Facundo Zárate

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Facundo Zárate
Personal information
Full nameFacundo Julio Zárate
Born (2000-07-31) 31 July 2000
Córdoba, Argentina
Sport
SportField hockey
PositionDefence
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2020–2021 Argentina U–21 6 (3)
2022– Argentina 43 (0)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  Argentina
Pan American Cup
Gold medal – first place2025 MontevideoTeam
South American Games
Gold medal – first place2022 AsunciónTeam
FIH Junior World Cup
Gold medal – first place2021 BhubaneswarTeam
Youth Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2018 Buenos AiresTeam

Facundo Julio Zárate (born 31 July 2000)[1] is an international field hockey player from Argentina.[2][3]

Career

Under–18

In 2018, Zárate was a member of the bronze medal-winning team in the Hockey5s tournament at the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires.[4][5]

Under–21

Zárate made his international debut for the Argentine under–21 team in 2021. He made his first appearances for the junior national team at the FIH Junior World Cup in Bhubaneswar.[4] At the tournament, he captained the side to a gold medal.[6][7][8]

Los Leones

In 2022, Zárate received his first call-up to Los Leones. He was a member of the squad that competed during the third season of the FIH Pro League. He earned his first senior international cap during a match against Belgium in Buenos Aires.[4]

He won a gold medal at the 2022 South American Games in Asunción, as well as the 2025 Pan American Cup in Montevideo.[9][10][11][12]

References

  1. "Team Details – Argentina". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  2. "FACUNDO JULIO ZÁRATE". cahockey.org.ar (in Spanish). Confederación Argentina de Hockey. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  3. "Facundo Zárate – Player Info". globalsportsarchive.com. Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  4. "ZÁRATE Facundo". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  5. "Facundo Zárate". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  6. "Men's Junior Hockey World Cup 2021: Lautaro Domene's hat-trick helps Argentina stun Germany, clinch 2nd title". firstpost.com. Firstpost. 5 December 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  7. "Junior Men's Hockey World Cup: Argentina thumps Germany for first title in 16 years". sportstar.thehindu.com. Sportstar. 5 December 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  8. "Argentina, con Tadeo Mahon, se coronó campeón del mundo". eldiariodelarepublica.com. El Diario de la República. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  9. "Los Leones conquistaron la medalla dorada en Asunción 2022". tycsports.com (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 11 October 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  10. "LOS LEONES CONVOCADOS PARA LA COPA PANAMERICANA". cahockey.org.ar (in Spanish). Confederación Argentina de Hockey. 24 June 2025. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  11. "Otro triunfo contundente del seleccionado masculino de hockey sobre césped". deportv.gob.ar (in Spanish). DeporTV. 29 July 2025. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  12. "Leonas y Leones campeones de la Copa Panamericana 2025". semanariodejunin.com.ar (in Spanish). Semanario de Junin. 4 August 2025. Retrieved 20 April 2026.