# Jacob Draper

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{{short description|Welsh field hockey player (born 1998)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox field hockey player
| name           = Jacob Draper
| image          = 
| alt            = 
| caption        = 
| full_name      = Jacob Benjamin Draper
| birth_date     = {{Birth date and age|1998|7|24|df=y}}
| birth_place    = [Cwmbran](/source/Cwmbran), Wales
| weight 	     = 74 kg
| position       = Defender
| years1         = 
| clubs1         = Gwent HC
| years2         = {{0|0000}}–2018
| clubs2         = Preston HC
| years3         = 2018–2019
| clubs3         = [Cardiff & Met](/source/Cardiff_%26_Met_Hockey_Club)
| years4         = 2019–2021
| clubs4         = [Hampstead & Westminster](/source/Hampstead_%26_Westminster_Hockey_Club)
| years5         = 2021–2022
| clubs5         = [Beerschot](/source/Royal_Beerschot_THC)
| years6         = 2022–2023
| clubs6         = [Hampstead & Westminster](/source/Hampstead_%26_Westminster_Hockey_Club)
| years7         = 2023–2025
| clubs7         = [Pinoké](/source/Pinok%C3%A9)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pinoke.nl/site/default.asp?Option=51&Nieuws=7800 |title=Heren 1 versterkt zich met GB International Jacob Draper en Chiel van Oostendorp vanuit de jeugd |trans-title=Men 1 strengthened with GB International Jacob Draper and Chiel van Oostendorp from the youth |website=pinoke.nl |language=nl}}</ref>
| nationalyears1 = 2016–present
| nationalteam1  = [Wales](/source/Wales_men's_national_field_hockey_team) 
| nationalcaps1  = 91
| nationalgoals1 = 
| nationalyears2 = 2016–present
| nationalteam2  = [GB](/source/Great_Britain_men's_national_field_hockey_team)
| nationalcaps2  = 63
| nationalgoals2 = 
|medaltemplates = 
{{Medal|Country|{{fhm|Wales}}}}
{{Medal|Competition|[European Championship II](/source/Men's_EuroHockey_Championship_II)}}
{{Medal|Gold|[2025 Lousada](/source/2025_Men's_EuroHockey_Championship_II)|Team}}
}}

'''Jacob Benjamin Draper''' (born 24 July 1998) is a Welsh [field hockey](/source/field_hockey) player who plays as a defender for [Dutch Hoofdklasse](/source/Men's_Hoofdklasse_Hockey) club [Pinoké](/source/Pinok%C3%A9) and the [Wales](/source/Wales_men's_national_field_hockey_team) and [Great Britain](/source/Great_Britain_men's_national_field_hockey_team) national teams.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.greatbritainhockey.co.uk/news.asp?itemid=47071&itemTitle=Draper+in+line+to+make+GB+debut%2C+Sanford+returns+from+injury&section=1044 |title=Draper in line to make GB debut, Sanford returns from injury |publisher=Great Britain Hockey |date=3 October 2019 |access-date=9 October 2019}}{{Dead link|date=September 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> He competed at the [2020 Summer Olympics](/source/2020_Summer_Olympics) and the [2024 Summer Olympics](/source/2024_Summer_Olympics).

== Biography ==
Draper was born in [Cwmbran](/source/Cwmbran), Wales, and started his hockey career with Gwent HC. He then played for Preston, followed by [Cardiff & Met](/source/Cardiff_%26_Met_Hockey_Club). While at Preston, Draper made his senior debut, aged 18, for [Wales](/source/Wales_men's_national_field_hockey_team) on 28 August 2016, in a  5–1 win over Austria in [Vienna](/source/Vienna), Austria. He played for [Wales](/source/Wales_men's_national_field_hockey_team) at [Hockey at the 2018 Commonwealth Games](/source/Hockey_at_the_2018_Commonwealth_Games) in Gold Coast<ref>{{cite web |url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/hockey/athlete-profile-n6027976-jacob-draper.htm |title=Athlete Profile: Jacob Draper |publisher=Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation |year=2018 |access-date=9 October 2019 |archive-date=18 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221218151342/https://results.gc2018.com/en/hockey/athlete-profile-n6027976-jacob-draper.htm |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/commonwealth-games/43234341 |title=Commonwealth Games: Wales name Gold Coast Games hockey teams |website=BBC Sport |date=14 February 2018 |access-date=17 May 2025}}</ref> and [2019 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship](/source/2019_Men's_EuroHockey_Nations_Championship), where they finished 6th.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.hockeywales.org.uk/senior-men-s-programme |title=Senior Men's Programme |website=hockeywales.org.uk |access-date=18 June 2021 |archive-date=18 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210618212126/https://www.hockeywales.org.uk/senior-men-s-programme |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Draper left Cardiff & Met to join [Hampstead & Westminster](/source/Hampstead_%26_Westminster_Hockey_Club) for the 2019/20 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thehockeypaper.co.uk/articles/2019/08/09/hockey-transfers-2019-20-latests-ins-and-outs-in-english-premier-divisions |title=Hockey transfers 2019/20: Latests ins and outs in English Premier Divisions |website=The Hockey Paper |date=9 August 2019 |access-date=17 May 2025}}</ref>

