Ian Martin Sloan (born 19 November 1993) is an Irish field hockey player, who plays as a midfielder for

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and the England and Great Britain national teams. He represented Great Britain at the

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. Sloan was a member of the England teams that won the bronze medals at the

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and at the

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. He also represented England at the

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Early years, family and education

Sloan is the youngest son of

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and Adele Sloan. Martin Sloan is a former Ireland captain and Great Britain field hockey international. Adele Sloan is a former Ireland women's field hockey international and between 2007 and 2013 was the head teacher at

Cookstown High School Cookstown High School is a combined Grammar School and Secondary School in Northern Ireland. It is one of the largest in the area, falling within the Southern Region of the Education Authority Northern Ireland. Unlike many grammar providers i ...

. Sloan's brother, Stephen, is also a field hockey player and has played for

Cookstown Cookstown ( ga, An Chorr Chríochach, IPA: �anˠˈxoːɾˠɾˠˈçɾʲiːxəx is a small town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is the fourth largest town in the county and had a population of 11,599 in the 2011 census. It, along with Maghe ...

. Sloan was educated at Cookstown High School and

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Club career

Cookstown High School

Between 2007 and 2009 Sloan was a member of the

team that won the All Ireland Schoolboys Hockey Championship and two successive

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doubles. Among his teammates were his brother Stephen and fellow future Ireland, England and Great Britain international, David Ames. In 2007 Sloan scored in the All Ireland final as Cookstown High defeated

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4–2. In 2007–08 Cookstown High and Sloan won the McCullough Cup, again defeating Banbridge Academy in the final. In the 2007–08 Burney Cup final Cookstown High and Sloan defeated the Royal and Prior School of

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6–3 after extra time. In the 2008–09 McCullough Cup final Sloan scored as Cookstown High defeated Sullivan Upper School 3–0 in the final. In the 2008–09 Burney Cup final Sloan scored a hat-trick as Cookstown High defeated Banbridge Academy 4–3 in the final.

Cookstown

During his early

career, Sloan played in the seconds with his brother, Stephen, and his father

. In 2010–11 Sloan was a member of the

team that won the Irish Senior Cup. Sloan scored twice in a 4–3 win against Monkstown. He was subsequently named player of the match. Sloan also played for Cookstown in the

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and the

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Loughborough Students

While attending

and studying for a degree in Accounting and Financial Management, Sloan also played for Loughborough Students in the

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. He also played for Loughborough at intervarsity level and coached the university's second team in the Midlands League.

Wimbledon

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Sloan switched clubs from relegated Loughborough Students to

. He subsequently helped Wimbledon win four successive

titles in 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17 and 2017–18. He has represented Wimbledon in the 2016–17, 2017–18, and

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International career

Ireland

Sloan captained the Ireland Under-18 team at the 2011 EuroHockey U18 Championship. He was the topscorer in the tournament, scoring seven of Ireland's 10 goals. Between 2011 and 2012, Sloan made 21 senior international appearances for Ireland. In June 2011 he made his senior debut for Ireland against

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. He subsequently represented Ireland at the

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and at a 2012 Men's Field Hockey Olympic Qualifier. In April 2012 Sloan made his last appearance for Ireland in a 2–1 away win against Germany. Sloan and David Ames both scored for Ireland. In January 2013 Sloan and Ames announced that they were switching allegiances from Ireland to England/ Great Britain.

Great Britain

Having previously played for Ireland, Sloan had to wait for three years before he was eligible to play for Great Britain. He eventually made his debut for Great Britain in April 2015 in a 3–2 win against Germany in an unofficial international. He made his official debut for Great Britain on 14 May 2015, in a 1–1 draw against Argentina. He subsequently represented Great Britain at the

. Sloan captained Great Britain when they won the

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. In May 2017, together with

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and Phil Roper, Sloan was named as one of three captains of England/ Great Britain.

England

Sloan has represented England at the

, the

and the

Field hockey coach

Sloan has coached Loughborough Students second team in the Midlands League and Wycombe in the South League.

Honours

; Great Britain *

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**''Winners'':

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; England *

**''Runners up'':

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

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;

**''Winners'': 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18: 4 ;

* Irish Senior Cup **''Winners'': 2011: 2 ;

* All Ireland Schoolboys Hockey Championship **''Winners'': 2007: 1 *

**''Winners'': 2007–08, 2008–09: 2 *

**''Winners'': 2007–08, 2008–09: 2

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sloan, Ian 1993 births Living people British male field hockey players Irish male field hockey players Male field hockey players from Northern Ireland English male field hockey players Male field hockey midfielders Male field hockey forwards Field hockey players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic field hockey players of Great Britain Field hockey players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup players Commonwealth Games medallists in field hockey Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Wimbledon Hockey Club players Loughborough Students field hockey players Men's Irish Hockey League players Sportspeople from County Tyrone People educated at Cookstown High School Alumni of Loughborough University Irish field hockey coaches English field hockey coaches Men's England Hockey League players Ireland international men's field hockey players