Nicolás Enrique Della Torre (born 1 March 1990) is an Argentine field hockey player who plays as a midfielder or forward[1] for Belgian Hockey League club Dragons and the Argentina national team.
 Nicolás Della Torre | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nicolás Enrique Della Torre | ||
| Born |
1 March 1990 Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder / Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Dragons | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| –2017 | Ciudad de Buenos Aires | ||
| 2017–2019 | Den Bosch | ||
| 2017 | → Terengganu | ||
| 2019–2020 | Leuven | ||
| 2020–present | Dragons | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
| 2013–present | Argentina | 77 | (26) |
Medal record | |||
| Last updated on: 5 February 2023 | |||
Club career
editDella Torre played in Argentina for Ciudad de Buenos Aires. When he became the top scorer of the Argentinian league in 2017, he transferred to the Netherlands to play for Den Bosch.[2] Due to problems with getting an Italian passport to be eligible to play in the Netherlands, he could not play for Den Bosch in the first half of the 2017–18 season.[3][4] He played in Malaysia Hockey League for Terengganu during the 2017 Dutch winter break.[5] In April 2019, he agreed to play for Leuven from the 2019–20 season onwards.[6] In his final season for Den Bosch he scored 13 goals which made him the seventh highest top scorer of the season.[7] After one season he left Leuven for Dragons.[8] In his first season he won the Belgian league title.[9]
International career
editDella Torre won his first medal with the national team at the 2013 South American Championship. In June 2015 he was selected for the 2015 Pan American Games,[10] where they won the gold medal. He made his World Cup debut at the 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup.[11]
Honours
editInternational
edit- Argentina[12]
Club
edit- Terengganu
- TNB Cup: 2017
- Dragons
References
edit- ^ "Perfil del jugador Nicolas Della Torre". www.cahockey.org.ar (in Spanish). Argentine Hockey Confederation. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- ^ "Den Bosch Heren trekt Argentijnse topscorer Della Torre aan". hockey.nl. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- ^ Wester, Eelko (22 September 2017). "Den Bosch wacht met smart op Italiaanse Argentijn Della Torre". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- ^ Scholte, Jolien (27 February 2018). "Eindelijk speelgerechtigde Della Torre speelt zondag niet". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- ^ "Terengganu Add Top Dutch Striker to Their Ranks". www.malaysianhockey.com.my. Malaysian Hockey. 5 January 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- ^ Klanke, Peter (12 April 2019). "Nicolas Della Torre ruilt Den Bosch in voor het Belgische Leuven". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- ^ "Topscorers HK, PK, OVK: Topscorerstitel voor Zerbo en Hertzberger". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 May 2019.
- ^ "Transfert : Della Torre et Emme au Dragons". okey.lalibre.be (in French). 6 August 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ a b Thys, Werner (9 May 2021). "Dragons viert titel na verbluffende reeks: "Met dank aan Flo en Flex"". hln.be (in Dutch). Het Laatste Nieuws. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "Leones: Se vienen dos amistosos". hockeydelivery.blogspot.com (in Spanish). Hockey Delivery. 29 June 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- ^ "Los 18 leones para el mundial 2023". cahockey.org.ar. 26 December 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ "della TORRE Nicolas". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
