Nicolás_Keenan
Nicolás Keenan
Argentine field hockey player
Nicolás Santiago Keenan (born 6 May 1997) is an Argentine field hockey player who plays as a midfielder or forward for Dutch Hoofdklasse club Klein Zwitserland and the Argentine national team.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nicolás Santiago Keenan | ||
| Born |
(1997-05-06) 6 May 1997 (age 26) Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder / Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Klein Zwitserland | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ciudad de Buenos Aires | |||
| 2009–2015 | Club Egara | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2016–present | Klein Zwitserland | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Argentina U21 | 17 | (7) |
| 2019–present | Argentina | 75 | (21) |
Medal record | |||
| Last updated on: 10 April 2024 | |||
Keenan started playing hockey for Ciudad de Buenos Aires in Argentina.[2] He played for Club Egara in Spain from his twelfth to his eighteenth.[3] After the 2016 Junior World Cup, he moved to the Netherlands to play for HC Klein Zwitserland.[2]
Living in Barcelona with his family, Keenan had the opportunity to represent Spain, but he chose for Argentina.[3] He made his debut for the senior national team in the 2019 FIH Pro League.[4] In July 2019, he was selected in the Argentina squad for the 2019 Pan American Games.[5] They won the gold medal by defeating Canada 5-2 in the final.[6] On 25 June 2021, he was chosen to represent Argentina at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[7] He made his World Cup debut at the 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup.[8]
Keenan has been in a relationship with Dutch politician Rob Jetten, since 2023.[9]
His older brother, Thomás, is also a professional hockey player who plays for the Italy national team.[10] Their uncle Santiago Capurro is a former hockey player and former coach of the Argentina women's national team.[11]
Club
- Klein Zwitserland
- Gold Cup: 2021–22[12]
International
- Argentina U21
- Argentina
- "Perfil del jugador Nicolas Keenan". www.cahockey.org.ar (in Spanish). Confederación Argentina de Hockey. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- Goossens, Chloë (1 March 2019). "Bijen keek trots naar Argentijns debuut van teamgenoot Keenan". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Hockey.nl. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- Saiz, Gastón (26 July 2021). "Nicolás Keenan: el "bateador" de los Leones que alimenta otro sueño olímpico en Tokio 2020". lanacion.com.ar (in Spanish). La Nación. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- "Los Leones Que Debutarán en La FIH Pro League Con Sede en Córdoba". www.cahockey.org (in Spanish). Confederación Argentina de Hockey. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- "Los Leones Que Buscarán La Clasificación Olímpica en Lima". www.cahockey.org.ar (in Spanish). Confederación Argentina de Hockey. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- "Los Leones, medalla de oro en hockey de los Panamericanos". www.pagina12.com.ar (in Spanish). Página/12. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- "Los Leones Citados Para Los Juegos Olímpicos De Tokio". www.cahockey.org.ar (in Spanish). Confederación Argentina de Hockey. 24 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- "Los 18 leones para el mundial 2023". cahockey.org.ar. 26 December 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- "ZIEN: Nieuwe liefde voor Rob Jetten?". Shownieuws. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
- "Thomas Keenan - Field Hockey player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
- "Nicolás Keenan: el "bateador" de los Leones que alimenta otro sueño olímpico en Tokio 2020". LA NACION (in Spanish). 2021-07-26. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
- Goossens, Chlöe (29 April 2022). "Ook bij de Argentijn Keenan is de Haagse rivaliteit een begrip". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Hockey.nl. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
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