Enrique González (field hockey)

Enrique "Quique" Mateo González de Castejón Velilla (born 26 April 1996) is a Spanish field hockey player who plays as a forward for Club de Campo and the Spanish national team.

Quique González
Personal information
Full name Enrique Mateo González
de Castejón Velilla
Born (1996-04-26) 26 April 1996
Madrid, Spain
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club Club de Campo
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Club de Campo
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Spain U21 21
2014– Spain 103
Medal record
Representing  Spain
Men's field hockey
EuroHockey Championship
2019 Antwerp
Men's hockey5s
Youth Olympic Games
2014 NanjingTeam
Last updated on: 26 August 2019

International career

Junior national teams

González was a part of the Spain squad which won the bronze medal at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China. He played in two Junior World Cups. He was named the best player of the 2016 Junior World Cup.[2]

Senior national team

González made his debut for the senior national team in November 2014 in a test match against Great Britain. He represented Spain at the 2018 World Cup.[3][4] At the 2019 EuroHockey Championship, he won his first medal with the senior team as they finished second.[5]

References
  1. "GONZALEZ Enrique". www.worldcup2018.hockey. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  2. "Enrique Gonzalez: Rising hockey star from Madrid, with Dutch". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. The Times of India. 5 December 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  3. "LOS #REDSTICKS, ¡YA TIENEN LISTA PARA EL CAMPEONATO DEL MUNDO!". rfeh.es (in Spanish). Real Federación Española de Hockey. 4 November 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  4. "Hockey Men's World Cup 2018: Team Details Spain". International Hockey Federation. p. 16.
  5. Gilmour, Rod (24 August 2019). "EuroHockey 2019 final: peerless Belgium men storm to first title, 5-0 over Spain". www.thehockeypaper.co.uk. The Hockey Paper. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
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