Taine Paton

Taine Paton

Personal information
Born	(1989-01-04) 4 January 1989 (age 36) Durban, South Africa
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	72 kg (159 lb)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Gantoise
Senior career
Years	Team
	Gantoise
0000–2018	Beerschot
2018–2023	Antwerp
2023–present	Gantoise
National team
Years	Team	Caps	Goals
2010–2022	South Africa	145	(34)
Medal record Men's field hockey Representing   South Africa African Cup of Nations 2013 Nairobi 2017 Ismailia 2022 Accra
Last updated on: 13 February 2024

Taine Paton (born 4 January 1989) is a South African field hockey player who plays as a midfielder for Belgian Hockey League club Gantoise. ^[1] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed for the national team in the men's tournament, with his brother Wade Paton. ^[2] He also represented South Africa at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. ^[3] He played a total of 145 matches for the South African national team until 2022.

The brother of Wade Paton. ^[4]

Club career

Paton first played for Gantoise in Belgium and then several years for Beerschot. In 2018 he joined Antwerp. ^[5] He returned to Gantoise for the 2023–24 season. ^{[6] [7]}

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Taine Paton". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
2. "Taine Paton". London2012.com. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
3. "Taine Paton". g2014results.thecgf.com. Glasgow 2014 . Retrieved 24 October 2017.
4. "Olympedia: Wade Paton". Olympedia.
5. "Antwerp wil met hele reeks versterkingen behoud verzekeren". nieuwsblad.be (in Dutch). Het Nieuwsblad. 20 June 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
6. "Transfert : un Sud-africain à la Gantoise". okey.lalibre.be (in French). 17 August 2023.
7. "De strijd om Gantoise van de titel te houden ligt open in de ION Hockey League". pickx.be (in Dutch). 8 September 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2024.

External links

• Taine Paton at the International Hockey Federation
• Taine Paton at the South African Hockey Association
• Taine Michael Paton at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived) (2010)
• Taine Paton at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived) (2014)
• Taine Paton at Olympics.com
• Taine Paton at Olympedia
• Taine Paton at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games