Enrique González (field hockey) explained
| Enrique González |
| Full Name: | Enrique Mateo González
de Castejón Velilla |
| Birth Date: | 26 April 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Madrid, Spain |
| Height: | 1.77 m[1] |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Club de Campo |
| Clubs1: | Club de Campo |
| Nationalyears1: | 2013–2016 |
| Nationalteam1: | Spain U21 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 21 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2014–present |
| Nationalteam2: | Spain |
| Nationalcaps2: | 119 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 17 |
| Updated: | 24 July 2021 |
Enrique Mateo González de Castejón Velilla (born 26 April 1996) is a Spanish field hockey player who plays as a forward for Club de Campo and the Spanish national team.
International career
Junior national teams
González was a part of the Spain squad which won the bronze medal at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China. He played in two Junior World Cups. He was named the best player of the 2016 Junior World Cup.[2]
Senior national team
González made his debut for the senior national team in November 2014 in a test match against Great Britain. He represented Spain at the 2018 World Cup.[3] [4] At the 2019 EuroHockey Championship, he won his first medal with the senior team as they finished second.[5] On 25 May 2021, he was selected in the squad for the 2021 EuroHockey Championship.[6]
Notes and References
- Web site: GONZALEZ Enrique . www.worldcup2018.hockey . . 26 August 2019.
- Web site: Enrique Gonzalez: Rising hockey star from Madrid, with Dutch . timesofindia.indiatimes.com . . 26 August 2019 . 5 December 2017.
- Web site: LOS #REDSTICKS, ¡YA TIENEN LISTA PARA EL CAMPEONATO DEL MUNDO! . rfeh.es . Real Federación Española de Hockey . 26 August 2019 . Spanish . 4 November 2018 . 26 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181226060128/https://www.rfeh.es/los-redsticks-ya-tienen-lista-para-el-campeonato-del-mundo/ . dead .
- Web site: Hockey Men's World Cup 2018: Team Details Spain. International Hockey Federation. 16.
- Web site: Gilmour . Rod . EuroHockey 2019 final: peerless Belgium men storm to first title, 5-0 over Spain . www.thehockeypaper.co.uk . The Hockey Paper . 26 August 2019 . 24 August 2019.
- Web site: Los #Redsticks Ya Tienen Lista Para El Campeonato De Europa . rfeh.es . Real Federación Española de Hockey . 25 May 2021 . es . 25 May 2021 . 25 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210525084847/https://www.rfeh.es/los-redsticks-ya-tienen-lista-para-el-campeonato-de-europa-2/ . dead .
