Matthew Sarmento

Matthew Sarmento
Personal information
Full name Matthew Brandon Sarmento
Born (1991-06-23) June 23, 1991
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 76 kg (168 lb)
Playing position Forward
Senior career
Years Team
– Victoria Vikes
– UBC Thunderbirds
2017–2018 Leuven
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2013–present Canada 134 (27)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2015 Toronto Team
Pan American Cup
Silver medal – second place 2013 Brampton
Silver medal – second place 2017 Lancaster
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Santiago
Bronze medal – third place 2025 Montevideo
Pan American Junior Championship
Silver medal – second place 2012 Guadalajara
Last updated on: 24 July 2021

Matthew Brandon Sarmento (born June 23, 1991) is a Canadian field hockey player, who plays as a forward for the Canadian national team.

Club career

Sarmento played in Canada for the Victoria Vikes and the UBC Thunderbirds.[1] In 2017 he went to Europe to play for KHC Leuven in Belgium.[2]

International career

Sarmento competed at the 2015 Pan American Games and won a silver medal.[3][4]

In 2016, he was named to Canada's Olympic team.[5] He made his World Cup debut at the 2018 World Cup,[6] where he played in all four games.[7]

In June 2021, Sarmento was named to Canada's 2020 Summer Olympics team.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ "Matthew Sarmento". fieldhockey.ca. Field hockey Canada. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Quatre arrivées du côté de Leuven". lesoir.be (in French). 9 June 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Our Turf, Our Time: Men's team named for 2015 Pan Am Games". www.fieldhockey.ca/. Field Hockey Canada. 25 June 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  4. ^ COC Profile
  5. ^ "Canadian men's field hockey team nominated for Rio 2016" (Press release). Vancouver, British Columbia: Canadian Olympic Committee. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  6. ^ "Field Hockey Canada announces 2018 Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup Roster". fieldhockey.ca. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  7. ^ "Canada". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  8. ^ Awad, Brandi (28 June 2021). "Team Canada's squad of 16 set for field hockey at Tokyo 2020". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Sixteen Athletes Chosen to Represent Canada in Tokyo". www.fieldhockey.ca/. Field Hockey Canada. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
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