Lucas Toscani

Lucas Toscani (born 22 September 1999)^[1] is an Argentine field hockey player who plays as a forward for Dutch Hoofdklasse club Klein Zwitserland and the Argentina national team.^[2][3]

Lucas Toscani

Personal information
Born	(1999-09-22) 22 September 1999 (age 25)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Klein Zwitserland
Youth career
	Banco Provincia
Senior career
Years	Team
0000–2021	Banco Provincia
2021–2023	Uhlenhorst Mülheim
2023–2024	Laren
2024–present	Klein Zwitserland
National team
Years	Team	Caps	Goals
2019–present	Argentina	65	(14)
Medal record Men's field hockey Representing  Argentina Pan American Games 2023 Santiago Team Pan American Cup 2022 Santiago

In 2024 he represented Argentina at the XXXIII Summer Olympics in France.^[4]

Club career

Toscani played in Argentina for Banco Provincia until 2021 when he moved to Europe where he first played for Uhlenhorst Mülheim in Germany who he represented in the Euro Hockey League.^[5] In 2023 he followed fellow Argentinian Lucas Rey to Laren who Rey coached.^[6] Laren was relegated at the end of the season and Toscani left them to play for Klein Zwitserland.^[7]

International career

Toscani received his first call-up to the Los Leones squad in 2019.^[2] He made his senior international debut during season one of the FIH Pro League.^[8]

In 2022, Toscani won his first medal with the national team. He won gold at the Pan American Cup in Santiago.^[8][9]

Throughout 2023 Toscani was a regular inclusion in national squads. In January he was represented Los Leones at the FIH World Cup in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela.^[10] Later in the year he won his second medal with the national team, taking home gold at the Pan American Games in Santiago.^[11]

On 7 June 2024, he was named in the national squad for the XXXIII Summer Olympics in Paris.^[4][12]

References

1. "Team Details – Argentina". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
2. "LUCAS TOSCANI". cahockey.org.ar (in Spanish). Confederación Argentina de Hockey. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
3. "Lucas Toscani – Player Info". globalsportsarchive.com. Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
4. "LOS LEONES CONVOCADOS A LOS JUEGOS OLÍMPICOS DE PARÍS". cahockey.org.ar (in Spanish). Confederación Argentina de Hockey. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
5. "Inicia la Euro Hockey League en Ámsterdam, el torneo más importante de clubes en el Viejo Continente". espn.com.uy (in Spanish). ESPN (Latin America). 13 April 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
6. "Van boerenkool met worst tot Lionel Messi: Argentijnse hockeyers van Laren maken keuzes". nhnieuws.nl (in Dutch). 22 April 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
7. Min, Ramon (21 August 2024). "Internationale versterking voor Klein Zwitserland". tulphoofdklasse.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 December 2024.
8. "TOSCANI Lucas". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
9. "Pan American Cups - Day 12 - Men". panamhockey.org. Pan American Hockey Federation. 30 January 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
10. "2023 Men's Hockey World Cup: Full hockey squads for all nations". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 11 January 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
11. "Argentina defeats Chile and reaffirms its dominance in men's field hockey". insidethegames.biz. Inside the Games. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
12. "Los Leones para los Juegos Olímpicos". espn.com.ar (in Spanish). ESPN. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.

External links

• Lucas Toscani at the International Hockey Federation
• Lucas Toscani at Olympics.com