Lucas Martínez (field hockey) explained

Lucas Martínez
Fullname:Lucas Martínez Ruiz
Birth Date:17 November 1993
Birth Place:Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height:1.74 m
Position:Forward
Currentclub:Dragons
Years1:–2015
Clubs1:Mitre
Years2:2015–2016
Clubs2:Club de Campo
Years3:2016–2018
Clubs3:HGC
Years4:2018–2020
Clubs4:Oranje-Rood
Years5:2020–present
Clubs5:Dragons
Nationalyears1:2012–2013
Nationalteam1:Argentina U21
Nationalcaps1:17
Nationalyears2:2014–present
Nationalteam2:Argentina
Nationalcaps2:106
Nationalgoals2:23
Updated:3 January 2022

Lucas Martínez Ruiz (born 17 November 1993) is an Argentine field hockey player who plays as a forward[1] for Belgian club Dragons and the Argentine national team.

Club career

Martínez played for Club Ferrocarril Mitre in Argentina before he moved to Europe to play for Club de Campo in Madrid, Spain. The forward scored eight goals in his first season in Europe.[2] He left the Madrid-based club in 2016[3] to play for HGC in the Netherlands.[4] After two seasons with HGC, he transferred to HC Oranje-Rood from Eindhoven to replace his fellow-countrymen Agustín Mazzilli.[5] With Oranje-Rood he made his debut in the Euro Hockey League. It was announced in May 2020 that he would join Dragons in Belgium for the 2020–21 season.[6]

International career

Martínez played with the Argentina U21 squad at the 2012 Pan American Junior Championship, the 2013 Sultan of Johor Cup, and the 2013 Junior World Cup before he made his debut for the main squad in 2014 at the 2014 South American Games.[7] He won the gold medal at that tournament and made four goals.[8] He was also part of the Argentina squad which won the bronze medal at the 2014 World Cup, which was his first World Cup. In 2018 he was selected for the 2018 World Cup,[9] where he scored two goals in four matches.[10] In July 2019, he was selected in the Argentina squad for the 2019 Pan American Games.[11] They won the gold medal by defeating Canada 5–2 in the final.[12]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Perfil del jugador Lucas Martínez . cahockey.org.ar . Confederación Argentina de Hockey . 3 December 2018 . Spanish.
  2. Web site: División de Honor A – 2015–2016 . rfeh.es . Real Federación Española de Hockey . 9 December 2018 . Spanish.
  3. Web site: 6 caras nuevas en el Club de Campo 2016–2017 . ccvm.es . Club de Campo Villa de Madrid . 3 December 2018 . Spanish . 4 September 2016.
  4. Web site: van Nugteren . Marco . Gonzalo Peillat vertrekt bij HGC . hockey.nl . 3 December 2018 . Dutch . 14 May 2016.
  5. Web site: Argentijn Mazzilli verlaat Oranje-Rood, landgenoot volgt hem op . ed.nl . Eindhovens Dagblad . 3 December 2018 . Dutch.
  6. Web site: Transfert : un international argentin au Dragons . okey.lalibre.be . 17 May 2020 . fr . 17 May 2020.
  7. Web site: MARTINEZ Lucas . tms.fih.ch . International Hockey Federation . 3 December 2018.
  8. Web site: South American Odesur Games 2014 (M) – Individual Statistics – Goal Scorers . tms.fih.ch . International Hockey Federation . 3 December 2018.
  9. Web site: LOS 18 LEONES MUNDIALISTAS . cahockey.org.ar . Confederación Argentina de Hockey . 7 November 2018 . Spanish . 2 November 2018.
  10. Web site: MARTINEZ Lucas . worldcup2018.hockey . International Hockey Federation . 3 February 2019.
  11. Web site: Los Leones Que Buscarán La Clasificación Olímpica en Lima . www.cahockey.org.ar . . 14 July 2019 . Spanish . 12 July 2019.
  12. Web site: Los Leones, medalla de oro en hockey de los Panamericanos . www.pagina12.com.ar . . 11 August 2019 . es . 10 August 2019.

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