Keegan Pereira (field hockey)

Keegan Reginald Pereira (born 8 September 1991) is an Indian-born Canadian field hockey player, who plays as a midfielder or forward for the Canadian national team.

Keegan Pereira
Personal information
Full name Keegan Reginald Pereira
Born (1991-09-08) 8 September 1991
Mumbai, India
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight 59 kg (130 lb)
Playing position Midfielder / Forward
Senior career
Years Team
Victoria Vikes
UBC Thunderbirds
0000–2016 Royal Wellington
2016–2019 Uhlenhorst Mülheim
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–present Canada 195 (36)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place2011 GuadalajaraTeam
Silver medal – second place2019 LimaTeam
Pan American Cup
Silver medal – second place2013 Brampton
Silver medal – second place2017 Lancaster
Bronze medal – third place2022 Santiago
Pan American Junior Championship
Silver medal – second place2012 Guadalajara
Last updated on: 1 February 2022

Club career

Pereira played for the Victoria Vikes and UBC Thunderbirds before he moved to Europe to play for Royal Wellington in Belgium. In 2016, he moved to Germany to play for Uhlenhorst Mülheim, with whom he won two Bundesliga titles.

International career

He competed at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.[1][2] In 2016, he was named to Canada's Olympic team.[3] Pereira has played in two World Cups, in 2010 and 2018.[4] In June 2019, he was selected in the Canada squad for the 2019 Pan American Games.[5] They won the silver medal as they lost 5–2 to Argentina in the final.[6]

In June 2021, Pereira was named to Canada's 2020 Summer Olympics team.[7][8]

References
  1. "Ajax's Keegan Pereira dreaming of 2015 Pan Am Games in Toronto". www.durhamregion.com/. Metroland Media. 3 March 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  2. COC Profile
  3. "Canadian men's field hockey team nominated for Rio 2016" (Press release). Vancouver, British Columbia: Canadian Olympic Committee. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  4. "PEREIRA Keegan". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  5. "Field Hockey Canada announces Pan American Games Men's National Team roster". www.fieldhockey.ca. Field Hockey Canada. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  6. "Canadian men's field hockey team misses chance to qualify for Olympics". www.ctvnews.ca. CTV News. 11 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  7. Awad, Brandi (28 June 2021). "Team Canada's squad of 16 set for field hockey at Tokyo 2020". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  8. "Sixteen Athletes Chosen to Represent Canada in Tokyo". www.fieldhockey.ca/. Field Hockey Canada. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.


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