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– | Gantoise | ||
National team | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2017 | Belgium U21 | 24 | (3) |
2017– | Belgium | 80 | (6) |
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]
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.[5] 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.[6] He was called up during the group stages to replace the injured Manu Stockbroekx.[7] In August 2019, he was selected in the Belgium squad for the 2019 EuroHockey Championship.[8] They won Belgium its first European title by defeating Spain 5-0 in the final.[9] On 25 May 2021, he was selected in the squad for the 2021 EuroHockey Championship.[10]