Argentina men's national under-21 field hockey team

Argentina

Nickname(s)

Los Leoncitos (The Little Lions)

Association

Argentine Hockey Confederation (Confederación Argentina de Hockey)

Confederation

PAHF (Americas)

Head Coach

Lucas Rey

Assistant coach(es)

Lucas Cammareri
Martin Elli

Manager

Daniel Garcia

Captain

Facundo Zárate

Home

Away

FIH Junior World Cup

Appearances

12 (first in 1979)

Best result

1st (2005, 2021)

Pan American Junior Championship

Appearances

13 (first in 1978)

Best result

1st (1978, 1981, 1985, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2005, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2023)

Medal record

FIH Junior World Cup

	2005 Rotterdam
	2021 Bhubaneswar
	2001 Hobart
Pan American Junior Championship
	1978 Mexico City
	1981 Santiago
	1985 Orlando
	1988 Port of Spain
	1992 Havana
	1996 Bridgetown
	2000 Santiago
	2005 Havana
	2008 Port of Spain
	2012 Guadalajara
	2016 Toronto
	2023 St Michael
	2021 Santiago

The Argentina men's national under-21 field hockey team represents Argentina in men's international under-21 field hockey competitions and is controlled by the Argentine Hockey Confederation, the governing body for field hockey in Argentina.

The team competes in the Pan American Junior Championship which they have won a record eleven times. They have qualified for all Junior World Cups which they have won twice.

Tournament record

Junior World Cup

Junior World Cup record
Year	Host	Round	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
1979	Versailles, France	Group stage	6th	7	4	0	3	13	18
1982	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Withdrew
1985	Vancouver, Canada	Group stage	7th	8	3	2	3	23	16
1989	Ipoh, Malaysia	Group stage	5th	7	4	1	2	16	15
1993	Terrassa, Spain	Group stage	6th	7	3	1	3	10	14
1997	Milton Keynes, England	Group stage	6th	7	3	2	2	17	16
2001	Hobart, Australia	Final	2nd	8	5	1	2	20	14
2005	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Final	1st	8	6	2	0	13	6
2009	Johor Bahru, Malaysia Singapore	Group stage	6th	8	4	0	4	24	18
2013	New Delhi, India	Group stage	11th	5	2	0	3	11	13
2016	Lucknow, India	Quarter-finals	5th	6	3	2	1	13	6	Squad
2021	Bhubaneswar, India	Final	1st	6	4	1	1	26	9	Squad
2023	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Qualified
Total		2 titles	12/13	77	41	12	24	186	145

Junior Pan American Championship

Pan American Junior Championship^[1]
Year	Host city	Position
1978	Mexico City, Mexico	1st
1981	Santiago, Chile	1st
1985	Orlando, United States	1st
1988	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago	1st
1992	Havana, Cuba	1st
1996	Bridgetown, Barbados	1st
2000	Santiago, Chile	1st
2005	Havana, Cuba	1st
2008	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago	1st
2012	Guadalajara, Mexico	1st
2016	Toronto, Canada	1st
2021	Santiago, Chile	2nd
2023	Saint Michael, Barbados	1st

Current squad

The following 18 players were named on 29 October 2021 for the 2021 Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup in Bhubaneswar, India.^[2]

Caps updated as of 5 December 2021, after the match against Germany.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	GK	Nehuen Hernando	(2000-06-23) 23 June 2000 (age 23)	6	Ducilo
12	GK	Agustín Cabaña	(2000-06-03) 3 June 2000 (age 23)	1	Murialdo

2	DF	Facundo Zárate (Captain)	(2000-07-31) 31 July 2000 (age 23)	6	Jockey Club Córdoba
3	DF	Bruno Stellato	(2000-01-17) 17 January 2000 (age 24)	6	Ciudad de Buenos Aires
6	DF	Mateo Fernández	(2002-07-12) 12 July 2002 (age 21)	6	Banco Provincia
8	DF	Lautaro Domene	(2001-07-24) 24 July 2001 (age 22)	6	Ombrage
13	DF	Tadeo Mahon	(2000-01-21) 21 January 2000 (age 24)	5	Banco Provincia

