Pau Quemada

Pau Quemada Cadafalch (born 4 September 1983) is a Spanish field hockey player who plays a forward for Club Egara and the Spanish national team.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Quemada and the second or maternal family name is Cadafalch.
Pau Quemada
Personal information
Full name Pau Quemada Cadafalc
Born (1983-09-04) 4 September 1983
Logroño, Spain
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club Club Egara
Youth career
Club Egara
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–2005 Club Egara
2005–2006 Laren
2006–2009 Leuven
2009–2011 Real Club de Polo
2011–2016 Leuven
2016– Club Egara
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003– Spain 261
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  Spain
World Cup
2006 Mönchengladbach
EuroHockey Championship
2019 Antwerp
Champions Trophy
2011 Auckland

Club career

Quemada played club hockey in Spain for Club Egara before moving to Larensche Mixed Hockey Club in the Netherlands in 2005. He left them after one season because they were relegated. He decided to go to Belgium to play for KHC Leuven, where he played for three seasons, before returning to Spain to play for Real Club de Polo. Pau played there from 2009 until 2011, when he returned to Leuven.[1] After eleven years away from Club Egara, he returned to Spain in 2016.[2]

International career

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed for the national team in the men's tournament.[3] He also competed for the team in the 2016 Summer Olympics tournament.[4] Alongside three other players, he was the topscorer of the 2019 EuroHockey Championship with five goals.[5]

References
  1. "RC Polo verliest topschutter Quemada aan Belgische Leuven". hoofdklassehockey.nl (in Dutch). 8 April 2011. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  2. "Quemada set for Egara return after 11 years". ehlhockey.tv. Euro Hockey League. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  3. "Pau Quemada". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  4. "Pau Quemada". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 12 August 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. "Brilliant Belgium win their first ever European Championship crown". belfiuseurohockey.com. 24 August 2019.
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