented

at the

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and 2017 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championships, and the

Field hockey coach

In addition to playing the game, Ames has also worked as a field hockey coach. He was a coach at

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between 2010 and 2011. During the 2011–12 season he was the head coach of the

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first team. Between 2011 and 2017 he was a junior coach at Beeston. Between 2012 and 2015 he was coach of the

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first team and in 2015 guided them to an intervarsity title. Since 2012 Ames has worked for MT13, a field hockey coaching company, and since 2013 he has served as a field hockey development officer at

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Honours

;

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**''Winners'':

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*Men's Field Hockey Olympic Qualifier **''Runners up'':

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; Beeston * Men's English Hockey League **''Winners'': 2010–11, 2012–13, 2013–14: 3 * Men's Cup Winners **''Winners'': 2010–11, 2011–12, 2015–16: 3 ;

*Mauritius Cup **''Winners'': 2009: 1 ;

* Irish Senior Cup **''Runners up'': 2008–09: 1 ; Cookstown High School *

**''Winners'': 2007: 1 *

**''Winners'': 2007–08, 2008–09: 2 *

**''Winners'': 2007–08, 2008–09: 2

References

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