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| Born |
(2003-09-24) 24 September 2003 (age 21) Buenos Aires, Argentina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Defence | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Argentina U–21 | 17 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Argentina | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Valentina Ferola (born 24 September 2003) is a field hockey player from Argentina.
Career
Under–21
Ferola made her international debut for Argentina at under–21 level in 2023. She represented the national junior squad at the Pan American Junior Championship in Saint Michael, where she won a silver medal. Later that year she represented the national junior squad again, competing at the FIH Junior World Cup in Santiago, winning another silver medal.
In 2024 she represented the national junior squad for the final time. She was a member of the gold medal winning squad at the Pan American Junior Championship, held in Surrey. She was also awarded player of the tournament at the conclusion of the competition.
Las Leonas
Ferola received her maiden call-up to the senior national squad in 2024. She made her senior international debut for Las Leonas in December, during the first of two Argentina legs of the 2024–25 Women's FIH Pro League, held in Santiago del Estero.
She has been named in an extended national squad for 2025.
References
- "Team Details – United States". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
- "VALENTINA FEROLA". cahockey.org.ar (in Spanish). Confederación Argentina de Hockey. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
- "Valentina Ferola – Player Info". globalsportsarchive.com. Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
- ^ "FEROLA Valentina". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
- "Argentina men and USA women win gold at Junior Pan American Championships". panamhockey.org. Pan American Hockey Federation. 20 April 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
- "LAS LEONCITAS LISTAS PARA EL MUNDIAL JUVENIL EN SANTIAGO". rutadeportiva.com (in Spanish). Ruta Deportiva. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
- "Las Leoncitas convocadas para seguir entrenando en el CENARD". espndeportes.espn.com (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 3 April 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
- "Leoncitas reclaim Junior Pan Am title as Chile edge Uruguay for Bronze". panamhockey.org. Pan American Hockey Federation. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
- "Los seleccionados de hockey Sub 21 campeones de América". argentina.gob.ar (in Spanish). Government of Argentina. 13 July 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
- "El seleccionado femenino de hockey inaugura la temporada 2025". deportv.gob.ar (in Spanish). DeporTV. 14 January 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
- "LAS LEONAS PARA COMENZAR EL 2025 Y SUS PRÓXIMOS PASOS". cahockey.org.ar (in Spanish). Confederación Argentina de Hockey. 14 January 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2025.