Gonzalo Peillat

Gonzalo Peillat (born 12 August 1992) is an Argentine-German field hockey player who plays as a defender for German club Mannheimer HC and for the Germany national team. In 2015, Peillat was awarded the FIH 2014 Rising Star of the Year.

Gonzalo Peillat
Personal information
Born (1992-08-12) 12 August 1992
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Mannheimer HC
Senior career
Years Team
0000–2014 Mitre
2014–2016 HGC
2014Kalinga Lancers
2015 → UPW
2016–present Mannheimer HC
2016–2017 → UPW
2018 → Terengganu
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2019 Argentina 153 (176)
2022–Present Germany 2 (2)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  Argentina
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
World Cup
2014 The Hague
Pan American Games
2015 TorontoTeam
Pan American Cup
2013 Brampton
2017 Lancaster
World League
2016–17 BhubaneswarTeam
South American Games
2014 SantiagoTeam
South American Championship
2013 Santiago
Pan American Junior Championship
2012 Guadalajara
Representing  Germany
World Cup
2023 Bhubaneswar/Rourkela
Last updated on: 29 October 2019

He ended his Argentina career with a total of 153 caps and 176 goals and he is also considered as one of the greatest Argentine field hockey players of all-time. He represented Argentina in field hockey from 2011 to 2018 before switching his allegiance to Germany as of 2022. His girlfriend Florencia Habif is also a field hockey player.

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