Keegan Pereira (field hockey) explained

Keegan Pereira
Full Name:Keegan Reginald Pereira
Birth Date:September 8, 1991
Birth Place:Mumbai, India
Height:1.66 m
Weight:59 kg
Position:Midfielder / Forward
Clubs1:Victoria Vikes
Clubs2:UBC Thunderbirds
Years3:–2016
Clubs3:Royal Wellington
Years4:2016–2019
Clubs4:Uhlenhorst Mülheim
Nationalyears1:2009–present
Nationalteam1:Canada
Nationalcaps1:195
Nationalgoals1:36
Updated:1 February 2022

Keegan Reginald Pereira (born September 8, 1991) is an Indian-born Canadian field hockey player, who plays as a midfielder or forward for the Canadian national team.

Club career

Pereira played for the Victoria Vikes and UBC Thunderbirds before he moved to Europe to play for Royal Wellington in Belgium. In 2016, he moved to Germany to play for Uhlenhorst Mülheim, with whom he won two Bundesliga titles.

International career

He competed at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.[1] [2] In 2016, he was named to Canada's Olympic team.[3] Pereira has played in two World Cups, in 2010 and 2018.[4] In June 2019, he was selected in the Canada squad for the 2019 Pan American Games.[5] They won the silver medal as they lost 5–2 to Argentina in the final.[6]

In June 2021, Pereira was named to Canada's 2020 Summer Olympics team.[7] [8]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ajax's Keegan Pereira dreaming of 2015 Pan Am Games in Toronto. 3 March 2015 . www.durhamregion.com/ . Metroland Media . 25 May 2016.
  2. http://olympic.ca/team-canada/keegan-pereira/ COC Profile
  3. 6 July 2016 . Canadian men's field hockey team nominated for Rio 2016 . Vancouver, British Columbia . Canadian Olympic Committee. 7 July 2016.
  4. Web site: PEREIRA Keegan . tms.fih.ch . International Hockey Federation . 19 December 2018.
  5. Web site: Field Hockey Canada announces Pan American Games Men's National Team roster . www.fieldhockey.ca . . 19 June 2019 . 17 June 2019.
  6. Web site: Canadian men's field hockey team misses chance to qualify for Olympics . www.ctvnews.ca . . 12 August 2019 . 11 August 2019.
  7. News: Awad. Brandi. Team Canada's squad of 16 set for field hockey at Tokyo 2020. Canadian Olympic Committee. 28 June 2021. 28 June 2021.
  8. Web site: Sixteen Athletes Chosen to Represent Canada in Tokyo. 28 June 2021. www.fieldhockey.ca/. Field Hockey Canada. 28 June 2021.