Matías Paredes

Matías Paredes
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Born February 1, 1982

Matías Enrique Paredes (born February 1, 1982 in Quilmes) is a field hockey midfielder from Argentina, who made his debut for the national squad in 2001, and competed for his native country in the 2004 Summer Olympics.

He has twice been named as one of the top 10 young players in the world by the International Field Hockey Council. In 2003 he was awarded the Silver Olimpia for the Best Argentine Hockey Player. Paredes started his club career with Ducilo de Berazategui Club at age four in his native Argentina, before moving to Germany to play with UHC, Hamburg in 2002. He then moved on to The Netherlands to play for Laren HMC Club.

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