Matías Paredes

Matías Paredes
Personal information
Full nameMatías Enrique Paredes
Born (1982-02-01) 1 February 1982
Quilmes, Argentina
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
SportField hockey
PositionMidfielder / Forward
ClubDucilo
Youth career
Team
– Ducilo
Senior career
Years Team Caps Goals
–2002 Ducilo - -
2002–2003 UHC Hamburg - -
– Laren - -
– SCHC - -
– Ducilo - -
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2001–2019 Argentina 356 (101)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  Argentina
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place2014 The Hague
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2003 Santo DomingoTeam
Gold medal – first place2011 GuadalajaraTeam
Gold medal – first place2015 TorontoTeam
Gold medal – first place2019 LimaTeam
Silver medal – second place2007 Rio de JaneiroTeam
Pan American Cup
Gold medal – first place2013 Toronto
Gold medal – first place2017 Lancaster
Bronze medal – third place2009 Santiago
South American Games
Gold medal – first place2014 SantiagoTeam
South American Championship
Gold medal – first place2013 Santiago
Junior World Cup
Silver medal – second place2001 Hobart
Pan American Junior Championship
Gold medal – first place2000 Santiago
Updated on 2 November 2019

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]

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. 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 18 April 2020.
  5. ↑ "Matias Paredes". London 2012. Archived from the original on 24 May 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
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