Bautista Capurro
Argentine field hockey player
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Bautista Capurro Zubeldía[a] (born 22 October 2003)[1] is an Argentine field hockey player.[2][3]
Argentina
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bautista Capurro Zubeldía | ||
| Born |
22 October 2003 Argentina | ||
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| – | Ciudad de Buenos Aires | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
| 2021–2023 | Argentina U–21 | 16 | (13) |
| 2022– | Argentina | 28 | (10) |
Medal record | |||
In 2024 he will represent Argentina at the XXXIII Summer Olympics in France.[4]
Career
Under–21
Bautista Capurro made his international debut at under-21 level, making his first appearance in 2021.[5] He debuted for the Argentine U–21 team at the FIH Junior World Cup in Bhubaneswar, where he won a gold medal.[5]
He represented the team again in 2023. He was a member of the gold medal-winning squad at the Pan American Junior Championship in St. Michael.[6][7] He also represented the team again later in the year at the FIH Junior World Cup in Kuala Lumpur.[8]
Los Leones
Capurro received his first call-up to the Los Leones squad in 2022.[2] He made his senior international debut during season three of the FIH Pro League.[9] Later in the year he won his first medal with the senior team, taking home gold at the South American Games in Asunción.[10]
In 2023 Capurro was permanently raised to the national squad. He was named as a reserve player for the FIH World Cup in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela, making two appearances after an injury to Lucas Vila.[11] Later in the year he was a reserve player for Los Leones at the Pan American Games in Santiago.[12]
On 7 June 2024, he was named in the national squad for the XXXIII Summer Olympics in Paris.[4][13]
International goals
Goal |
Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 October 2022 | Parque Olímpico, Asunción, Paraguay |  Uruguay | 11–0 | 17–0 | 2022 South American Games | [14] |
| 2 | 5 October 2022 |  Peru | 11–0 | 17–0 | [15] | ||
| 3 | 12–0 | ||||||
| 4 | 9 October 2022 |  Brazil | 1–0 | 12–0 | [16] | ||
| 5 | 9–0 | ||||||
| 6 | 11 October 2022 |  Chile | 2–0 | 3–1 | [17] | ||
| 7 | 26 January 2023 | Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium, Rourkela, India | 4–0 | 8–0 | 2023 FIH World Cup | [18] | |
| 8 | 23 May 2024 | Wilrijkse Plein, Antwerp, Belgium |  Ireland | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2023–24 FIH Pro League | [19] |
| 9 | 25 May 2024 | 1–1 | 4–3 | [20] | |||
| 10 | 2 June 2024 |  Spain | 1–0 | 2–1 | [21] |
Notes
- In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Capurro and the second or maternal family name is Zubeldía.
