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.
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| Born |
4 January 1989 Durban, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current club | Gantoise | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gantoise | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| –2018 | Beerschot | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2023 | Antwerp | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–present | Gantoise | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2022 | South Africa | 145 | (34) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Last updated on: 13 February 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
The brother of Wade Paton.[4]
Club career
editPaton 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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Taine Paton". g2014results.thecgf.com. Glasgow 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- ^ "Olympedia: Wade Paton". Olympedia.
- ^ "Antwerp wil met hele reeks versterkingen behoud verzekeren". nieuwsblad.be (in Dutch). Het Nieuwsblad. 20 June 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ "Transfert : un Sud-africain à la Gantoise". okey.lalibre.be (in French).
- ^ "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
edit- 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
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