Antoine Sylvain Kina (born 13 February 1996)[1] is a Belgian field hockey player who plays as a midfielder or forward for Gantoise and the Belgium national team.
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| Full name | Antoine Sylvain Kina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
(1996-02-13) 13 February 1996 (age 26)[1] Ghent, Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Midfielder / Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current club | Gantoise | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Gantoise | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0000–2017 | Gantoise | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Waterloo Ducks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017– | Gantoise | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2017 | Belgium U21 | 24 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017– | Belgium | 80 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Last updated on: 24 July 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
He is the son of Belgian field hockey coach Pascal Kina.[1]
Kina played for Gantoise until 2017, when he moved to the Waterloo Ducks.[2] After one season with the Waterloo Ducks, he returned to Gantoise.[3]
Kina made his debut for the Belgium under-21 side at the 2014 EuroHockey Junior Championship where they finished fourth. He was a part of the Belgium squad that won the silver medal at the 2016 Junior World Cup.[4] In January 2017, he made his debut for the senior national team in a test match against the Netherlands. He was not selected for the 2017 EuroHockey Championship so he played in the 2017 EuroHockey Junior Championship.[citation needed]
Kina was named as the first reserve for the 2018 World Cup.[5] He was called up during the group stages to replace the injured Manu Stockbroekx.[6] In August 2019, he was selected in the Belgium squad for the 2019 EuroHockey Championship.[7] They won Belgium its first European title by defeating Spain 5-0 in the final.[8] On 25 May 2021, he was selected in the squad for the 2021 EuroHockey Championship.[9]
Belgium squad – 2018 World Cup – Champions (1st Title) | ||
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Belgium squad – 2019 EuroHockey Championship – Champions (1st Title) | ||
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Belgium squad – 2021 EuroHockey Championship – 3rd place | ||
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Belgium squad – 2020 Summer Olympics – Gold medal (1st Title) | ||
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