Nicolás Keenan
![]() Keenan playing for Argentina in 2023 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nicolás Santiago Keenan | ||
Born | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 6 May 1997||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder / Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Klein Zwitserland | ||
Youth career | |||
2009–2015 | Club Egara | ||
Senior career | |||
Years | Team | ||
2017–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 |
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 Argentina national team.[1]
Club career
[edit]Keenan played for Club Egara in Spain from his twelfth to his eighteenth.[2] After the 2016 Junior World Cup in Lucknow, he moved to The Hague, Netherlands to play for HC Klein Zwitserland.[3]
International career
[edit]Keenan had the opportunity to represent Spain as a junior, but he chose Argentina.[2] 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]
Personal life
[edit]Keenan was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina and grew up in Italy and Spain.[9] His older brother, Thomas, is also a hockey player who plays for the Italy national team.[10]
Keenan has been in a relationship with Dutch politician Rob Jetten, since 2022.[11]
Honours
[edit]Club
[edit]- Klein Zwitserland
- Gold Cup: 2021–22[12]
International
[edit]- Argentina U21
- Argentina
International goals
[edit]No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 3 August 2019 | Lima, Peru | ![]() | 7–0 | 9–0 | 2019 Pan American Games |
7. | 25 July 2021 | Tokyo, Japan | ![]() | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2020 Summer Olympics |
8. | 30 July 2021 | ![]() | 4–1 | 4–1 | ||
4. | 19 March 2022 | Bhubaneswar, India | ![]() | 2–1 | 2–2 (3–1 p) | 2021–22 Men's FIH Pro League |
5. | 21 May 2022 | Berlin, Germany | ![]() | 1–0 | 3–5 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Perfil del jugador Nicolas Keenan". www.cahockey.org.ar (in Spanish). Confederación Argentina de Hockey. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Goossens, Chloë (1 March 2019). "Bijen keek trots naar Argentijns debuut van teamgenoot Keenan". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ https://myprivacy.dpgmedia.nl/consent?siteKey=w38GrtRHtDg4T8xq&callbackUrl=https%3a%2f%2fwww.trouw.nl%2fprivacy-wall%2faccept%3fredirectUri%3d%252fsport%252fqueerhockeyer-nicolas-keenan-wordt-geregeld-uitgescholden-om-zijn-geaardheid%257eb6b8a748%252f. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
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(help) - ^ "Nicolás Keenan: el "bateador" de los Leones que alimenta otro sueño olímpico en Tokio 2020". LA NACION (in Spanish). 26 July 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGe7rwnyv/
- ^ Goossens, Chlöe (29 April 2022). "Ook bij de Argentijn Keenan is de Haagse rivaliteit een begrip". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 February 2023.
External links
[edit]- Nicolás Keenan at the International Hockey Federation
- Nicolás Keenan at Olympics.com
- Nicolás Keenan at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- Nicolás Keenan at Olympedia
- Nicolás Keenan at the Comité Olímpico Argentino (in Spanish)