Juan Catán
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Ignacio Catán | ||
| Born |
5 October 1995 Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||
| Playing position | Defence | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| Hurling | |||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Argentina U–21 | 12 | (0) |
| 2018– | Argentina | 79 | (7) |
Medal record | |||
Juan Ignacio Catán is an Argentine field hockey player.[1][2]
In 2024 he will represent Argentina at the XXXIII Summer Olympics in France.[3]
Early life[edit]
Juan Catán was born on 5 October 1995, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[4][5]
Career[edit]
Under–21[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
Goal |
Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 May 2018 | Estadio Félix Capriles, Cochabamba, Bolivia |  Uruguay |
2–0 | 5–1 | 2018 South American Games | [14] |
| 2 | 3–0 | ||||||
| 3 | 4–0 | ||||||
| 4 | 4 June 2018 |  Brazil |
1–0 | 5–0 | [15] | ||
| 5 | 16 March 2019 | Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney, Australia |  Australia |
2–3 | 2–3 | 2019 FIH Pro League | [16] |
| 6 | 3 October 2022 | Parque Olímpico, Asunción, Paraguay | Uruguay |
4–0 | 17–0 | 2022 South American Games | [17] |
| 7 | 8–0 |
Squads[edit]
Argentina squads | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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References[edit]
- ^ a b "Juan Ignacio Catán". cahockey.org.ar (in Spanish). Confederación Argentina de Hockey. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ "Juan Catán – Player Info". globalsportsarchive.com. Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "Team Details – Argentina". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "CATÁN, JUAN IGNACIO – HOCKEY SOBRE CÉSPED". coarg.org.ar (in Spanish). Comité Olímpico Argentino. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ a b c "CATÁN Juan". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Argentina Take Home Gold at the Pan American Juniors". panamhockey.org. Pan American Hockey Federation. 28 May 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ "Argentina champion of the South American Games". panamhockey.org. Pan American Hockey Federation. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ "2023 Men's Hockey World Cup: Full hockey squads for all nations". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 11 January 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ "2022 ODESUR Games - Day 9 (Final day men)". panamhockey.org. Pan American Hockey Federation. 11 October 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ "Argentina defeats Chile and reaffirms its dominance in men's field hockey". insidethegames.biz. Inside the Games. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ "Los Leones para los Juegos Olímpicos". espn.com.ar (in Spanish). ESPN. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ "Argentina 5–1 Uruguay". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Argentina 5–0 Brazil". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Australia 3–2 Argentina". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Argentina 17–0 Uruguay". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
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