Hirotaka Zendana
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| Born |
14 February 1993 Shimane Prefecture, Japan | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
| Club information | |||||||||||||||||
| Current club | Adelaide Fire | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||
| 2019– | Adelaide Fire | ||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | ||||||||||||||
| 2014– | Japan | 119 | (30) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Last updated on: 24 July 2021 | |||||||||||||||||
Hirotaka Zendana (膳棚 大剛, Zendana Hirotaka, born 14 February 1993)[1] is a Japanese field hockey player who plays as a defender for the Japanese national team.[2]
Career
[edit]Club level
[edit]In 2019, Zendana was signed to play for the Adelaide Fire men's team in Hockey Australia's new national league, the Sultana Bran Hockey One.[3]
Senior national team
[edit]Zendana made his debut for the Japanese national team in 2014, during a test series against New Zealand in Wellington.[4]
In 2018, Zendana won his first medal with the national team at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta. The team won gold after defeating Malaysia 3–1 in a shoot-out, to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Team Details – Japan". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ "Hirotaka Zendana – Player Info". globalsportsarchive.com. Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ "Adelaide Fire – Men's Team". hockeyone.com.au. Hockey One. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ "ZENDANA Hirotaka". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ "2018 Asian Games (M)". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
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- Japanese male field hockey players
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- Male field hockey defenders
- Field hockey players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic field hockey players for Japan
- Field hockey players at the 2018 Asian Games
- Asian Games medalists in field hockey
- Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games
- Asian Games gold medalists for Japan
- Expatriate field hockey players
- Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Australia
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