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'''Nicolás Santiago Keenan''' (born 6 May 1997) is an Argentine [[field hockey]] player who plays as a midfielder or forward for Dutch [[Men's Hoofdklasse Hockey|Hoofdklasse]] club [[HC Klein Zwitserland|Klein Zwitserland]] and the [[Argentina men's national field hockey team|Argentine national team]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Perfil del jugador Nicolas Keenan |url=http://www.cahockey.org.ar/perfil-jugador/nicolas-keenan/164 |website=www.cahockey.org.ar |publisher=[[Confederación Argentina de Hockey]] |access-date=23 November 2019 |language=es}}</ref> He represented Argentina at the [[2020 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-07-26 |title=Nicolás Keenan: el “bateador” de los Leones que alimenta otro sueño olímpico en Tokio 2020 |url=https://www.lanacion.com.ar/deportes/nicolas-keenan-el-bateador-de-los-leones-que-alimenta-otro-sueno-olimpico-en-tokio-2020-nid26072021/ |access-date=2024-04-18 |website=LA NACION |language=es}}</ref>
'''Nicolás Santiago Keenan''' (born 6 May 1997) is an Argentine [[field hockey]] player who plays as a midfielder or forward for Dutch [[Men's Hoofdklasse Hockey|Hoofdklasse]] club [[HC Klein Zwitserland|Klein Zwitserland]] and the [[Argentina men's national field hockey team|Argentine national team]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Perfil del jugador Nicolas Keenan |url=http://www.cahockey.org.ar/perfil-jugador/nicolas-keenan/164 |website=www.cahockey.org.ar |publisher=[[Confederación Argentina de Hockey]] |access-date=23 November 2019 |language=es}}</ref>


==Club career==
==Club career==

Revision as of 16:46, 18 April 2024

Nicolás Keenan
Personal information
Full name Nicolás Santiago Keenan
Born (1997-05-06) 6 May 1997 (age 27)
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
Men's field hockey
Representing  Argentina
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Team
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago Team
Pan American Junior Championship
Gold medal – first place 2016 Toronto
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 Argentine national team.[1]

Club career

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]

International career

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]

Personal life

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]

Honours

Club

Klein Zwitserland
  • Gold Cup: 2021–22[12]

International

Argentina U21
Argentina

References

  1. ^ "Perfil del jugador Nicolas Keenan". www.cahockey.org.ar (in Spanish). Confederación Argentina de Hockey. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  2. ^ a b Goossens, Chloë (1 March 2019). "Bijen keek trots naar Argentijns debuut van teamgenoot Keenan". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Hockey.nl. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "Los 18 leones para el mundial 2023". cahockey.org.ar. 26 December 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  9. ^ "ZIEN: Nieuwe liefde voor Rob Jetten?". Shownieuws. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
  10. ^ "Thomas Keenan - Field Hockey player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ 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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