| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bradley Kelvin Read | ||
| Born |
(1995-02-04) 4 February 1995 Christchurch, New Zealand | ||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defence | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2014–2019 | Capital | ||
| 2020–2020 | Central Falcons | ||
| 2021–2022 | Wellington | ||
| 2023–2025 | Holcombe | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
| 2014–2016 | New Zealand U–21 | 15 | (2) |
| 2016– | New Zealand | 62 | (1) |
Medal record | |||
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Bradley 'Brad' Kelvin Read (born 4 February 1995)[1] is a field hockey player from New Zealand.[2]
Life
Bradley Read was born in Christchurch, and grew up in Wellington, New Zealand.[3]
Career
Domestic league
In domestic competition, Read is currently not attached to a club. He most recently competed with Holcombe in the English Hockey League and Euro Hockey League.[4][5] He previously competed on home soil for the Central Falcons in the Premier Hockey League and his home city of Wellington in the Ford National Hockey Championship.[6]
Under–21
He represented the New Zealand U–21 team from 2014 until 2016. He was a member of the squad at the 2014 and 2016 editions of the Sultan of Johor Cup in Johor Bahru, before captaining the team at the 2016 FIH Junior World Cup in Lucknow.[7]
Black Sticks
Read made his senior international debut for the Black Sticks in 2016. He earned his first senior cap during a match against Australia during the Trans–Tasman Trophy in Auckland.[7]
Since his debut, Read has been a constant fixture in the national squad. He has represented Team New Zealand in major competitions including the XXII Commonwealth Games in Birmingham and the XXXIII Olympic Games in Paris.[3][8] He has also medalled with the national squad on three occasions. He won silver at the 2017 Oceania Cup in Sydney, bronze at the 2024 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in Ipoh, and gold at the 2023–24 FIH Nations Cup in Gniezno.[9][10]
He has most recently been named in the squad for the 2025 Oceania Cup in Darwin.[11][12]
References
- ^ "Team Details – New Zealand". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
- ^ "Black Sticks Men's Team". blacksticksnz.co.nz. New Zealand Hockey Federation. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
- ^ a b "BRAD READ". olympic.org.nz. New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
- ^ "READ Brad". eurohockey.altiusrt.com. European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
- ^ "FIH Nations Cup success for Brad Read in Poland, with New Zealand women finishing fourth in Spain". holcombe.hockey. Holcombe Hockey Club. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
- ^ "READ Brad". hockeynz.altiusrt.com. New Zealand Hockey Federation. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
- ^ a b "READ Brad". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
- ^ "BRAD READ". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
- ^ "Three debutants in Black Stick Men's squad". nzsportswire.com. NZ Sports Wire. 3 April 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
- ^ "France denied Nations Cup glory after final shoot-out". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
- ^ "Black Sticks Men named for 2025 Oceania Cup". olympic.org.nz. New Zealand Olympic Committee. 12 August 2025. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
- ^ "VANTAGE BLACK STICKS MEN 2025 OCEANIA CUP NAMED". blacksticksnz.co.nz. New Zealand Hockey Federation. 19 August 2025. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
External links
- Bradley Read at the International Hockey Federation
- Bradley Read at Hockey New Zealand
- Bradley Read at Olympics.com
- Bradley Read at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
- Bradley Read at Olympedia
- Bradley Read at Global Sports Archive
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