Agustina Solano

Agustina Solano
Personal information
Full name Agustina Solano García Tejera
Born (1995-04-05) 5 April 1995
Argentina
Playing position Attacker
Club information
Current club Zehlendorfer Wespen
Senior career
Years Team
–2024 Universidad Católica
2024– Zehlendorfer Wespen
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2017– Chile 21
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing  Chile
Pan American Games
2023 Santiago Team
Pan American Cup
2017 Lancaster
2022 Santiago
FIH Nations Cup
2023–24 Terrassa Team
South American Games
2018 Cochabamba Team

Agustina Solano García Tejera (born 5 April 1995) is an Argentine-born[1] Chilean[2] field hockey player.[3] She plays for German club Zehlendorfer Wespen.

Career

Club hockey

In August 2024, Solano moved to Germany to play for Zehlendorfer Wespen.[4][5]

National team

Solano made her junior debut at the 2016 Women's Pan-Am Junior Championship, where the team won a bronze medal.[6] From this tournament, the team qualified for the 2016 Women's Hockey Junior World Cup, where Solano also represented Chile.[7]

Solano made her international debut for the Chile senior team at the 2016-17 Hockey World League Semifinal in Johannesburg, South Africa.[8]

Solano was part of the Chile team at the 2017 Women's Pan American Cup.[9] At the tournament, the team recorded a historic 4–3 victory over the United States.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Agustina Solano: la argentina que decidió jugar por Chile" [Agustina Solano: The Argentine woman who decided to play for Chile] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 24 January 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  2. ^ Cáceres, Marcela (April 2019). Tramitación de nacionalidad chilena para deportistas extranjeros de alto rendimiento (PDF). Santiago, Chile: BCN. p. 5. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Junior Damas". Federación Chilena Hockey Sobre Césped. Archived from the original on 7 December 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Diablas de exportación: 10 seleccionadas nacionales parten al hockey extranjero". chilehockey.cl (in Spanish). 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  5. ^ "Las 10 figuras de Chile que dieron el salto a Europa". Diario AS (in Spanish). 14 August 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  6. ^ "Chile". FIH. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  7. ^ "2016 8th Women's Hockey Junior World Cup". FIH. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  8. ^ "SOLANO Agustina". FIH. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  9. ^ "USA 3–4 CHL" (PDF). Pan American Hockey Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 August 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  10. ^ "Chile stun hosts United States to set up Pan American Hockey Cup final with holders Argentina". Inside the Games. Retrieved 12 June 2018.