Sam Lane

Sam Garrett Lane (born 30 April 1997) is a New Zealand field hockey player.

Personal life Sam Lane was born in Christchurch, New Zealand and raised in Temuka, New Zealand. He started playing hockey when he was 3 years old.

In early 2019, Lane tragically lost his mother, Margaret, after a long battle with cancer. Sam now works at Forsyth Barr, alongside playing for the Black Sticks Men's Hockey team.

Career Club level In the New Zealand National Hockey League Lane plays for Canterbury.

In 2021, Lane signed for Belgium Hockey Club KHC Leuven for one season before joining the Dutch League representing HC Oranje-Rood for two seasons.

Lane returned to New Zealand in early 2024 after a foot injury cleared him from the remainder of his contract period.

Lane also competed in the 2025 Hockey India League. He was bought in the auction for 27Lakh by the Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers. The team went on to win the title, with Lane scoring the winning goal in the gold medal match.

National team Sam Lane made his senior debut for the Black Sticks in 2016 during the Trans–Tasman Trophy against Australia. Since then, Lane has competed in both the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 and the Paris Olympics 2024.

During his career, Lane has medalled four times with the national side, at the 2024 Oceania Cup held in Darwin, Australia.

Since his debut in 2016, injuries have affected Lanes consistent flow of selection within the team. In 2017, Lane had an osteochondral break in his left knee, requiring two surgeries. This ruled Lane out for the 2018 Commonwealth Games held in Gold Coast, Australia. In 2024, Lane also suffered from a Jones fracture on his right foot, resulting in surgery 100 days out from the Paris Olympics.

International goals GoalDateLocationOpponentScoreResultCompetition 1 20 November 2016 Lloyd Elsmore Hockey Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand 2–0 2–1 2016 Trans-Tasman Trophy 2 17 March 2017 National Hockey Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand 1–0 3–2 Test Match 3 18 March 2017 1–0 2–2 4 23 March 2017 1–1 1–1 5 23 April 2017 Tun Razak Hockey Stadium, Bandar Tun Razak, Malaysia 2–7 2–8 6 24 April 2017 1–0 3–3 7 2 May 2017 Azlan Shah Stadium, Ipoh, Malaysia 3–1 3–2 2017 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 8 26 June 2017 Stade Fallon, Brussels, Belgium 1–2 2–3 Test Match 9 14 October 2017 Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney, Australia 5–0 19–0 2017 Oceania Cup 10 10–0 11 19–0 12 13 April 2019 Estadio Mundialista Luciana Aymar, Rosario, Argentina 1–3 3–4 2019 FIH Pro League 13 2–3 14 9 June 2019 Gerd-Wellen-Hockeystadion, Krefeld, Germany 3–2 3–3