Facundo Zárate

Facundo Zárate
Personal information
Full nameFacundo Julio Zárate
Born (2000-07-31) 31 July 2000
Córdoba, Argentina
Sport
SportField hockey
PositionDefence
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2020–2021 Argentina U–21 6 (3)
2022– Argentina 43 (0)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  Argentina
Pan American Cup
Gold medal – first place2025 MontevideoTeam
South American Games
Gold medal – first place2022 AsunciónTeam
FIH Junior World Cup
Gold medal – first place2021 BhubaneswarTeam
Youth Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2018 Buenos AiresTeam

Facundo Julio Zárate (born 31 July 2000)[1] is an international field hockey player from Argentina.[2][3]

Career

Under–18

In 2018, Zárate was a member of the bronze medal-winning team in the Hockey5s tournament at the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires.[4][5]

Under–21

Zárate made his international debut for the Argentine under–21 team in 2021. He made his first appearances for the junior national team at the FIH Junior World Cup in Bhubaneswar.[4] At the tournament, he captained the side to a gold medal.[6][7][8]

Los Leones

In 2022, Zárate received his first call-up to Los Leones. He was a member of the squad that competed during the third season of the FIH Pro League. He earned his first senior international cap during a match against Belgium in Buenos Aires.[4]

He won a gold medal at the 2022 South American Games in Asunción, as well as the 2025 Pan American Cup in Montevideo.[9][10][11][12]

References

  1. ↑ "Team Details – Argentina". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  2. ↑ "FACUNDO JULIO ZÁRATE". cahockey.org.ar (in Spanish). Confederación Argentina de Hockey. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  3. ↑ "Facundo Zárate – Player Info". globalsportsarchive.com. Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 "ZÁRATE Facundo". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  5. ↑ "Facundo Zárate". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  6. ↑ "Men's Junior Hockey World Cup 2021: Lautaro Domene's hat-trick helps Argentina stun Germany, clinch 2nd title". firstpost.com. Firstpost. 5 December 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  7. ↑ "Junior Men's Hockey World Cup: Argentina thumps Germany for first title in 16 years". sportstar.thehindu.com. Sportstar. 5 December 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  8. ↑ "Argentina, con Tadeo Mahon, se coronó campeón del mundo". eldiariodelarepublica.com. El Diario de la República. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  9. ↑ "Los Leones conquistaron la medalla dorada en Asunción 2022". tycsports.com (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 11 October 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  10. ↑ "LOS LEONES CONVOCADOS PARA LA COPA PANAMERICANA". cahockey.org.ar (in Spanish). Confederación Argentina de Hockey. 24 June 2025. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  11. ↑ "Otro triunfo contundente del seleccionado masculino de hockey sobre césped". deportv.gob.ar (in Spanish). DeporTV. 29 July 2025. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  12. ↑ "Leonas y Leones campeones de la Copa Panamericana 2025". semanariodejunin.com.ar (in Spanish). Semanario de Junin. 4 August 2025. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
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