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Matthew Sarmento
Canadian field hockey player
Matthew Brandon Sarmento (born June 23, 1991) is a Canadian field hockey player, who plays as a forward for the Canadian national team.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matthew Brandon Sarmento | ||
| Born |
(1991-06-23) June 23, 1991 (age 32) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| Victoria Vikes | |||
| UBC Thunderbirds | |||
| 2017–2018 | Leuven | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–present | Canada | 134 | (27) |
Medal record | |||
| Last updated on: 24 July 2021 | |||
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Sarmento played in Canada for the Victoria Vikes and the UBC Thunderbirds.[1] In 2017 he went to Europe to play for KHC Leuven in Belgium.[2]
Sarmento competed at the 2015 Pan American Games and won a silver medal.[3][4]
In 2016, he was named to Canada's Olympic team.[5] He made his World Cup debut at the 2018 World Cup,[6] where he played in all four games.[7]
In June 2021, Sarmento was named to Canada's 2020 Summer Olympics team.[8][9]
- "Matthew Sarmento". fieldhockey.ca. Field hockey Canada. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
- "Quatre arrivées du côté de Leuven". lesoir.be (in French). 9 June 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
- "Our Turf, Our Time: Men's team named for 2015 Pan Am Games". www.fieldhockey.ca/. Field Hockey Canada. 25 June 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- "Canadian men's field hockey team nominated for Rio 2016" (Press release). Vancouver, British Columbia: Canadian Olympic Committee. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- "Field Hockey Canada announces 2018 Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup Roster". fieldhockey.ca. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- Awad, Brandi (28 June 2021). "Team Canada's squad of 16 set for field hockey at Tokyo 2020". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- "Sixteen Athletes Chosen to Represent Canada in Tokyo". www.fieldhockey.ca/. Field Hockey Canada. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- Matthew Sarmento at the International Hockey Federation
- Matthew Sarmento at Team Canada
- Matthew Sarmento at Olympics.com
- Matthew Sarmento at Olympedia
- Matthew Sarmento at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (archived)
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