Paola Le Nindre
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Le Chesnay, France
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| Born |
16 June 2006 Le Chesnay, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current club | Royal Racing Club de Bruxelles | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | France U–21 | 5 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | France | 43 | (15) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Paola Le Nindre (born 16 June 2006)[1] is a French field hockey player.[2][3]
Paola Le Nindre was born and raised in Le Chesnay, a former commune in the Yvelines department in the region of Île-de-France.[4][5]
Career
Under–21
In 2022, Le Nindre debuted for the French U–21 team. She was a member of the squad at the EuroHockey Junior Championship II in Vienna.[6]
Senior national team
Le Nindre made her senior international debut for France in 2023. Following her debut, she went on to win her first medal with the national team, taking home gold at the EuroHockey Championship II in Prague.[6][7]
In 2024, Le Nindre became an Olympian.[8] She was named in the French squad for the XXXIII Summer Olympics in Paris.[9] During the competition, in France's opening match against the Netherlands, Le Nindre scored France's second ever goal at an Olympic Games.[6] She was also the youngest of the French squad, at just 18 years of age.[10]
Since the Olympic Games, Le Nindre has continued to represent the national team. She was most recently named in the squad for the 2024–25 FIH Nations Cup II in Wałcz. And played at the 2025 Women’s EuroHockey Championship in Mönchengladbach. [6]
Major International Tournaments
