Matthew Sarmento

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Matthew Sarmento
Personal information
Full name Matthew Brandon Sarmento
Born (1991-06-23) June 23, 1991 (age 33)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 76 kg (168 lb)
Playing position Forward
Senior career
YearsTeam
Victoria Vikes
UBC Thunderbirds
2017–2018 Leuven
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–present Canada 134 (27)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Pan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Toronto Team
Pan American Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Brampton
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Lancaster
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Santiago
Pan American Junior Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 Guadalajara
Last updated on: 24 July 2021

Matthew Brandon Sarmento (born June 23, 1991) is a Canadian field hockey player, who plays as a forward for the Canadian national team.

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Club career

Sarmento played in Canada for the Victoria Vikes and the UBC Thunderbirds. [1] In 2017 he went to Europe to play for KHC Leuven in Belgium. [2]

International career

Sarmento competed at the 2015 Pan American Games and won a silver medal. [3] [4]

In 2016, he was named to Canada's Olympic team. [5] He made his World Cup debut at the 2018 World Cup, [6] where he played in all four games. [7]

In June 2021, Sarmento was named to Canada's 2020 Summer Olympics team. [8] [9]

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References

  1. "Matthew Sarmento". fieldhockey.ca. Field hockey Canada. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  2. "Quatre arrivées du côté de Leuven". lesoir.be (in French). 9 June 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  3. "Our Turf, Our Time: Men's team named for 2015 Pan Am Games". www.fieldhockey.ca/. Field Hockey Canada. 25 June 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  4. COC Profile
  5. "Canadian men's field hockey team nominated for Rio 2016" (Press release). Vancouver, British Columbia: Canadian Olympic Committee. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  6. "Field Hockey Canada announces 2018 Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup Roster". fieldhockey.ca. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  7. "Canada". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  8. Awad, Brandi (28 June 2021). "Team Canada's squad of 16 set for field hockey at Tokyo 2020". Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  9. "Sixteen Athletes Chosen to Represent Canada in Tokyo". www.fieldhockey.ca/. Field Hockey Canada. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.