James Mazarelo

James Mazarelo is an English field hockey player who plays as a goalkeeper for Surbiton Hockey Club in the England Hockey League and for UP Rudras in the Hockey India League.

Biography

Mazarelo was born on 4 February 2001 in Manchester, England and is of Goan descent. His great-uncle, Sebastião Mazarelo, served as one of the first members in the Goa, Daman and Diu Legislative Assembly. He was educated at Altrincham Grammar School for Boys, where he was head boy.
Mazarelo started playing for Bowdon and represented England U-16s, U-18s and U-21s and GB U-21s. He then played club hockey in the Men's England Hockey League for Loughborough Students for three years before moving on to Surbiton in 2022. Mazarelo won a bronze medal with England in the Men's tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham and won a silver medal with England at the 2023 Men's EuroHockey Championship in Mönchengladbach.
Mazarelo was part of the Surbiton team that won the league title during the 2024–25 Men's England Hockey League season. He joined Old Georgians for the 2025–26 season.