Jacob Draper is a Welsh professional hockey player who plays as a midfielder in the Dutch Hoofdklasse and for the Wales and Great Britain national teams.  Jacob started playing for Gwent HC at a young age.  From there on he moved to several clubs in the UK before coming the mainland Europe.  His debut was in Belgium at Royal Beerschot THC.  After 1 year he returned to Hampstead & Westminster to spend the season near the National Hockey center to prepare for the 2023 World Cup Hockey in India with Wales and start the training program with Team GB.  Since this season he plays for Pinoké (NL).

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International Career

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Draper made his senior debut, aged 18, for Wales on 28 August 2016, in a 5–1 win over Austria in Vienna, Austria. He played for Wales at Hockey at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast and 2019 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship, where they finished 6th.   In 2023 he played the Men's Hockey World Cup in India with Wales.  One of the biggest stages in international hockey which the Welsh team qualified for the year before for the first time in the history.

Jacob is currently back in action with Pinoké (NL) and is preparing for the coming summer Olympics of Paris with Team Great Britain.