Chris Cargo

Christopher Cargo (born 18 February 1986) is an Irish field hockey player who plays as a forward or midfielder for English club Hampstead & Westminster.

[1] He came to Irish international attention with a fine performance in the 2009 interprovincial tournament as a last-minute call-up for Ulster.

He impressed enough to make his Irish debut just three months later – on the same day as Paul Gleghorne – and never looked back, becoming a central panel member in 2010.

[2] He played in all of the side’s big tournaments in the past eight years including winning European bronze in 2015, achieving Olympic qualification and then playing in Rio 2016.

[2] Cargo took part in the 2018 Hockey World Cup in Bhubaneswar, India.