Lucio Méndez
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| Full name | Lucio Méndez Pin | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
20 August 2000 Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Argentina U–21 | 6 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Argentina | 23 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Lucio Méndez Pin (born 20 August 2000)[1] is an international field hockey player from Argentina.[2][3]
Career
Domestic
Méndez currently competes in the Carlsberg 0.0 Hockey League for Royal Orée.[3][4][5][6]
Under–21
Méndez made his international debut for Argentina at under–21 level. He made his first appearances for the junior national team in 2021.[7] He was a member of the gold medal winning squad at the FIH Junior World Cup in Bhubaneswar.[8][9]
Los Leones
In 2023, Méndez received his first call-up to Los Leones. He was a member of the squad that toured Europe during the fourth season of the FIH Pro League. He earned his first senior international cap during a match against India in Eindhoven.[7]
Since his debut, he has made more appearances for the national team during the fifth and sixth seasons of the FIH Pro League.[7][10]
He was named in the squad for the 2025 Pan American Cup in Montevideo.[11] At the tournament he scored three goals, helping Argentina secure a gold medal.[12]
International goals
The following table lists all goals scored by Méndez at international level.
Goal |
Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result | Event | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 June 2025 | Estadio Beteró, Valencia, Spain |  Spain |
1–3 | 2–3 | 2024–25 FIH Pro League | [13] |
| 2 | 11 June 2025 | Wagener Stadium, Amsterdam, Netherlands |  India |
4–3 | 4–3 | [10][14] | |
| 3 | 21 June 2025 | Ernst-Reuter Sportfeld, Berlin, Germany |  Germany |
2–2 | 3–2 | [15] | |
| 4 | 29 July 2025 | Cancha Celeste, Montevideo, Uruguay |  Uruguay |
4–0 | 12–0 | 2025 Pan American Cup | [16][17] |
| 5 | 6–0 | ||||||
| 6 | 3 August 2025 |  United States |
5–0 | 10–0 | [18] |
References
- ^ "Team Details – Argentina". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
- ^ "LUCIO MÉNDEZ PIN". cahockey.org.ar (in Spanish). Confederación Argentina de Hockey. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
- ^ a b "Lucio Méndez – Player Info". globalsportsarchive.com. Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
- ^ "Lucio Méndez Pin". oree.be (in French). Royal Orée. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
- ^ "Lucio Méndez Pin à l'Orée". oree.be (in French). Royal Orée. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
- ^ "Royal Orée". carlsberg00hockeyleague.be. Carlsberg 0.0 Hockey League. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
- ^ a b c "MÉNDEZ Lucio". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
- ^ "Men's Junior Hockey World Cup 2021: Lautaro Domene's hat-trick helps Argentina stun Germany, clinch 2nd title". firstpost.com. Firstpost. 5 December 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
- ^ "Junior Men's Hockey World Cup: Argentina thumps Germany for first title in 16 years". sportstar.thehindu.com. Sportstar. 5 December 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
- ^ a b "El golazo de Lucio Méndez Pin para el triunfo de los Leones". launion.com.ar (in Spanish). La Unión. 11 June 2025. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
- ^ "LOS LEONES CONVOCADOS PARA LA COPA PANAMERICANA". cahockey.org.ar (in Spanish). Confederación Argentina de Hockey. 24 June 2025. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
- ^ "Leonas y Leones campeones de la Copa Panamericana 2025". semanariodejunin.com.ar (in Spanish). Semanario de Junin. 4 August 2025. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
- ^ "Spain 3–2 Argentina". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
- ^ "Argentina 4–3 India". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
- ^ "Germany 2–3 Argentina". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
- ^ "Argentina 12–0 Uruguay". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
- ^ "Los Leones golearon y esperan por Canadá en semis". laprensafederal.com.ar (in Spanish). La Prensa Federal. 30 July 2025. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
- ^ "Argentina 10–0 United States". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 5 August 2025.