Nicolás Keenan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nicolás Santiago Keenan | ||
| Born |
6 May 1997 Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder / Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Klein Zwitserland | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2015 | Club Egara | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2017–present | Klein Zwitserland | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
| 2015–2016 | Argentina U21 | 17 | (7) |
| 2019–present | Argentina | 82 | (21) |
Medal record | |||
| Last updated on: 22 August 2024 | |||
Nicolás Santiago Keenan (born 6 May 1997) is an Argentine field hockey player who plays as a midfielder or forward for Dutch Hoofdklasse club Klein Zwitserland and the Argentina national team.[1]
Club career
Keenan played for Club Egara in Spain from age 12 till he was 18.[2] After the 2016 Junior World Cup in Lucknow, he moved to The Hague, Netherlands to play for HC Klein Zwitserland.[3]
International career
Keenan had the opportunity to represent Spain as a junior, but he chose to play internationally for Argentina.[2] He made his debut for the senior national team in the 2019 FIH Pro League.[4] In July 2019, he was selected in the Argentina squad for the 2019 Pan American Games.[5] They won the gold medal by defeating Canada 5-2 in the final.[6] On 25 June 2021, he was chosen to represent Argentina at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[7] He made his World Cup debut at the 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup.[8] He appeared again at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, initially as a reserve but later called up into the Argentinian squad which reached the quarter-finals.[9]
Personal life
Keenan was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and grew up in Spain and Italy.[10] He is of Irish descent through his paternal grandfather.[11]
Keenan is bisexual and has been in a relationship with Dutch politician Rob Jetten since 2022.[12] They announced their engagement in November 2024.[13]
Honours
Club
- Klein Zwitserland
- Gold Cup: 2021–22[14]
International
- Argentina U21
- Argentina
International goals
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 3 August 2019 | Lima, Peru | Cuba | 7–0 | 9–0 | 2019 Pan American Games |
| 2. | 25 July 2021 | Tokyo, Japan | Japan | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2020 Summer Olympics |
| 3. | 30 July 2021 | New Zealand | 4–1 | 4–1 | ||
| 4. | 19 March 2022 | Bhubaneswar, India | India | 2–1 | 2–2 (3–1 p) | 2021–22 Men's FIH Pro League |
| 5. | 21 May 2022 | Berlin, Germany | Germany | 1–0 | 3–5 | |
| 6. | 20 January 2023 | Rourkela, India | France | 1–0 | 5–5 | 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup |
| 7. | 23 January 2023 | Bhubaneswar, India | South Korea | 2–1 | 5–5 (2–3 p) | |
| 8. | 5–3 | |||||
| 9. | 26 January 2023 | Rourkela, India | Chile | 6–0 | 8–0 | |
| 10. | 25 October 2023 | Santiago, Chile | Mexico | 6–1 | 10–1 | 2023 Pan American Games |
| 11. | 29 October 2023 | Peru | 3–0 | 22–0 | ||
| 12. | 9–0 | |||||
| 13. | 13–0 | |||||
| 14. | 14 February 2024 | Santiago del Estero, Argentina | Belgium | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2023–24 Men's FIH Pro League |
| 15. | 4–1 | |||||
| 16. | 25 May 2024 | Antwerp, Belgium | Ireland | 3–2 | 4–3 | |
| 17. | 26 May 2024 | India | 2–1 | 4–5 | ||
| 18. | 15 June 2025 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Netherlands | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2024–25 Men's FIH Pro League |
| 19. | 22 June 2025 | Berlin, Germany | Germany | 1–0 | 3–4 | |
| 20. | 1 August 2025 | Montevideo, Uruguay | Canada | 4–1 | 9–1 | 2025 Men's Pan American Cup |
References
- ^ "Perfil del jugador Nicolas Keenan". www.cahockey.org.ar (in Spanish). Confederación Argentina de Hockey. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ a b Saiz, Gastón (26 July 2021). "Nicolás Keenan: el "bateador" de los Leones que alimenta otro sueño olímpico en Tokio 2020". lanacion.com.ar (in Spanish). La Nación. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ Goossens, Chloë (1 March 2019). "Bijen keek trots naar Argentijns debuut van teamgenoot Keenan". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ "Los Leones Que Debutarán en La FIH Pro League Con Sede en Córdoba". www.cahockey.org (in Spanish). Confederación Argentina de Hockey. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ "Los Leones Que Buscarán La Clasificación Olímpica en Lima". www.cahockey.org.ar (in Spanish). Confederación Argentina de Hockey. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ "Los Leones, medalla de oro en hockey de los Panamericanos". www.pagina12.com.ar (in Spanish). Página/12. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ "Los Leones Citados Para Los Juegos Olímpicos De Tokio". www.cahockey.org.ar (in Spanish). Confederación Argentina de Hockey. 24 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "Los 18 leones para el mundial 2023". cahockey.org.ar. 26 December 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ Holmes, Jon (26 November 2024). "Out Olympic athlete gets 'en-gay-ged' to his politician boyfriend". Outsports. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
- ^ Keppel, Pepijn (19 April 2024). "Queerhockeyer Nicolás Keenan wordt geregeld uitgescholden om zijn geaardheid". Trouw (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ Collins, Frank. "Hurling style goal for Argentina in the Tokyo2020 Olympics". The Irish Post. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
- ^ Holmes, Jon. "Bisexual hockey player congratulated by his politician boyfriend at Olympics". OutSports. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
- ^ "Rob Jetten heeft grote liefde ten huwelijk gevraagd: 'Was nerveuzer dan ik dacht'". www.linda.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 November 2024.
- ^ Goossens, Chlöe (29 April 2022). "Ook bij de Argentijn Keenan is de Haagse rivaliteit een begrip". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 February 2023.
External links
- Nicolás Keenan at the International Hockey Federation
- Nicolás Keenan at Olympics.com
- Nicolás Keenan at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- Nicolás Keenan at Olympedia
- Nicolás Keenan at the Comité Olímpico Argentino (in Spanish)