Argentina
Argentina
Nickname(s)Los Leoncitos (The Little Lions)
AssociationArgentine Hockey Confederation (Confederación Argentina de Hockey)
ConfederationPAHF (Americas)
Head CoachLucas Rey
Assistant coach(es)Lucas Cammareri
Martin Elli
ManagerDaniel Garcia
CaptainFacundo Zárate
Home
Away
FIH Junior World Cup
Appearances12 (first in 1979)
Best result1st (2005, 2021)
Pan American Junior Championship
Appearances13 (first in 1978)
Best result1st (1978, 1981, 1985, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2005, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2023)
Medal record

The Argentina men's national under-21 field hockey team represents Argentina in men's international under-21 field hockey competitions and is controlled by the Argentine Hockey Confederation, the governing body for field hockey in Argentina.

The team competes in the Pan American Junior Championship which they have won a record eleven times. They have qualified for all Junior World Cups which they have won twice.

Tournament record

Junior World Cup

Junior World Cup record
Year Host Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad
1979 France Versailles, France Group stage6th74031318
1982 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Withdrew
1985 Canada Vancouver, Canada Group stage7th83232316
1989 Malaysia Ipoh, Malaysia Group stage5th74121615
1993 Spain Terrassa, Spain Group stage6th73131014
1997 England Milton Keynes, England Group stage6th73221716
2001 Australia Hobart, Australia Final2nd85122014
2005 Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands Final1st8620136
2009 Malaysia Johor Bahru, Malaysia
 Singapore
Group stage6th84042418
2013 India New Delhi, India Group stage11th52031113
2016 India Lucknow, India Quarter-finals5th6321136Squad
2021 India Bhubaneswar, India Final1st6411269Squad
2023 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Qualified
Total2 titles12/1377411224186145

Junior Pan American Championship

Pan American Junior Championship[1]
Year Host city Position
1978 Mexico Mexico City, Mexico 1st
1981 Chile Santiago, Chile 1st
1985 United States Orlando, United States 1st
1988 Trinidad and Tobago Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 1st
1992 Cuba Havana, Cuba 1st
1996 Barbados Bridgetown, Barbados 1st
2000 Chile Santiago, Chile 1st
2005 Cuba Havana, Cuba 1st
2008 Trinidad and Tobago Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 1st
2012 Mexico Guadalajara, Mexico 1st
2016 Canada Toronto, Canada 1st
2021 Chile Santiago, Chile 2nd
2023 Barbados Saint Michael, Barbados 1st

Current squad

The following 18 players were named on 29 October 2021 for the 2021 Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup in Bhubaneswar, India.[2]

Caps updated as of 5 December 2021, after the match against Germany.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) CapsClub
1 GK Nehuen Hernando (2000-06-23) 23 June 2000 6 Argentina Ducilo
12 GK Agustín Cabaña (2000-06-03) 3 June 2000 1 Argentina Murialdo

2 DF Facundo Zárate (Captain) (2000-07-31) 31 July 2000 6 Argentina Jockey Club Córdoba
3 DF Bruno Stellato (2000-01-17) 17 January 2000 6 Argentina Ciudad de Buenos Aires
6 DF Mateo Fernández (2002-07-12) 12 July 2002 6 Argentina Banco Provincia
8 DF Lautaro Domene (2001-07-24) 24 July 2001 6 Belgium Ombrage
13 DF Tadeo Mahon (2000-01-21) 21 January 2000 5 Argentina Banco Provincia

4 MF Tadeo Marcucci (2001-05-03) 3 May 2001 6 Argentina Lomas
5 MF Joaquín Krüger (2001-05-29) 29 May 2001 6 Belgium Daring
10 MF Ignacio Ibarra (2000-05-07) 7 May 2000 6 Argentina Ducilo
11 MF Joaquín Toscani (2002-02-25) 25 February 2002 6 Argentina Banco Provincia
14 MF Ignacio Nardolillo (2003-02-18) 18 February 2003 6 Argentina San Martín de Tucumán
15 MF Facundo Sarto (2000-11-03) 3 November 2000 6 Argentina Ciudad de Buenos Aires

7 FW Franco Agostini (2000-03-08) 8 March 2000 6 Argentina Lomas
9 FW Gaspar Garrone (2000-08-01) 1 August 2000 6 Argentina Jockey Club Córdoba
17 FW Francisco Ruiz (2001-10-10) 10 October 2001 6 Argentina Mitre
18 FW Lucio Mendez (2000-08-20) 20 August 2000 6 Argentina Lomas
20 FW Bautista Capurro (2003-10-22) 22 October 2003 6 Argentina Ciudad de Buenos Aires

Youth team

Tournament records

Youth Olympic Games
Year Host city Position
2010  Singapore DNP[3]
2014 China Nanjing, China DNP[4]
2018 Argentina Buenos Aires, Argentina 3rd
2026 Senegal Dakar, Senegal TBD
South American Youth Games
Year Host city Position
2022 Argentina Rosario, Argentina 1st[5]
Pan American Youth Championship
Year Host city Position
2010 Uruguay Montevideo, Uruguay 1st[6]
2014 Uruguay Montevideo, Uruguay 1st
2018 Mexico Guadalajara, Mexico 1st

Youth squad

The following players were listed on the roster for the 2022 events:[7][8]

Head Coach: Juan Gilardi.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 GK Joaquín Ruiz Saporiti (2004-05-06) 6 May 2004 –  Buenos Aires 5 Argentina Hockey Mitre
2 Simón Casiello (2005-10-11) 11 October 2005 –  Santa Fe 5 Argentina JCR
3 Jeremías Bralo (2005-03-26) 26 March 2005 -  Tucumán 5 Argentina Huirapuca
4 Cirilo Cipitelli (2004-03-05) 5 March 2004 – Buenos Aires Province 5 Argentina Hurling
5 Nicolás Rodríguez (2005-11-07) 7 November 2005 –  Córdoba 5 Argentina CAC
6 Juan Fernández (2004-07-24) 24 July 2004 – Buenos Aires Province 5 Argentina Santa Bárbara
7 Facundo Guerra (Captain) (2004-04-09) 9 April 2004 –  Buenos Aires 5 Argentina Muni
8 Thiago Zalazar (2004-12-08) 8 December 2004 -  Buenos Aires 5 Argentina SAG
9 Tomás Ruiz Saporiti (2004-05-05) 5 May 2004 –  Buenos Aires 5 Argentina Hockey Mitre

References

  1. "Pan American Junior Championships". Archived from the original on 2019-04-02. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
  2. "Los 18 Leoncitos Para El Mundial Sub 21". cahockey.org.ar (in Spanish). Argentine Hockey Confederation. 29 October 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  3. According to the Singapore 2010 Qualification Systems Principles, “Participation in team sports shall be limited to one women’s and one men’s team per NOC across team sports (Football, Handball, Hockey, and Rugby).” Argentina chose to send a women's team to these Youth Games
  4. According to the Nanjing 2014 Qualification Systems Principles, “Participation in team sports shall be limited to one women’s and one men’s team per NOC across team sports (Football, Handball, Hockey, and Rugby).” Argentina chose to send a women's team to these Youth Games http://www.olympics.ie/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/FIH-Hockey.pdf
  5. "Los Leoncitos Se Bañaron de Oro".
  6. "PAHF – 2010 Pan American Youth Championship – Men".
  7. "Rosario 2022". 20 April 2022.
  8. "Argentina: ODESUR U18 - Hockey 5 (Masculino)".
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