4	MF	Tadeo Marcucci	(2001-05-03) 3 May 2001 (age 22)	6	Lomas
5	MF	Joaquín Krüger	(2001-05-29) 29 May 2001 (age 22)	6	Daring
10	MF	Ignacio Ibarra	(2000-05-07) 7 May 2000 (age 23)	6	Ducilo
11	MF	Joaquín Toscani	(2002-02-25) 25 February 2002 (age 22)	6	Banco Provincia
14	MF	Ignacio Nardolillo	(2003-02-18) 18 February 2003 (age 21)	6	San Martín de Tucumán
15	MF	Facundo Sarto	(2000-11-03) 3 November 2000 (age 23)	6	Ciudad de Buenos Aires

7	FW	Franco Agostini	(2000-03-08) 8 March 2000 (age 24)	6	Lomas
9	FW	Gaspar Garrone	(2000-08-01) 1 August 2000 (age 23)	6	Jockey Club Córdoba
17	FW	Francisco Ruiz	(2001-10-10) 10 October 2001 (age 22)	6	Mitre
18	FW	Lucio Mendez	(2000-08-20) 20 August 2000 (age 23)	6	Lomas
20	FW	Bautista Capurro	(2003-10-22) 22 October 2003 (age 20)	6	Ciudad de Buenos Aires

Youth team

Tournament records

Youth Olympic Games
Year	Host city	Position
2010	Singapore	DNP^[3]
2014	Nanjing, China	DNP^[4]
2018	Buenos Aires, Argentina	3rd
2026	Dakar, Senegal	TBD

South American Youth Games
Year	Host city	Position
2022	Rosario, Argentina	1st^[5]

Pan American Youth Championship
Year	Host city	Position
2010	Montevideo, Uruguay	1st^[6]
2014	Montevideo, Uruguay	1st
2018	Guadalajara, Mexico	1st

Youth squad

The following players were listed on the roster for the 2022 events:^[7]^[8]

Head Coach: Juan Gilardi.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	GK	Joaquín Ruiz Saporiti	(2004-05-06) 6 May 2004 (age 19) – Buenos Aires	5	Hockey Mitre
2		Simón Casiello	(2005-10-11) 11 October 2005 (age 18) – Santa Fe	5	JCR
3		Jeremías Bralo	(2005-03-26) 26 March 2005 (age 19) - Tucumán	5	Huirapuca
4		Cirilo Cipitelli	(2004-03-05) 5 March 2004 (age 20) –	5	Hurling
5		Nicolás Rodríguez	(2005-11-07) 7 November 2005 (age 18) – Córdoba	5	CAC
6		Juan Fernández	(2004-07-24) 24 July 2004 (age 19) –	5	Santa Bárbara
7		Facundo Guerra (Captain)	(2004-04-09) 9 April 2004 (age 20) – Buenos Aires	5	Muni
8		Thiago Zalazar	(2004-12-08) 8 December 2004 (age 19) - Buenos Aires	5	SAG
9		Tomás Ruiz Saporiti	(2004-05-05) 5 May 2004 (age 19) – Buenos Aires	5	Hockey Mitre

References

^ "Pan American Junior Championships". Archived from the original on 2019-04-02. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
^ "Los 18 Leoncitos Para El Mundial Sub 21". cahockey.org.ar (in Spanish). Argentine Hockey Confederation. 29 October 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
^ According to the Singapore 2010 Qualification Systems Principles, “Participation in team sports shall be limited to one women’s and one men’s team per NOC across team sports (Football, Handball, Hockey, and Rugby).” Argentina chose to send a women's team to these Youth Games
^ According to the Nanjing 2014 Qualification Systems Principles, “Participation in team sports shall be limited to one women’s and one men’s team per NOC across team sports (Football, Handball, Hockey, and Rugby).” Argentina chose to send a women's team to these Youth Games http://www.olympics.ie/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/FIH-Hockey.pdf
^ "Los Leoncitos Se Bañaron de Oro".
^ "PAHF – 2010 Pan American Youth Championship – Men".
^ "Rosario 2022". 20 April 2022.
^ "Argentina: ODESUR U18 - Hockey 5 (Masculino)".