David Harte (field hockey)

David Harte
Personal information
Full name David J Harte
Born (1988-04-03) 3 April 1988 (age 36) [1]
County Cork, Ireland
Height 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) [2]
Playing position Goalkeeper
Youth career
2000–2006 Bandon Grammar School
Senior career
Years Team
200x–2006 Cork Harlequins
2006–2010 Pembroke Wanderers
2006–2010DCU
2010–2012 SCHC
2012– SV Kampong
2014Mumbai Magicians
2015–2017Dabang Mumbai
2018–UniKL
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006– Ireland 234 [3] (0)
Medal record
Representing  Ireland
EuroHockey Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2015 London Team

David Harte (born 3 April 1988) is an Ireland men's field hockey international. He captained Ireland at both the 2016 Summer Olympics and the 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup. He was also a member of the Ireland team that won the bronze medal at the 2015 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship. At club level, he was a member of the SV Kampong team that won the 2015–16 Euro Hockey League. Harte has won national league titles in Ireland, the Netherlands and Malaysia and has played in the Hockey India League. In both 2015 and 2016 he was named the FIH Goalkeeper of the Year. Harte's twin brother, Conor, and his sister, Emer, are also Ireland field hockey internationals. The Harte brothers have lined out together with eight different field hockey teams – Bandon Grammar School, Cork Harlequins, Pembroke Wanderers, DCU, SCHC, Dabang Mumbai, Munster and Ireland.

  1. ^ "David Harte". www.hockey.ie. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Rio a dream come true for Ireland's No 1 David Harte". www.irishtimes.com. 7 November 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  3. ^ "David Harte – Competitions as an Athlete". tms.fih.ch. Retrieved 10 December 2018.