Juan Catán

Juan Catán
Personal information
Full name Juan Ignacio Catán
Born (1995-10-05) 5 October 1995
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Playing position Defence
Senior career
Years Team
– Hurling
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2015–2016 Argentina U–21 12 (0)
2018– Argentina 79 (7)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  Argentina
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago Team
South American Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Cochabamba Team
Gold medal – first place 2022 Asunción Team
Pan American Junior Championship
Gold medal – first place 2016 Toronto Team

Juan Ignacio Catán (born 5 October 1995) is an Argentine field hockey player.[1][2]

In 2024 he will represent Argentina at the XXXIII Summer Olympics in France.[3]

Early life

Juan Catán was born on 5 October 1995, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[4][5]

Career

Under–21

Catán made his international debut at under-21 level, making his first appearance in 2015.[6] He made his debut for the Argentine U–21 team at the Sultan of Johor Cup in Johor Bahru, where the team finished fourth.[7]

The following year he represented the junior national team again, winning gold at the Pan American Junior Championship in Toronto.[6][8]

Los Leones

Catán received his first call-up to the Los Leones squad in 2018.[1] He made his senior international debut at the South American Games in Cochabamba, where he won a gold medal.[9]

Throughout his career, Catán has been a regular inclusion in national squads. He has appeared in all five seasons of the FIH Pro League.[6] In 2023 he was a member of the squad at the FIH World Cup in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela.[10] He has also won gold medals at the 2022 South American Games in Asunción, and the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago.[11][12]

On 7 June 2024, he was named in the national squad for the XXXIII Summer Olympics in Paris.[3][13]

International goals


Goal 		Date Location Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 29 May 2018 Estadio Félix Capriles, Cochabamba, Bolivia  Uruguay 2–0 5–1 2018 South American Games [14]
2 3–0
3 4–0
4 4 June 2018  Brazil 1–0 5–0 [15]
5 16 March 2019 Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney, Australia  Australia 2–3 2–3 2019 FIH Pro League [16]
6 3 October 2022 Parque Olímpico, Asunción, Paraguay  Uruguay 4–0 17–0 2022 South American Games [17]
7 8–0

References

  1. ^ a b "Juan Ignacio Catán". cahockey.org.ar (in Spanish). Confederación Argentina de Hockey. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Juan Catán – Player Info". globalsportsarchive.com. Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  3. ^ a b "LOS LEONES CONVOCADOS A LOS JUEGOS OLÍMPICOS DE PARÍS". cahockey.org.ar (in Spanish). Confederación Argentina de Hockey. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Team Details – Argentina". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  5. ^ "CATÁN, JUAN IGNACIO – HOCKEY SOBRE CÉSPED". coarg.org.ar (in Spanish). Comité Olímpico Argentino. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  6. ^ a b c "CATÁN Juan". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  7. ^ "EL SUB 21 DE CABALLEROS SE EMBARCA EN LA SULTAN CUP". cahockey.org.ar (in Spanish). Confederación Argentina de Hockey. 10 October 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Argentina Take Home Gold at the Pan American Juniors". panamhockey.org. Pan American Hockey Federation. 28 May 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Argentina champion of the South American Games". panamhockey.org. Pan American Hockey Federation. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  10. ^ "2023 Men's Hockey World Cup: Full hockey squads for all nations". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 11 January 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  11. ^ "2022 ODESUR Games - Day 9 (Final day men)". panamhockey.org. Pan American Hockey Federation. 11 October 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  12. ^ "Argentina defeats Chile and reaffirms its dominance in men's field hockey". insidethegames.biz. Inside the Games. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  13. ^ "Los Leones para los Juegos Olímpicos". espn.com.ar (in Spanish). ESPN. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  14. ^ "Argentina 5–1 Uruguay". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  15. ^ "Argentina 5–0 Brazil". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  16. ^ "Australia 3–2 Argentina". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  17. ^ "Argentina 17–0 Uruguay". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 5 July 2024.


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