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Argentine field hockey player

Federico Monja
Personal information
Full name Federico Lionel Monja
Born (1993-09-12) 12 September 1993 (age 31)
Argentina
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 69 kg (152 lb)
Playing position Defence
Senior career
Years Team
Banco Provincia
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2012–2013 Argentina U–21 17 (2)
2018– Argentina 79 (5)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  Argentina
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago Team
Pan American Cup
Gold medal – first place 2022 Santiago Team
Pan American Junior Championship
Gold medal – first place 2012 Guadalajara Team
Sultan of Johor Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Johor Bahru Team

Federico Lionel Monja (born 12 September 1993) is an Argentine field hockey player.

In 2024 he will represent Argentina at the XXXIII Summer Olympics in France.

Career

Under–21

Monja made his international debut at under-21 level, making his first appearance in 2012. He made his debut for the Argentine U–21 team at the Pan American Junior Championship in Guadalajara, where he won a gold medal.

The following year he represent the junior national team again. He was a member of the squad at both the Sultan of Johor Cup in Johor Bahru and the FIH Junior World Cup in New Delhi.

Los Leones

Following a five-year hiatus from international competition, Monja received his first call-up to the Los Leones squad in 2018. He made his senior international debut during a test series against Malaysia in Buenos Aires.

Since his debut, Monja has been a regular inclusion in national squads. He has appeared in all five seasons of the FIH Pro League. In 2023 he was a member of the squad at the FIH World Cup in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela. He has also won gold medals at the 2022 Pan American Cup and the 2023 Pan American Games, both held in Santiago.

On 7 June 2024, he was named in the national squad for the XXXIII Summer Olympics in Paris.

International goals


Goal 		Date Location Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 19 February 2022 CeNARD, Buenos Aires, Argentina  England 2–0 2–0 2021–22 FIH Pro League
2 23 April 2022  South Africa 1–0 4–3
3 29 October 2023 Centro Deportivo de Hockey Césped, Santiago, Chile  Peru 20–0 22–0 2023 Pan American Games
4 21–0
5 26 May 2024 Wilrijkse Plein, Antwerp, Belgium  India 1–0 4–5 2023–24 FIH Pro League

References

  1. "Team Details – Argentina". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  2. ^ "FEDERICO MONJA". cahockey.org.ar (in Spanish). Confederación Argentina de Hockey. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  3. "Federico Monja – Player Info". globalsportsarchive.com. Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  4. "MONJA, FEDERICO – HOCKEY SOBRE CÉSPED". coarg.org.ar (in Spanish). Comité Olímpico Argentino. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  5. ^ "LOS LEONES CONVOCADOS A LOS JUEGOS OLÍMPICOS DE PARÍS". cahockey.org.ar (in Spanish). Confederación Argentina de Hockey. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  6. ^ "MONJA Federico". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  7. "2012 Pan American Junior Championship (Men)". Pan American Hockey Federation. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  8. "LOS CITADOS PARA LA SULTAN CUP JUNIOR EN MALASIA". cahockey.org.ar (in Spanish). Confederación Argentina de Hockey. 16 September 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  9. "2023 Men's Hockey World Cup: Full hockey squads for all nations". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 11 January 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  10. "Argentina defeats Chile and reaffirms its dominance in men's field hockey". insidethegames.biz. Inside the Games. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  11. "Los Leones para los Juegos Olímpicos". espn.com.ar (in Spanish). ESPN. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  12. "Argentina 5–1 Uruguay". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  13. "Argentina 4–3 South Africa". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  14. "Argentina 22–0 Peru". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  15. "Argentina 4–5 India". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 5 July 2024.

External links

Argentina squads
Argentina squad – 2023 FIH Hockey World Cup – 9th place
Argentina
Argentina squad – 2024 Summer Olympics – 8th place
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