Antonin Igau

Antonin Igau (born 9 September 2000)[1] is a French field hockey player who plays as a forward for Belgian Hockey League club Herakles and the French national team..[2]

Antonin Igau
Personal information
Born (2000-09-09) 9 September 2000
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 68 kg (150 lb)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club Herakles
Youth career
2008–2015 Magdunois
2015–2016 Mer
Senior career
Years Team
2016–2018 Stade Français
2018–2021 Montrouge
2021–2022 Antwerp
2022–present Herakles
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 France U21 11 (5)
2021–present France 12 (1)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  France
Junior World Cup
Bronze medal – third place2021 Bhubaneswar

Club career

Igau started playing hockey when he was eight years old at Magdunois Hockey Club, he played there for seven seasons until 2015. He then played one year for Mer Hockey Club. From 2016 until 2018 he played for Stade Français and afterwards three years for Montrouge.[3] After the 2021 European Championship he moved abroad to Royal Antwerp in the Belgian Hockey League.[4] At the end of the season Antwerp was relegated to the second division but he kept playing in the first division because on 30 March 2022 it was announced he joined Herakles for the 2022–23 season.[5]

International career

Junior national team

Antonin Igau made his debut for the French U–21 team in 2019. He represented the side at the EuroHockey Junior Championship in Valencia.[6] He appeared in the team again in 2021, at the FIH Junior World Cup in Bhubaneswar. At the tournament he won a bronze medal.[7][6]

Les Bleus

Two years after his junior debut, Igau made his first appearance for Les Bleus in a test match against Belgium in Antwerp.[6] Later that year he went on to represent the team at the EuroHockey Championships in Amsterdam. At the tournament, Igau was awarded the 'Volvo U–21 Talent of the Tournament'.[8] Igau was named in the French squad for the 2021–22 FIH Pro League.[6]

References
  1. "Team Details – France". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  2. "Antonin IGAU". ffhockey.org (in French). Fédération Française de Hockey. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  3. "EURO HOCKEY A AMSTERDAM AVEC Antonin IGAU" (in French). 3 June 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  4. "Transferts : Igau et Rath à l'Antwerp". okey.lalibre.be (in French). 5 July 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  5. "Transfert : Igau à l'Herakles". okey.lalibre.be (in French). 30 March 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  6. "IGAU Antonin". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  7. "FIH Hockey Men's Junior World Cup: France denies India the bronze medal". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  8. "The Netherlands lift the EuroHockey Championship Cup!". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 10 February 2022.


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