Keegan Pereira (field hockey)

Keegan Reginald Pereira (born September 8, 1991) is an Indian-born Canadian field hockey player, who plays as a midfielder or forward for the Canadian national team.

Keegan Pereira
Personal information
Full name Keegan Reginald Pereira
Born (1991-09-08) September 8, 1991 (age 33)
Mumbai, India
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight 59 kg (130 lb)
Playing position Midfielder / Forward
Senior career
Years Team
Victoria Vikes
UBC Thunderbirds
0000–2016 Royal Wellington
2016–2019 Uhlenhorst Mülheim
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2009–present Canada 195 (36)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2011 Guadalajara Team
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima Team
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Santiago Team
Pan American Cup
Silver medal – second place 2013 Brampton
Silver medal – second place 2017 Lancaster
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Santiago
Pan American Junior Championship
Silver medal – second place 2012 Guadalajara
Last updated on: 1 February 2022

Club career

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Pereira played for the Victoria Vikes and UBC Thunderbirds before he moved to Europe to play for Royal Wellington in Belgium. In 2016, he moved to Germany to play for Uhlenhorst Mülheim, with whom he won two Bundesliga titles.[citation needed]

International career

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He competed at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.[1][2] In 2016, he was named to Canada's Olympic team.[3] Pereira has played in two World Cups, in 2010 and 2018.[4] In June 2019, he was selected in the Canada squad for the 2019 Pan American Games.[5] They won the silver medal as they lost 5–2 to Argentina in the final.[6]

In June 2021, Pereira was named to Canada's 2020 Summer Olympics team.[7][8]

References

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  1. ^ "Ajax's Keegan Pereira dreaming of 2015 Pan Am Games in Toronto". www.durhamregion.com/. Metroland Media. March 3, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
  2. ^ COC Profile
  3. ^ "Canadian men's field hockey team nominated for Rio 2016" (Press release). Vancouver, British Columbia: Canadian Olympic Committee. July 6, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  4. ^ "PEREIRA Keegan". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
  5. ^ "Field Hockey Canada announces Pan American Games Men's National Team roster". www.fieldhockey.ca. Field Hockey Canada. June 17, 2019. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
  6. ^ "Canadian men's field hockey team misses chance to qualify for Olympics". www.ctvnews.ca. CTV News. August 11, 2019. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
  7. ^ Awad, Brandi (June 28, 2021). "Team Canada's squad of 16 set for field hockey at Tokyo 2020". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  8. ^ "Sixteen Athletes Chosen to Represent Canada in Tokyo". www.fieldhockey.ca/. Field Hockey Canada. June 28, 2021. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
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