Matías Paredes

Matías Paredes

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Personal information
Full name	Matías Enrique Paredes
Born	(1982-02-01) 1 February 1982 Quilmes, Argentina
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	73 kg (161 lb)
Playing position	Midfielder / Forward
Club information
Current club	Ducilo
Youth career
	Ducilo
Senior career
Years	Team
0000–2002	Ducilo
2002–2003	UHC Hamburg
	Laren
	SCHC
	Ducilo
National team
Years	Team	Caps	Goals
2001–2019	Argentina	356	(101)
Medal record Men's field hockey Representing Argentina Olympic Games Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team World Cup Bronze medal – third place 2014 The Hague Pan American Games Gold medal – first place 2003 Santo Domingo Team Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara Team Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto Team Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Team Silver medal – second place 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team Pan American Cup Gold medal – first place 2013 Toronto Gold medal – first place 2017 Lancaster Bronze medal – third place 2009 Santiago South American Games Gold medal – first place 2014 Santiago Team South American Championship Gold medal – first place 2013 Santiago Junior World Cup Silver medal – second place 2001 Hobart Pan American Junior Championship Gold medal – first place 2000 Santiago
Last updated on: 2 November 2019

Matías Enrique Paredes (born 1 February 1982) is an Argentine field hockey player who plays as a midfielder or forward for Ducilo and the Argentine national team.

Club career

Paredes started his club career with Ducilo at age four in his native Argentina, before moving to Germany to play with UHC Hamburg in 2002. He then moved on to the Netherlands to play for Laren. He also played for SCHC in Bilthoven, Netherlands.

International career

Paredes made his debut for the national squad in 2001, and competed for his native country in the 2004 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Olympics. With his national squad, Matías has won the bronze medal at the 2014 Men's Hockey World Cup and four gold medals at the Pan American Games (2003, 2011, 2015 and 2019). He has twice been named as one of the top 10 young players in the world by the International Field Hockey Council. In 2003 he was awarded the Silver Olimpia for the Best Argentine Hockey Player.