José Basterra
Spanish field hockey player (born 1997)
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José María Basterra Ochoa (born 3 January 1997) is a Spanish field hockey player who plays as a forward for Belgian Hockey League club Léopold and the Spanish national team. He has participated in the Tokyo and Paris Olympic Games (2020 and 2024).
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| Full name | José Maria Basterra Ochoa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 January 1997 Getxo, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Field hockey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Léopold | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club career
Basterra started playing hockey at age six at Jolaseta in Getxo. He made his debut for the first senior team in 2012 when he was just fifteen years old.[1] From 2015 to 2017 he played for Complutense in Madrid. In 2017 after the 2017 Men's EuroHockey Junior Championship, he signed for the other Madrid club Club de Campo.[2] He was named the best player of the División de Honor in the 2020–21 season as Club de Campo won their first ever Spanish national title.[3][4] After the 2024 Summer Olympics he moved to Belgium to play for Léopold.[5][6]
International career
Basterra made his debut for the senior national team in February 2021 in a FIH Pro League match against Belgium. On 25 May 2021, he was selected in the squad for the 2021 EuroHockey Championship, his first senior tournament.[7] He competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics.[8]
