Hockey

Matthew Nelson

Medals Won

Athlete Information

Date of Birth

14th April 1998

Gender

male

Hometown

Lisburn, Co. Antrim

Club Team School Or University

Competitor information

Team Ireland Number

966

Sport

Hockey

Discipline

Competitive History

Personal Bests

Games Attended

Paris 2024

Olympic Results

BIOGRAPHY

Matthew Nelson won two European club titles in successive seasons with Lisnagarvey and reached 87 caps for Ireland.

An attacker, he played in the men's hockey tournament at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, where Ireland finished tenth. At the Olympic qualification tournament in Valencia in January 2024 he scored twice.

Nelson made his senior international debut in 2016. He played professionally in Germany with Crefelder in the Bundesliga from 2019 to 2021, and spent the 2023 season in Australia with Fremantle in the Hockey WA Premier League. He works as a PE teacher at Grosvenor Grammar School in Lisburn, and is from Lisburn, County Antrim.