Draper was selected to represent Great Britain squad for the delayed [2020 Olympic Games](/source/Field_hockey_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_tournament) in Tokyo<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.skysports.com/olympics/news/15234/12334725/team-gb-hockey-21-players-to-make-olympic-debuts-as-mens-and-womens-squads-are-named |title=Team GB hockey: 21 players to make Olympic debuts as men's and women's squads are named |website=Sky Sports |date=17 June 2021 |access-date=15 May 2025}}</ref> and was selected to represent Wales at the [2022 Commonwealth Games](/source/2022_Commonwealth_Games) in Birmingham.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thehockeypaper.co.uk/articles/2022/06/15/hockey-commonwealth-games-2022-wales-select-incredibly-competitive-squads |title=Hockey Commonwealth Games 2022: Wales select 'incredibly competitive' squads |website=The Hockey Paper |date=15 June 2022 |access-date=16 May 2025}}</ref>

He joined Belgian club [Beerschot](/source/Royal_Beerschot_THC) for the 2021–22 season<ref>{{cite web |url=https://okey.lalibre.be/transferts-deux-britanniques-au-beerschot/ |title=Transferts : deux Britanniques au Beerschot |trans-title=Transfers: two Britons at Beerschot |website=okey.lalibre.be |language=fr |date=5 March 2021 |access-date=28 April 2021}}</ref> before joining [Hampstead & Westminster](/source/Hampstead_%26_Westminster_Hockey_Club) in the [Men's England Hockey League](/source/Men's_England_Hockey_League) Premier Division for the [2022–23 season](/source/2022%E2%80%9323_Men's_England_Hockey_League_season). He was part of the Welsh team at the [2023 World Cup](/source/2023_Men's_FIH_Hockey_World_Cup), which was the first time in their history that Wales had appeared in the world Cup.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.studyinwales.ac.uk/2023-world-cup-india-highlights-wales-international-student-offer |title=2023 World Cup in India highlights Wales' international student offer3 Eurohockey Championships |website=Study in Wales.ac.uk |access-date=6 August 2025}}</ref>

Draper joined [Pinoké](/source/Pinok%C3%A9) in the Netherlands and was subsequently selected to represent [Great Britain](/source/Field_hockey_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_team_squads) at the [2024 Summer Olympics](/source/Field_hockey_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_tournament).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/hockey/articles/ce99edrn13wo |title=GB hockey select Roper for fourth Olympic Games |website=bbc.com |publisher=[BBC](/source/BBC) |date=18 June 2024 |access-date=9 August 2024}}</ref><ref name="Paris 2024">{{cite web |title=DRAPER Jacob |url=https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/jacob-draper_1898990 |work=[Paris 2024 Olympics](/source/Paris_2024_Olympics) |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240823020659/https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/jacob-draper_1898990 |archive-date=23 August 2024}} ([https://paris2024.rtve.es/es/paris-2024/atleta/jacob-draper_1898990 alternate link])</ref> The team went out in the quarter-finals after losing a penalty shootout to [India](/source/India_men's_national_field_hockey_team).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/articles/cy799nlnp8lo |title=GB wait for men's hockey medal goes on after shootout heartbreak |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=9 August 2024}}</ref>

In 2025, he helped Wales win the gold medal at the European Championship II, defeating Ireland in the final.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/hockey/articles/cde39xz3z3eo |title=Wales men beat Ireland in EuroHockey II final shootout |website=FBBC Sport |date=2 August 2025 |access-date=7 August 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://fih.altiusrt.com/teams/7939#players |title=EuroHockey Championship II 2025 Men |website=FIH |access-date=7 August 2025}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{FIH}}
* [https://www.greatbritainhockey.co.uk/players/gb-senior-squad/jacob-draper Jacob Draper] at [Great Britain Hockey](/source/Great_Britain_Hockey)
* [https://www.hockeywales.org.uk/team-5/jacob-draper Jacob Draper] at [Hockey Wales](/source/Hockey_Wales)
* {{Team GB|4CnlmkMgKl04exMyPzpIEB}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20230510164714/https://teamwales.cymru/athlete/jacob-draper/ Jacob Draper] at [Team Wales](/source/Team_Wales) (archived)
* {{2022 Commonwealth Games profile|60548}}
* {{Instagram}}

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Category:1998 births
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