Maico Casella
Maico Casella Schuth (born 6 May 1997) is an Argentinian field hockey player who plays as a forward for Dutch club HGC and the Argentine national team.[1]
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Full name | Maico Casella Schuth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 6 May 1997 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing position | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current club | HGC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
–2019 | San Fernando | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019–present | HGC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | Argentina U21 | 18 | (25) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018–present | Argentina | 70 | (31) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Last updated on: 6 April 2020 |
Club career
Casella played in Argentina for San Fernando. In July 2019, he signed for HGC in the Netherlands.[2]
International career
Junior national team
In 2014, Casella made his debut for Argentina, representing the Under 18 national team at a qualifier for the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics. At the tournament, Argentina finished in first place, with Casella scoring 18 goals. He represented the junior national team at the Pan American Junior Championship in Toronto, Canada. At the tournament he scored 18 goals, helping Argentina to a gold medal and qualification to the Junior World Cup.[3] Casella again represented Argentina at the Junior World Cup in Lucknow, India, where the team finished 5th.[4]
Senior national team
Casella debuted for the senior national team in 2015, in a test series against the United States, in Boston.[5] He was selected for the 2018 World Cup, where he played in all four games.[6] In July 2019, he was selected in the Argentina squad for the 2019 Pan American Games.[7] They won the gold medal by defeating Canada 5-2 in the final.[8] He was the joint-topscorer of the competition with ten goals together with Leandro Tolini.[9] In December 2019, he was nominated for the FIH Rising Star of the Year Award.[10]
References
- "Maico Casella". Confederación Argentina De Hockey. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
- "HGC strikt Argentijn Maico Casella". hoofdklassehockey.nl (in Dutch). Hoofdklasse Hockey. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- "2016 Pan American Junior Championship (Men)". PAHF. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
- "Uttar Pradesh Hockey Junior World Cup Men Lucknow 2016". FIH. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
- "CASELLA Maico". FIH. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
- "LOS 18 LEONES MUNDIALISTAS". cahockey.org.ar (in Spanish). Confederación Argentina de Hockey. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- "Los Leones Que Buscarán La Clasificación Olímpica en Lima". www.cahockey.org.ar (in Spanish). Confederación Argentina de Hockey. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- "Los Leones, medalla de oro en hockey de los Panamericanos". www.pagina12.com.ar (in Spanish). Página/12. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
- "Goalscoring". www.panamhockey.org. Pan American Hockey Federation. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
- "Manpreet Singh nominated for FIH Player of the Year award". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Lausanne: The Times of India. 6 December 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.