Florencia D'Elía

Florencia D'Elía
Personal information
Full nameMaría Florencia D'Elía
Born (1981-11-07) 7 November 1981
Mendoza, Argentina
Sport
SportField hockey
PositionMidfield
Senior career
Years Team Caps Goals
– Marista - -
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2000–2001 Argentina U–21 14 (3)
2005–2006 Argentina 42 (2)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing  Argentina
FIH World Cup
Bronze medal – third place2006 MadridTeam
South American Games
Gold medal – first place2006 Buenos AiresTeam
FIH Junior World Cup
Silver medal – second place2001 Buenos AiresTeam
Pan American Junior Championship
Gold medal – first place2000 BridgetownTeam

María Florencia D'Elía (born 7 November 1981)[1] is a former field hockey player from Argentina.[2][3]

Personal life

D'Elía was born in Mendoza, Argentina.[1]

Her younger sister, Silvina, is also a former international field hockey player of Las Leonas.[4]

Career

Under–21

In 2001, D'Elía was a member of the silver medal-winning Argentina U–21 squad at the FIH Junior World Cup in Buenos Aires.[5]

Las Leonas

D'Elía spent two years in the national squad in 2005 and 2006.

She made her senior international debut for Las Leonas in 2005, during a test series against South Africa in Buenos Aires.[6] She later went on to appear at the 2005 FIH Champions Trophy in Canberra.[2][7]

In 2006, she continued representing the national squad, winning two medals. She took home gold at the South American Games in Buenos Aires, and bronze at the FIH World Cup in Madrid.[8] She also made appearances at her second FIH Champions Trophy in Amstelveen, as well as the March on Madrid Tournament in the United States.[2]

She announced her retirement from international hockey in 2007, citing lack of support within the national squad setup.[7][9]

International goals

The following is a list of goals scored by D'Elía during her international career.

Goal Date Location Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
127 November 2005National Hockey Centre, Canberra, Australia China2–03–02005 FIH Champions Trophy[10]
214 November 2006CeNARD, Buenos Aires, Argentina Chile2–06–0VIII South American Games[8]

References

  1. 1 2 "Leonas". cahockey.org.ar (in Spanish). Argentina Hockey Confederation. Archived from the original on 12 July 2006. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 "D'ELÍA Florencia". hockey.org.au. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  3. ↑ "De la mano de Florencia D' Elía". minutohockey.com (in Spanish). MinutoUno. 3 October 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  4. ↑ "Silvina D'Elía disfruta su vuelta a Marista y prepara su partido más importante: ser mamá". infomendoza.info (in Spanish). Info Mendoza. 22 February 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  5. ↑ "Plantel Argentino". hockeynet.com.ar (in Spanish). Asociación Amateur Argentina de Hockey sobre Césped. Archived from the original on 27 May 2002. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  6. ↑ "Argentina's goalkeeper thwarts SA women". iol.co.za. Independent Online. 18 April 2005. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  7. 1 2 "Florencia D'Elía renunció a Las Leonas". clarin.com (in Spanish). Clarín. 30 March 2007. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  8. 1 2 "2006 ODESUR Games – Buenos Aires, Argentina – November 9 to 19, 2006". archive.panamhockey.org. Pan American Hockey Federation. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  9. ↑ "Renunció una Leona y disparó contra el cuerpo técnico". minutouno.com (in Spanish). MinutoUno. 30 March 2007. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  10. ↑ "Argentina 3–0 China". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 13 January 2026.