Antoine Kina
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Antoine Sylvain T. Kina | ||
Born |
[1] Ghent, Belgium | 13 February 1996||
Playing position | Midfielder / Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Gantoise | ||
Youth career | |||
Gantoise | |||
Senior career | |||
Years | Team | ||
–2017 | Gantoise | ||
2016–2017 | Waterloo Ducks | ||
2017– | Gantoise | ||
National team | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2017 | Belgium U21 | 24 | (3) |
2017– | Belgium | 59 | (4) |
Last updated on: 26 August 2019 |
Antoine Sylvain T. Kina (born 13 February 1996[1]) is a Belgian field hockey player who plays as a midfielder or forward for Gantoise and the Belgium national team.
He is the son of Belgian field hockey coach Pascal Kina.[1]
Club Career
Kina played for Gantoise until 2017, when he moved to the Waterloo Ducks.[2] After one season with the Waterloo Ducks he returned to Gantoise.[3]
International career
Kina made his debut for the Belgium under-21 side at the 2014 EuroHockey Junior Championship where they finished fourth. He was a part of the Belgium squad that won the silver medal at the 2016 Junior World Cup.[4] In January 2017, he made his debut for the senior national team in a test match against the Netherlands. He was not selected for the 2017 EuroHockey Championship so he played in the 2017 EuroHockey Junior Championship.
Kina was named as the first reserve for the 2018 World Cup.[5] He was called up during the group stages to replace the injured Manu Stockbroekx.[6] In August 2019, he was selected in the Belgium squad for the 2019 EuroHockey Championship.[7] They won Belgium its first European title by defeating Spain 5-0 in the final.[8]
References
- ^ a b c "Antoine Kina". teambelgium.be (in Dutch). Team Belgium. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ "Turner Transfer to Leo a Marquee Addition". ehlhockey.tv. Euro Hockey League. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ "Antoine Kina à la Gantoise". okey.lalibre.be (in French). 30 May 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ "Antoine Kina na WK-zilver: "Hier zat meer in"". www.nieuwsblad.be (in Dutch). Het Nieuwsblad. 29 December 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ "De selectie van de Red Lions voor het WK". hockey.be (in Dutch). 4 November 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ "Belgium's Kina and Canada's Van Son set to join Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup Bhubaneswar 2018". worldcup2018.hockey. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ "Red Lions – de selectie voor de Belfius Eurohockey Championships 2019". www.hockey.be (in Dutch). Hockey Belgium. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ^ "Goud in eigen land! De Red Lions winnen na het WK nu ook het EK". sporza.be (in Dutch). Sporza. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.