Lucas Toscani
Argentine field hockey player
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Lucas Toscani (born 22 September 1999)[1] is an Argentine field hockey player who plays as a forward for Dutch Hoofdklasse club Klein Zwitserland and the Argentina national team.[2][3]
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| Born | 22 September 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Field hockey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Klein Zwitserland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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In 2024, he represented Argentina at the XXXIII Summer Olympics in France.[4]
Club career
Toscani played in Argentina for Banco Provincia until 2021 when he moved to Europe where he first played for Uhlenhorst Mülheim in Germany who he represented in the Euro Hockey League.[5] In 2023 he followed fellow Argentinian Lucas Rey to Laren who Rey coached.[6] Laren was relegated at the end of the season and Toscani left them to play for Klein Zwitserland.[7]
International career
Toscani received his first call-up to the Los Leones squad in 2019.[2] He made his senior international debut during season one of the FIH Pro League.[8]
In 2022, Toscani won his first medal with the national team. He won gold at the Pan American Cup in Santiago.[8][9]
Throughout 2023 Toscani was a regular inclusion in national squads. In January he was represented Los Leones at the FIH World Cup in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela.[10] Later in the year he won his second medal with the national team, taking home gold at the Pan American Games in Santiago.[11]
On 7 June 2024, he was named in the national squad for the XXXIII Summer Olympics in Paris.[4][12]
