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Taine Paton

Taine Paton
Personal information
Born (1989-01-04) 4 January 1989 (age 35)
Durban, South Africa
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 72 kg (159 lb)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Gantoise
Senior career
Years Team
Gantoise
0000–2018 Beerschot
2018–2023 Antwerp
2023–present Gantoise
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2010–2022 South Africa 145 (34)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  South Africa
African Cup of Nations
Gold medal – first place 2013 Nairobi
Gold medal – first place 2017 Ismailia
Gold medal – first place 2022 Accra
Last updated on: 13 February 2024

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.

The brother of Wade Paton.[4]

Club career

Paton 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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Taine Paton". g2014results.thecgf.com. Glasgow 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Olympedia: Wade Paton". Olympedia.
  5. ^ "Antwerp wil met hele reeks versterkingen behoud verzekeren". nieuwsblad.be (in Dutch). Het Nieuwsblad. 20 June 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Transfert : un Sud-africain à la Gantoise". okey.lalibre.be (in French).
  7. ^ "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.


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