Nicholas Wilson (born 6 August 1990) is a New Zealand field hockey player who plays at striker. He currently plays for New Zealand's Hockey National Team, the Black Stick men's team.

Career

He attended

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and then on to Palmerston North Boys' High School, where he represented their first eleven team from 2005 to 2007. Wilson spent his final year at Westlake Boys High School in Auckland. Wilson made his first appearance for 'The Black Sticks' against Korea in New Zealand in November 2007 at the age of 17. He scored his first goal against the number one (at the time) Australian team at

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. Known for his attacking style of play, he was touted as one of New Zealand's next field hockey stars. In 2010, Wilson became the first New Zealander to be nominated for the

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's (FIH) Young Player of the Year award. He was also named in the FIH All Stars team of players who "lit up the hockey world over the past year". He played for New Zealand at the

2010 Commonwealth Games The 2010 Commonwealth Games (Hindi: 2010 राष्ट्रमण्डल खेल), officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Delhi 2010, was an international multi-sport event that was held in Delhi, India, f ...

, winning a bronze medal. He also played for New Zealand at the

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and

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* 1990 births Living people New Zealand male field hockey players Male field hockey forwards Olympic field hockey players for New Zealand Field hockey players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for New Zealand Commonwealth Games medallists in field hockey Field hockey players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games People educated at Palmerston North Boys' High School Hockey India League players HC Rotterdam players 2010 Men's Hockey World Cup players Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games {{NewZealand-fieldhockey-bio-stub