GB Men Player Profiles
| Name | Age | Position | Club 2011-12 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dami Bakare | 23 | Opposite | VC Argex Duvel Puurs (BEL) |
| Peter Bakare | 22 | Middle | Landstede Zwolle (NED) |
| Nathan Bennett | 33 | Middle | SEAT Volley Nafels (SUI) |
| Nathan French | 21 | Outside | Avignon (FRA) |
| Paul Glissov | 27 | Opposite | Marienlyst Odense (DEN) |
| Jason Haldane | 40 | Opposite | CSKA Sofia (BUL) [from Dec. 2011] |
| Matt Howe | 24 | Libero | [from 20 Jan. 2012] St-Brieuc (FRA); [to 19 Jan. 2012] Sheffield |
| Dan Hunter | 21 | Libero | Landstede Zwolle (NED) |
| Oliver Kimber | 21 | Middle | Langhenkel Volley Doetinchem (NED) |
| Chris Lamont | 28 | Middle | ASUL Lyon (FRA) |
| Mark McGivern | 28 | Middle | Avignon (FRA) |
| Jim Miller | 20 | Setter | Prefaxis Menen (BEL) |
| Joel Miller | 22 | Outside | VBK Klagenfurt (AUT) |
| Kieran OMalley | 23 | Setter | Abiant Lycurgus Groningen (NED) |
| Andrew Pink | 28 | Outside | [from Jan. 2012] Amicale Laique Canteleu Maromme (FRA); [to Dec. 2011] EA Patras (GRE) |
| Ben Pipes | 25 | Setter | Landstede Zwolle (NED) |
| Mark Plotyczer | 24 | Outside | [from 20 Jan. 2012] St-Brieuc (FRA); [to 19 Jan. 2012] CVM Tomis Constanta (ROU) |
| Marc Richardson | 21 | Opposite | Falkenbergs VBK (SWE) |
| Yassir Sliti | 29 | Opposite | EnBW TV Rottenburg (GER) |
Dami Bakare
| Shirt Number | 3 |
| Age | 23 |
| Position | Opposite |
| Height (cm) | 196 |
| Spike (cm) | 356 |
| Block (cm) | 330 |
| Current Club | VC Argex Duvel Puurs (BEL) |
| Previous Clubs | City of Bristol, London Malory, TH Lynx |
| Caps | 72 |
| Debut | v Germany, 15 August 07, Olzstyn (POL) |
| Hometown | London, England |
Peter Bakare
| Shirt Number | 1 |
| Age | 22 |
| Position | Middle |
| Height (cm) | 196 |
| Spike (cm) | 358 |
| Block (cm) | 337 |
| Current Club | Landstede Zwolle (NED) |
| Previous Clubs | Leeds Carnegie, Sheffield, Brentwood |
| Caps | 23 |
| Debut | v Denmark, 02 May 10, Sheffield |
| Hometown | London, England |
Nathan Bennett
| Shirt Number | 6 |
| Age | 33 |
| Position | Middle |
| Height (cm) | 201 |
| Spike (cm) | 343 |
| Block (cm) | 324 |
| Current Club | SEAT Volley Nafels (SUI) |
| Previous Clubs | Liiga-Riento Joensuu (FIN), OK Kamnik (SLO), Isku-Veikot (FIN), ENP Paralimni (CYP), Pafiakos (CYP), Oosthout Torhout (BEL), SCHUVOC Halen (BEL), SK Aarhus (DEN), Evivo Duren (GER) |
| Caps | 73 |
| Debut | v Norway, 3 May 08, Sheffield |
| Hometown | Edmonton, Canada |
Nathan French
| Shirt Number | 10 |
| Age | 21 |
| Position | Outside |
| Height (cm) | 193 |
| Spike (cm) | 333 |
| Block (cm) | 310 |
| Current Club | Avignon (FRA) |
| Previous Clubs | Tenerife Sur (ESP), London Docklands, Brentwood, Boswells |
| Caps | 61 |
| Debut | v Albania, 21 July 09, Tirana |
| Hometown | Chelmsford, England |
Paul Glissov
| Age | 27 |
| Position | Opposite |
| Height (cm) | 207 |
| Spike (cm) | 345 |
| Block (cm) | 326 |
| Current Club | Marienlyst (DEN) |
| Previous Clubs | TSV Giesen/48 Hildesheim (GER), SC Leixoes (POR), Tenerife Sur (ESP), Rucanor Jets |
| Caps | 21 |
| Debut | v Luxembourg, 4 January 08, Luxembourg |
| Hometown | Edinburgh, Scotland |
Jason Haldane
| Age | 40 |
| Position | Opposite |
| Height (cm) | 203 |
| Spike (cm) | 346 |
| Block (cm) | 335 |
| Current Club | CSKA Sofia (BUL) |
