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;
Manager	Daniel Garcia
Captain
Home	Away
FIH Junior World Cup
Appearances	11 (first in 1979)
Best result	1st (2005, 2021)
Pan American Junior Championship
Appearances	12 (first in )
Best result	1st (1978, 1981, 1985, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2005, 2008, 2012, 2016)
Medal record
FIH Junior World Cup
Pan American Junior Championship

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
	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Withdrew
	Vancouver, Canada	Group stage	7th	8	3	2	3	23	16
	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	To be determinded
Total		2 titles	11/12	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

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		(2000-06-23) 23 June 2000 (age 21)	6	Ducilo
12	GK		(2000-06-03) 3 June 2000 (age 21)	1	Murialdo

2	DF	(Captain)	(2000-07-31) 31 July 2000 (age 21)	6	Jockey Club Córdoba
3	DF		(2000-01-17) 17 January 2000 (age 22)	6	Ciudad de Buenos Aires
6	DF		(2002-07-12) 12 July 2002 (age 19)	6	Banco Provincia
8	DF		(2001-07-24) 24 July 2001 (age 20)	6	Ombrage
13	DF		(2000-01-21) 21 January 2000 (age 22)	5	Banco Provincia

4	MF		(2001-05-03) 3 May 2001 (age 20)	6	Lomas
5	MF		(2001-05-29) 29 May 2001 (age 20)	6	Daring
10	MF		(2000-05-07) 7 May 2000 (age 21)	6	Ducilo
11	MF		(2002-02-25) 25 February 2002 (age 19)	6	Banco Provincia
14	MF		(2003-02-18) 18 February 2003 (age 19)	6	San Martín de Tucumán
15	MF		(2000-11-03) 3 November 2000 (age 21)	6	Ciudad de Buenos Aires

7	FW		(2000-03-08) 8 March 2000 (age 21)	6	Lomas
9	FW		(2000-08-01) 1 August 2000 (age 21)	6	Jockey Club Córdoba
17	FW		(2001-10-10) 10 October 2001 (age 20)	6	Mitre
18	FW		(2000-08-20) 20 August 2000 (age 21)	6	Lomas
20	FW		(2003-10-22) 22 October 2003 (age 18)	6	Ciudad de Buenos Aires

References[]

^ "Pan American Junior Championships".
^ "Los 18 Leoncitos Para El Mundial Sub 21". cahockey.org.ar (in Spanish). Argentine Hockey Confederation. 29 October 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.

[1] "Pan American Junior Championships".

[2] "Los 18 Leoncitos Para El Mundial Sub 21". cahockey.org.ar (in Spanish). Argentine Hockey Confederation. 29 October 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.

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