Maico Casella

Maico Casella Schuth (born 5 June 1997) is an Argentinian field hockey player who plays as a forward for Dutch club HGC and the Argentine national team.[1]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Casella and the second or maternal family name is Schuth.
Maico Casella
Personal information
Full name Maico Casella Schuth
Born (1997-06-05) 5 June 1997
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 73 kg (161 lb)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club HGC
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–2019 San Fernando
2019–present HGC
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Argentina U21 18 (25)
2018–present Argentina 70 (31)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  Argentina
Pan American Games
2019 LimaTeam
Pan American Cup
2017 Lancaster
Hockey World League
2016–17 BhubaneswarTeam
Pan American Junior Championship
2016 Toronto
Last updated on: 6 April 2020

Club career

Casella played in Argentina for San Fernando. In July 2019, he signed for HGC in the Netherlands.[2]

International career

Junior national team

In 2014, Casella made his debut for Argentina, representing the Under 18 national team at a qualifier for the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics. At the tournament, Argentina finished in first place, with Casella scoring 18 goals. He represented the junior national team at the Pan American Junior Championship in Toronto, Canada. At the tournament he scored 18 goals, helping Argentina to a gold medal and qualification to the Junior World Cup.[3] Casella again represented Argentina at the Junior World Cup in Lucknow, India, where the team finished 5th.[4]

Senior national team

Casella debuted for the senior national team in 2015, in a test series against the United States, in Boston.[5] He was selected for the 2018 World Cup, where he played in all four games.[6] In July 2019, he was selected in the Argentina squad for the 2019 Pan American Games.[7] They won the gold medal by defeating Canada 5-2 in the final.[8] He was the joint-topscorer of the competition with ten goals together with Leandro Tolini.[9] In December 2019, he was nominated for the FIH Rising Star of the Year Award.[10]

References
  1. "Maico Casella". Confederación Argentina De Hockey. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  2. "HGC strikt Argentijn Maico Casella". hoofdklassehockey.nl (in Dutch). Hoofdklasse Hockey. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  3. "2016 Pan American Junior Championship (Men)". PAHF. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  4. "Uttar Pradesh Hockey Junior World Cup Men Lucknow 2016". FIH. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  5. "CASELLA Maico". FIH. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  6. "LOS 18 LEONES MUNDIALISTAS". cahockey.org.ar (in Spanish). Confederación Argentina de Hockey. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  7. "Los Leones Que Buscarán La Clasificación Olímpica en Lima". www.cahockey.org.ar (in Spanish). Confederación Argentina de Hockey. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  8. "Los Leones, medalla de oro en hockey de los Panamericanos". www.pagina12.com.ar (in Spanish). Página/12. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  9. "Goalscoring". www.panamhockey.org. Pan American Hockey Federation. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  10. "Manpreet Singh nominated for FIH Player of the Year award". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Lausanne: The Times of India. 6 December 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
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