| Previous Clubs | Çankaya Belediyesi Ankaspor (TUR), Acqua Paradiso Monza (ITA), Yoga Forli (ITA), Lokomotiv Izumrud-Ekaterinburg (RUS), Tours VB (FRA), AC Cannes (FRA), Olympiakos (GRE), Magna Grecia Volley [Taranto] (ITA), Paris Volley (FRA), AC Cannes (FRA), Montpellier UC (FRA), Zonhoven (BEL) |
| Caps | 37 |
| Debut | v Denmark, 15 May 09, Holte |
| Hometown | Istanbul (TUR) |
Matt Howe
| Shirt Number | 16 |
| Age | 24 |
| Position | Libero |
| Height (cm) | 180 |
| Spike (cm) | 324 |
| Block (cm) | 301 |
| Current Club | St-Brieuc (FRA) |
| Previous Clubs | Sheffield, Pallavolo Lugano (SUI), Martinus (NED),Sheffield, Warwick Riga |
| Caps | 47 |
| Debut | v Germany, 15 August 07, Olzstyn (POL) |
| Hometown | Peterborough, England |
Dan Hunter
| Shirt Number | 4 |
| Age | 21 |
| Position | Libero |
| Height (cm) | 182 |
| Spike (cm) | 316 |
| Block (cm) | 293 |
| Current Club | Landstede Zwolle (NED) |
| Previous Clubs | Wessex |
| Caps | 74 |
| Debut | v Australia, 30 May 09, Sheffield |
| Hometown | Poole, England |
Oli Kimber
| Age | 21 |
| Position | Middle |
| Height (cm) | 199 |
| Spike (cm) | 346 |
| Block (cm) | 329 |
| Current Club | Langhenkel Volley Doetinchem (NED) |
| Previous Clubs | Sheffield, Wessex |
| Caps | 0 |
| Hometown | Bournemouth, England |
Chris Lamont
| Shirt Number | 12 |
| Age | 28 |
| Position | Middle |
| Height (cm) | 199 |
| Spike (cm) | 337 |
| Block (cm) | 314 |
| Current Club | ASUL Lyon (FRA) |
| Previous Clubs | VC Prefaxis Menen (BEL), DOC Stap Orion (NED), Martinus (NED), |
| Caps | 71 |
| Debut | v Australia, 4 August 06, London |
| Hometown | Glasgow, Scotland |
Mark McGivern
| Shirt Number | 7 |
| Age | 28 |
| Position | Middle |
| Height (cm) | 195 |
| Spike (cm) | 352 |
| Block (cm) | 324 |
| Current Club | Avignon (FRA) |
| Previous Clubs | VC Prefaxis Menen (BEL), VC Omniworld (NED), Martinus (NED, City of Glasgow Ragazzi, City of Edinburgh |
| Caps | 94 |
| Debut | v Poland, 15 August 07, Olzstyn (POL) |
| Hometown | Glasgow, Scotland |
Jim Miller
| Shirt Number | 13 |
| Age | 20 |
| Position | Setter |
| Height (cm) | 192 |
| Spike (cm) | 319 |
| Block (cm) | 304 |
| Current Club | Prefaxis Menen (BEL) |
| Previous Clubs | Sheffield, Siddal Moor |
| Caps | 3 |
| Debut | v Spain, 12 July 09, Sheffield |
| Hometown | Manchester, England |
Joel Miller
| Shirt Number | 11 |
| Age | 22 |
| Position | Outside |
| Height (cm) | 191 |
| Spike (cm) | 329 |
| Block (cm) | 311 |
| Current Club | VBK Klagenfurt (AUT) |
| Previous Clubs | Langhenkel Volley Doetinchem (NED), Tenerife Sur (ESP), Sheffield, Siddal Moor |
| Caps | 88 |
| Debut | v Luxembourg, 4 January 08, Luxembourg |
| Hometown | Manchester, England |
Kieran O'Malley
| Shirt Number | 17 |
| Age | 23 |
| Position | Setter |
| Height (cm) | 188 |
| Spike (cm) | 320 |
| Block (cm) | 305 |
| Current Club | Abiant Lycurgus Groningen (NED) |
| Previous Clubs | VBC Waremme (BEL), Sheffield, Boathouse |
| Caps | 106 |
| Debut | v Luxembourg, 4 January 08, Luxembourg |
| Hometown | Halifax, England |
Andrew Pink (Vice Captain)
| Shirt Number | 9 |
| Age | 28 |
| Position | Outside |
| Height (cm) | 192 |
| Spike (cm) | 349 |
| Block (cm) | 321 |
| Current Club | Amicale Laique Canteleu Maromme (FRA) |
| Previous Clubs | EA Patras (GRE), Ślepsk Suwałki (POL), Bassano (ITA), AONS Milon (GRE), Martinus (NED), TV Buhl (GER), London Docklands |
