Juan Ignacio Catán (born 5 October 1995) is an Argentine field hockey player.[1][2]

Juan Catán
Personal information
Full nameJuan Ignacio Catán
Born (1995-10-05) 5 October 1995 (age 30)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight83 kg (183 lb)
Sport
SportField hockey
PositionDefence
Senior career
Years Team Caps Goals
Hurling - -
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2015–2016 Argentina U–21 12 (0)
2018– Argentina 79 (7)

In 2024 he will represent Argentina at the XXXIII Summer Olympics in France.[3]

Early life

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Juan Catán was born on 5 October 1995, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[4][5]

Career

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Under–21

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Catán made his international debut at under-21 level, making his first appearance in 2015.[6] He made his debut for the Argentine U–21 team at the Sultan of Johor Cup in Johor Bahru, where the team finished fourth.[7]

The following year he represented the junior national team again, winning gold at the Pan American Junior Championship in Toronto.[6][8]

Los Leones

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Catán received his first call-up to the Los Leones squad in 2018.[1] He made his senior international debut at the South American Games in Cochabamba, where he won a gold medal.[9]

Throughout his career, Catán has been a regular inclusion in national squads. He has appeared in all five seasons of the FIH Pro League.[6] In 2023 he was a member of the squad at the FIH World Cup in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela.[10] He has also won gold medals at the 2022 South American Games in Asunción, and the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago.[11][12]

On 7 June 2024, he was named in the national squad for the XXXIII Summer Olympics in Paris.[3][13]

International goals

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Goal
Date Location Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
129 May 2018Estadio Félix Capriles, Cochabamba, Bolivia Uruguay2–05–12018 South American Games[14]
23–0
34–0
44 June 2018 Brazil1–05–0[15]
516 March 2019Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney, Australia Australia2–32–32019 FIH Pro League[16]
63 October 2022Parque Olímpico, Asunción, Paraguay Uruguay4–017–02022 South American Games[17]
78–0

References

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  1. 1 2 "Juan Ignacio Catán". cahockey.org.ar (in Spanish). Confederación Argentina de Hockey. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  2. "Juan Catán – Player Info". globalsportsarchive.com. Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  3. 1 2 "LOS LEONES CONVOCADOS A LOS JUEGOS OLÍMPICOS DE PARÍS". cahockey.org.ar (in Spanish). Confederación Argentina de Hockey. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  4. "Team Details – Argentina". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  5. "CATÁN, JUAN IGNACIO – HOCKEY SOBRE CÉSPED". coarg.org.ar (in Spanish). Comité Olímpico Argentino. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  6. 1 2 3 "CATÁN Juan". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  7. "EL SUB 21 DE CABALLEROS SE EMBARCA EN LA SULTAN CUP". cahockey.org.ar (in Spanish). Confederación Argentina de Hockey. 10 October 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  8. "Argentina Take Home Gold at the Pan American Juniors". panamhockey.org. Pan American Hockey Federation. 28 May 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  9. "Argentina champion of the South American Games". panamhockey.org. Pan American Hockey Federation. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  10. "2023 Men's Hockey World Cup: Full hockey squads for all nations". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 11 January 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  11. "2022 ODESUR Games - Day 9 (Final day men)". panamhockey.org. Pan American Hockey Federation. 11 October 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  12. "Argentina defeats Chile and reaffirms its dominance in men's field hockey". insidethegames.biz. Inside the Games. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  13. "Los Leones para los Juegos Olímpicos". espn.com.ar (in Spanish). ESPN. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  14. "Argentina 5–1 Uruguay". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  15. "Argentina 5–0 Brazil". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  16. "Australia 3–2 Argentina". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  17. "Argentina 17–0 Uruguay". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
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