Matías Paredes

Matías Enrique Paredes (born 1 February 1982) is an Argentine field hockey player who plays as a midfielder or forward for Ducilo and the Argentine national team.[1]

Matías Paredes
Personal information
Full name Matías Enrique Paredes
Born (1982-02-01) 1 February 1982
Quilmes, Argentina
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 73 kg (161 lb)
Playing position Midfielder / Forward
Club information
Current club Ducilo
Youth career
Ducilo
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–2002 Ducilo
2002–2003 UHC Hamburg
Laren
SCHC
Ducilo
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–present Argentina 356
Last updated on: 2 November 2019

Club career

Paredes started his club career with Ducilo at age four in his native Argentina, before moving to Germany to play with UHC Hamburg in 2002. He then moved on to the Netherlands to play for Laren.[2] He also played for SCHC in Bilthoven, Netherlands.[3]

International career

Paredes made his debut for the national squad in 2001, and competed for his native country in the 2004 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Olympics.[4][5] With his national squad, Matías has won the bronze medal at the 2014 Men's Hockey World Cup and four gold medals at the Pan American Games (2003, 2011, 2015 and 2019). He has twice been named as one of the top 10 young players in the world by the International Field Hockey Council. In 2003 he was awarded the Silver Olimpia for the Best Argentine Hockey Player.

References
  1. CA Hockey profile
  2. "La unión del talento". www.lanacion.com.ar (in Spanish). La Nación. 28 June 2004. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  3. Collewijn, Sander (28 June 2018). "Argentijn Paredes ontroostbaar na onverwachte nederlaag tegen Pakistan". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Breda: Hockey.nl. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  4. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Matías Paredes". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  5. "Matias Paredes". London 2012. Archived from the original on 24 May 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
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