Ivanna Pessina
Italian-Argentine field hockey player (born 1990)
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Ivanna Pessina (born 18 April 1990) is an Italian-Argentine field hockey player who plays for the Italy national team.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
18 April 1990 Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Braxgata | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
| 2014 | Argentina | 10 | |
| 2018– | Italy | 65 | (7) |
Personal life
Ivanna was born in Buenos Aires to an Italian Argentine family.[2][3] She currently plays representative hockey for the Braxgata Hockey Club.
Career
Argentina
She had a brief successful performance in the national team "Las Leonas" in the South American Games Odesur 2014 Senior Women Outdoor 8 to 16 Mar 2014 where they won the championship title.
Italy
Pessina made her debut for the Italian Senior National Team at the 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup.[4] Some of the latest participations, FIH Hockey Women´s Nation Cup Spain 2022 11 to 17 Dec 2022 Valencia; EuroHockey Championship 2023 18 - 27 Aug 2023 Mönchengladbach, Germany and the most recent Olympic Qualifiers 2024 Ranchi 13 to 19 Jan 2024 in Jharkhand, India.