Juan Ignacio Catán (born 5 October 1995) is an Argentine field hockey player.[1][2]

Juan Catán
Personal information
Full name Juan Ignacio Catán
Born (1995-10-05) 5 October 1995 (age 29)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Playing position Defence
Senior career
Years Team
Hurling
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2015–2016 Argentina U–21 12 (0)
2018– Argentina 79 (7)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  Argentina
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago Team
South American Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Cochabamba Team
Gold medal – first place 2022 Asunción Team
Pan American Junior Championship
Gold medal – first place 2016 Toronto Team

In 2024 he will represent Argentina at the XXXIII Summer Olympics in France.[3]

Early life

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Juan Catán was born on 5 October 1995, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[4][5]

Career

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Under–21

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Catán made his international debut at under-21 level, making his first appearance in 2015.[6] He made his debut for the Argentine U–21 team at the Sultan of Johor Cup in Johor Bahru, where the team finished fourth.[7]

The following year he represented the junior national team again, winning gold at the Pan American Junior Championship in Toronto.[6][8]

Los Leones

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Catán received his first call-up to the Los Leones squad in 2018.[1] He made his senior international debut at the South American Games in Cochabamba, where he won a gold medal.[9]

Throughout his career, Catán has been a regular inclusion in national squads. He has appeared in all five seasons of the FIH Pro League.[6] In 2023 he was a member of the squad at the FIH World Cup in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela.[10] He has also won gold medals at the 2022 South American Games in Asunción, and the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago.[11][12]

On 7 June 2024, he was named in the national squad for the XXXIII Summer Olympics in Paris.[3][13]

International goals

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Goal
Date Location Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 29 May 2018 Estadio Félix Capriles, Cochabamba, Bolivia   Uruguay 2–0 5–1 2018 South American Games [14]
2 3–0
3 4–0
4 4 June 2018   Brazil 1–0 5–0 [15]
5 16 March 2019 Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney, Australia   Australia 2–3 2–3 2019 FIH Pro League [16]
6 3 October 2022 Parque Olímpico, Asunción, Paraguay   Uruguay 4–0 17–0 2022 South American Games [17]
7 8–0

References

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  1. ^ a b "Juan Ignacio Catán". cahockey.org.ar (in Spanish). Confederación Argentina de Hockey. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Juan Catán – Player Info". globalsportsarchive.com. Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  3. ^ a b "LOS LEONES CONVOCADOS A LOS JUEGOS OLÍMPICOS DE PARÍS". cahockey.org.ar (in Spanish). Confederación Argentina de Hockey. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Team Details – Argentina". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  5. ^ "CATÁN, JUAN IGNACIO – HOCKEY SOBRE CÉSPED". coarg.org.ar (in Spanish). Comité Olímpico Argentino. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  6. ^ a b c "CATÁN Juan". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  7. ^ "EL SUB 21 DE CABALLEROS SE EMBARCA EN LA SULTAN CUP". cahockey.org.ar (in Spanish). Confederación Argentina de Hockey. 10 October 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Argentina Take Home Gold at the Pan American Juniors". panamhockey.org. Pan American Hockey Federation. 28 May 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Argentina champion of the South American Games". panamhockey.org. Pan American Hockey Federation. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  10. ^ "2023 Men's Hockey World Cup: Full hockey squads for all nations". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 11 January 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  11. ^ "2022 ODESUR Games - Day 9 (Final day men)". panamhockey.org. Pan American Hockey Federation. 11 October 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  12. ^ "Argentina defeats Chile and reaffirms its dominance in men's field hockey". insidethegames.biz. Inside the Games. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  13. ^ "Los Leones para los Juegos Olímpicos". espn.com.ar (in Spanish). ESPN. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  14. ^ "Argentina 5–1 Uruguay". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  15. ^ "Argentina 5–0 Brazil". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  16. ^ "Australia 3–2 Argentina". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  17. ^ "Argentina 17–0 Uruguay". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
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