Nicolás Keenan
Argentine field hockey player (born 1997)
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Nicolás Santiago Keenan (born 6 May 1997) is an Argentine field hockey player who plays as a midfielder or forward for Dutch Hoofdklasse club Klein Zwitserland and the Argentina national team.[1]
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| Full name | Nicolás Santiago Keenan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 May 1997 Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Field hockey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder / Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Klein Zwitserland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life
Keenan was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and grew up in Spain and Italy.[2] He is of Irish descent through his paternal grandfather.[3]
Career
Club career
Keenan played for Club Egara in Spain from age 12 till he was 18.[4] After the 2016 Junior World Cup in Lucknow, he moved to The Hague, Netherlands to play for HC Klein Zwitserland.[5]
International career
Keenan had the opportunity to represent Spain as a junior, but he chose to play internationally for Argentina.[4] He made his debut for the senior national team in the 2019 FIH Pro League.[6] In July 2019, he was selected in the Argentina squad for the 2019 Pan American Games.[7] They won the gold medal by defeating Canada 5-2 in the final.[8] On 25 June 2021, he was chosen to represent Argentina at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[9] He made his World Cup debut at the 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup.[10] He appeared again at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, initially as a reserve but later called up into the Argentinian squad which reached the quarter-finals.[11]
Personal life
Keenan is bisexual and has been in a relationship with Dutch politician Rob Jetten since 2022.[12] They announced their engagement in November 2024.[13] Jetten became prime minister of the Netherlands in February 2026.
Honours
Club
- Klein Zwitserland
- Gold Cup: 2021–22[14]
International
- Argentina U21
- Argentina
International goals
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 3 August 2019 | Lima, Peru |  Cuba | 7–0 | 9–0 | 2019 Pan American Games |
| 2. | 25 July 2021 | Tokyo, Japan |  Japan | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2020 Summer Olympics |
| 3. | 30 July 2021 |  New Zealand | 4–1 | 4–1 | ||
| 4. | 19 March 2022 | Bhubaneswar, India |  India | 2–1 | 2–2 (3–1 p) | 2021–22 Men's FIH Pro League |
| 5. | 21 May 2022 | Berlin, Germany |  Germany | 1–0 | 3–5 | |
| 6. | 20 January 2023 | Rourkela, India |  France | 1–0 | 5–5 | 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup |
| 7. | 23 January 2023 | Bhubaneswar, India |  South Korea | 2–1 | 5–5 (2–3 p) | |
| 8. | 5–3 | |||||
| 9. | 26 January 2023 | Rourkela, India |  Chile | 6–0 | 8–0 | |
| 10. | 25 October 2023 | Santiago, Chile |  Mexico | 6–1 | 10–1 | 2023 Pan American Games |
| 11. | 29 October 2023 |  Peru | 3–0 | 22–0 | ||
| 12. | 9–0 | |||||
| 13. | 13–0 | |||||
| 14. | 14 February 2024 | Santiago del Estero, Argentina |  Belgium | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2023–24 Men's FIH Pro League |
| 15. | 4–1 | |||||
| 16. | 25 May 2024 | Antwerp, Belgium |  Ireland | 3–2 | 4–3 | |
| 17. | 26 May 2024 | India | 2–1 | 4–5 | ||
| 18. | 15 June 2025 | Amsterdam, Netherlands |  Netherlands | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2024–25 Men's FIH Pro League |
| 19. | 22 June 2025 | Berlin, Germany | Germany | 1–0 | 3–4 | |
| 20. | 1 August 2025 | Montevideo, Uruguay |  Canada | 4–1 | 9–1 | 2025 Men's Pan American Cup |
