Matías Rey Explained

Matías Rey
Fullname:Matías Alejandro Rey
Birth Date:1 December 1984
Birth Place:Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height:1.79 m
Weight:73 kg
Position:Defender
Currentclub:San Fernando
Years1:–2005
Clubs1:San Fernando
Years2:2005–2020
Clubs2:Real Club de Polo
Years3:2020–present
Clubs3:San Fernando
Nationalyears1:2006–present
Nationalteam1:Argentina
Nationalcaps1:259
Updated:6 February 2023

Matías Alejandro Rey (born 1 December 1984) is an Argentine field hockey player who plays as a defender for the Argentine national team.[1]

Rey joined Real Club de Polo in Spain in 2005 and after fifteen consecutive seasons, he will return to Argentina at the end of 2020.[2]

International career

He competed in the field hockey competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics,[3] where he won the gold medal. In July 2019, he was selected in the Argentina squad for the 2019 Pan American Games.[4] They won the gold medal by defeating Canada 5-2 in the final.[5] He was named the Player of the Tournament at the 2022 Men's Pan American Cup where he won his third Pan American Cup with the national team.[6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.cahockey.org.ar/perfil-jugador/matias-rey/27 CAHockey profile
  2. Web site: Matías Rey deja el RC de Polo tras 15 temporadas para preparar Tokio . mundodeportivo.com . . 2 June 2020 . es . 28 May 2020.
  3. Web site: Matias REY – Olympic – Argentina.
  4. Web site: Los Leones Que Buscarán La Clasificación Olímpica en Lima . www.cahockey.org.ar . . 14 July 2019 . Spanish . 12 July 2019.
  5. Web site: Los Leones, medalla de oro en hockey de los Panamericanos . www.pagina12.com.ar . . 11 August 2019 . es . 10 August 2019.
  6. Web site: Pan American Cups - Day 12 - Men . panamhockey.org . . 31 January 2022 . 30 January 2022.