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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Keegan Reginald Pereira | ||
| Born |
September 8, 1991 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 | |||
| –2016 | Royal Wellington | ||
| 2016–2019 | Uhlenhorst Mülheim | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
| 2009–present | Canada | 195 | (36) |
| Last updated on: 1 February 2022 | |||
Club career
editPereira 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
editHe 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
edit- ^ "Ajax's Keegan Pereira dreaming of 2015 Pan Am Games in Toronto". www.durhamregion.com/. Metroland Media. March 3, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
- ^ COC Profile
- ^ "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.
- ^ "PEREIRA Keegan". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Canadian men's field hockey team misses chance to qualify for Olympics". www.ctvnews.ca. CTV News. August 11, 2019. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Sixteen Athletes Chosen to Represent Canada in Tokyo". www.fieldhockey.ca/. Field Hockey Canada. June 28, 2021. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
External links
edit- Keegan Pereira at the International Hockey Federation
- Keegan Pereira at Field Hockey Canada
- Keegan Pereira at Team Canada
- Keegan Pereira at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (archived)
- Keegan Pereira at Olympics.com
- Keegan Pereira at Olympedia (archive)
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