Personal information | |||
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Full name | Antoine Sylvain Kina | ||
Born | [1] Ghent, Belgium | 13 February 1996 ||
Playing position | Midfielder / Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Gantoise | ||
Youth career | |||
Gantoise | |||
Senior career | |||
Years | Team | ||
–2017 | Gantoise | ||
2016–2017 | Waterloo Ducks | ||
2017–present | Gantoise | ||
National team | |||
Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
2014–2017 | Belgium U21 | 24 | (3) |
2017–present | Belgium | 134 | (15) |
Last updated on: 24 April 2025 |
Antoine Sylvain Kina (born 13 February 1996) is a Belgian professional field hockey player who plays as a midfielder or forward for Gantoise and the Belgium national team. [1]
He is the son of Belgian field hockey coach Pascal Kina. [1] [2]
Kina played for Gantoise until 2017, when he moved to the Waterloo Ducks. [3] After one season with the Waterloo Ducks, he returned to Gantoise. [4] In the 2024–25 season he won the Euro Hockey League with Gantoise beating record-champions Bloemendaal 5–2 in the final. [5]
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. [6] 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. [7] He was called up during the group stages to replace the injured Manu Stockbroekx. [8] In August 2019, he was selected in the Belgium squad for the 2019 EuroHockey Championship. [9] They won Belgium its first European title by defeating Spain 5-0 in the final. [10] On 25 May 2021, he was selected in the squad for the 2021 EuroHockey Championship. [11]