| Caps | 102 |
| Debut | v Germany, 15 August 07, Olzstyn (POL) |
| Hometown | London, England |
Ben Pipes (Captain)
| Shirt Number | 2 |
| Age | 25 |
| Position | Setter |
| Height (cm) | 204 |
| Spike (cm) | 337 |
| Block (cm) | 318 |
| Current Club | Landstede Zwolle (NED) |
| Previous Clubs | Langhenkel Volley Doetinchem (NED), Tenerife Sur (ESP), VC Handelsgids Averbode (BEL), CV Puerto Real (ESP), Martinus (NED), Hylte (SWE), Reyal Volley (ESP), Sheffield, City of Hull YPI |
| Caps | 111 |
| Debut | v Australia, 4 August 06, London |
| Hometown | Hull, England |
Mark Plotyczer
| Shirt Number | 5 |
| Age | 24 |
| Position | Outside |
| Height (cm) | 195 |
| Spike (cm) | 341 |
| Block (cm) | 319 |
| Current Club | St-Brieuc (FRA) |
| Previous Clubs | CVM Tomis Constanta (ROU), AO Kifisias (GRE), AONS Milon (GRE), Martinus (NED), Banespa (BRA) |
| Caps | 65 |
| Debut | v Norway, 3 May 08, Sheffield |
| Hometown | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Marc Richardson
| Shirt Number | 8 |
| Age | 21 |
| Position | Opposite |
| Height (cm) | 195 |
| Spike (cm) | 329 |
| Block (cm) | 305 |
| Current Club | Falkenbergs VBK (SWE) |
| Previous Clubs | Malory Eagles (London), Basingstoke |
| Caps | 23 |
| Debut | v Denmark, 01 May 10, Sheffield |
| Hometown | Basingstoke, England |
Yassir Sliti
| Age | 29 |
| Position | Opposite |
| Height (cm) | 198 |
| Spike (cm) | 353 |
| Block (cm) | 326 |
| Current Club | EnBW TV Rottenburg (GER) |
| Previous Clubs | VC Prefaxis Menen (BEL), Al-Wakrah SC (QAT), Martinus (NED), Orkelljunga (SWE), Long Beach Uni. (USA), London Docklands, TH Lynx |
| Caps | 66 |
| Debut | v Australia, 5 August 06, London |
| Hometown | London, England |
Former Programme Athletes
Andrew Benson
| Shirt Number | 18 |
| Age | 27 |
| Position | Middle |
| Height (cm) | 199 |
| Spike (cm) | 350 |
| Block (cm) | 335 |
| Previous Clubs | Sheffield, Tenerife Sur (ESP), Martinus (NED), Glasgow Mets |
| Caps | 88 |
| Debut | v Austria, 5 January 08, Luxembourg |
| Last Match | v Egypt, 24 July 11, London |
| Hometown | Troon, Scotland |
| Andrew Sinclair (16 caps) | Jonny Herley (28 caps)
|
|---|---|
| From: 04 August 2006 vs Australia | From: 06 August 2006 vs Australia |
| To: 01 June 2008 vs Belgium @ Greece | To: 13 July 2008 vs Greece @ Portugal |
| Andrzej Saller (18 caps) | Danny Weemes (45 caps)
|
|---|---|
| From: 04 August 2006 vs Australia | From: 04 August 2006 vs Australia |
| To: 30 December 2008 vs Sweden | To: 28 June 2009 @ Turkey |
| Alex Porter (7 caps) | Alastair Galloway (0 caps)
|
|---|---|
| From: 04 August 2006 vs Australia | GB Squad 2006-2008 |
| To: 19 August 2007 vs Slovakia @ Poland | Team Martinus 2007-08 |
| Sam Bragg (5 caps) | Slawek Master (2 caps)
|
|---|---|
| From: 15 August 2007 vs Germany @ Poland | From: 03 July 2010 vs Spain |
| To: 19 August 2007 vs Slovakia @ Poland | To: 04 July 2010 vs Spain |
| Craig Richardson (16 caps) | David Hamilton (8 caps)
|
|---|---|
| From: 04 January 2008 @ Luxembourg | From: 05 August 2006 vs Australia |
| To: 25 May 2008 vs Sweden @ Belgium | To: 24 July 2009 @ Albania |
Ex Development Squad Athletes
Patrick Crooks (2009-10)
Euan Duncan (2008-09)
Alistair Green (2009-10)
Sean Hendry (2009-10)
Adam Kendray (2009-10)
Roman Neveykin (2009-10)
Theo Spencer (2009-10)