Iain McFadden
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| Born |
26 March 2002 Scotland | |||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Defender | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2020 | Highland | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2023 | Edinburgh Univ | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Western Wildcats | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Edinburgh Univ | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2025- | Western Wildcats | |||||||||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | |||||||||||||||||
| – | Scotland | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Iain McFadden (born 26 March 2002) is a Scottish field hockey player who has represented Scotland[1] and won a bronze medal at the Men's EuroHockey Championship II.
Biography
McFadden studied Geophysics at the University of Edinburgh and played club hockey for Edinburgh University Hockey Club.[2] He was part of the Edinburgh team that helped the club reach the BUCS Premiership in 2022.[3]
He joined the Western Wildcats Hockey Club in the Scottish Hockey Premiership for the 2023/24 season[4] and made his Scotland debut in 2024.[5]
He returned to play for Edinburgh University and in February 2025, he was part of the Scotland squad for 2024–25 Men's FIH Hockey Nations Cup 2 in Muscat, Oman, and helped the team win the gold medal[6] and in April 2025, scored in the Scottish Hockey Cup final to help secure the trophy for the first time in the University's history.[7] Shortly afterwards, he helped Scotland win the bronze medal at the 2025 Men's EuroHockey Championship II in Lousada, Portugal,[8] defeating Italy in the third place play off.[9]
References
- ^ "Seniors Men Team". Scottish Hockey. Archived from the original on 9 October 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
- ^ "Iain McFadden - Career Stations". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
- ^ "Edinburgh make history as first Scottish university to reach BUCS men top flight". The Hockey Paper. 14 April 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
- ^ "Western close in on Grange in men's hockey title race". Edinburgh Reporter. 27 October 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
- ^ "Career Stats (as recorded in TMS)". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
- ^ "Scotland crowned 1st FIH Hockey Men's Nations Cup". The Oman Observer. 23 February 2025. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
- ^ "Edinburgh University wins Men's Scottish Cup in sensational finals day". FIH. 26 April 2025. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
- ^ "Ireland through to final of EuroHockey Championship II after confident win over Scotland". Irish Indepdendent. 1 August 2025. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
- ^ "EuroHockey Championship II 2025 Men". FIH. Retrieved 13 August 2025.