Antoine Kina Explained

Antoine Kina
Full Name:Antoine Sylvain Kina
Birth Date:13 February 1996
Birth Place:Ghent, Belgium
Position:Midfielder / Forward
Currentclub:Gantoise
Youthclubs1:Gantoise
Years1:–2017
Clubs1:Gantoise
Years2:2016–2017
Clubs2:Waterloo Ducks
Years3:2017–
Clubs3:Gantoise
Nationalyears1:2014–2017
Nationalteam1:Belgium U21
Nationalcaps1:24
Nationalgoals1:3
Nationalyears2:2017–
Nationalteam2:Belgium
Nationalcaps2:80
Nationalgoals2:6

Antoine Sylvain Kina (born 13 February 1996) is a Belgian professional field hockey player who plays as a midfielder or forward for Gantoise and the Belgium national team.

He is the son of Belgian field hockey coach Pascal Kina.[1] [2]

Club career

Kina played for Gantoise until 2017, when he moved to the Waterloo Ducks.[3] After one season with the Waterloo Ducks, he returned to Gantoise.[4]

International career

Kina made his debut for the Belgium under-21 side at the 2014 EuroHockey Junior Championship where they finished fourth. He was a part of the Belgium squad that won the silver medal at the 2016 Junior World Cup.[5] In January 2017, he made his debut for the senior national team in a test match against the Netherlands. He was not selected for the 2017 EuroHockey Championship so he played in the 2017 EuroHockey Junior Championship.

Kina was named as the first reserve for the 2018 World Cup.[6] He was called up during the group stages to replace the injured Manu Stockbroekx.[7] In August 2019, he was selected in the Belgium squad for the 2019 EuroHockey Championship.[8] They won Belgium its first European title by defeating Spain 5-0 in the final.[9] On 25 May 2021, he was selected in the squad for the 2021 EuroHockey Championship.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Antoine Kina . teambelgium.be . Team Belgium . 8 June 2019 . Dutch . 8 June 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190608145816/https://teambelgium.be/nl/atleet/Antoine-Kina-101 . live .
  2. Web site: Thys. Werner. Een 'biker' met tatoeages, een fan van Obama en 'ten huwelijk gevraagd in India': wat je mag en moet weten over onze 19 Red Lions. Het Laatste Nieuws. 2023-11-06. 2023-01-29. nl.
  3. Web site: Turner Transfer to Leo a Marquee Addition . ehlhockey.tv . . 8 June 2019 . 19 May 2016 . 8 June 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190608145758/https://ehlhockey.tv/news/turner-transfer-to-leo-a-marquee-addition/ . live .
  4. Web site: Antoine Kina à la Gantoise . okey.lalibre.be . 8 June 2019 . French . 30 May 2017 . 8 June 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190608145802/https://okey.lalibre.be/antoine-kina-a-la-gantoise/ . live .
  5. Web site: Antoine Kina na WK-zilver: "Hier zat meer in" . www.nieuwsblad.be . . 8 June 2019 . Dutch . 29 December 2016 . 8 June 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190608145801/https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20161228_02649582 . live .
  6. Web site: De selectie van de Red Lions voor het WK . hockey.be . 8 June 2019 . Dutch . 4 November 2018 . 26 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181226060052/https://www.hockey.be/nl/nieuws/de-selectie-van-de-red-lions-voor-het-wk/%20/ . live .
  7. Web site: Belgium's Kina and Canada's Van Son set to join Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup Bhubaneswar 2018 . worldcup2018.hockey . . 8 June 2019 . 26 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181226060107/https://www.worldcup2018.hockey/men/news/belgiums-kina-and-canadas-van-son-set-to-join-odisha-hockey-mens-world-cup-bhubaneswar-2018__224%20 . live .
  8. Web site: Red Lions – de selectie voor de Belfius Eurohockey Championships 2019 . www.hockey.be . Hockey Belgium . 13 August 2019 . Dutch . 26 August 2019 . 13 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190813103531/https://www.hockey.be/nl/nieuws/red-lions-de-selectie-voor-de-belfius-eurohockey-championships-2019/ . live .
  9. Web site: Goud in eigen land! De Red Lions winnen na het WK nu ook het EK . sporza.be . . 25 August 2019 . nl . 26 August 2019 . 4 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210304132130/https://sporza.be/nl/matches/hockey/2019-08/mf-ek-hockey-finale-mannen-belgie-spanje/ . live .
  10. Web site: Selectie Red Panthers en Red Lions voor het Europees Kampioenschap aangekondigd . hockey.be . 25 May 2021 . nl . 25 May 2021 . 25 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210525162803/https://hockey.be/nl/selectie-red-panthers-en-red-lions-voor-het-europees-kampioenschap-aangekondigd/ . live .