Nicolás Santiago Keenan (born 6 May 1997) is an Argentine field hockey player who plays as a midfielder or forward for Dutch Hoofdklasse club Klein Zwitserland and the Argentina national team.
Early life Keenan was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and grew up in Spain and Italy. He is of Irish descent through his paternal grandfather.
Career Club career Keenan played for Club Egara in Spain from age 12 till he was 18. After the 2016 Junior World Cup in Lucknow, he moved to The Hague, Netherlands to play for HC Klein Zwitserland.
International career Keenan had the opportunity to represent Spain as a junior, but he chose to play internationally for Argentina. He made his debut for the senior national team in the 2019 FIH Pro League. In July 2019, he was selected in the Argentina squad for the 2019 Pan American Games. They won the gold medal by defeating Canada 5–2 in the final. On 25 June 2021, he was chosen to represent Argentina at the 2020 Summer Olympics. He made his World Cup debut at the 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup. He appeared again at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, initially as a reserve but later called up into the Argentinian squad which reached the quarter-finals.
Personal life Keenan is bisexual and has been in a relationship with Dutch politician Rob Jetten since 2022. They announced their engagement in November 2024. Jetten became prime minister of the Netherlands in February 2026.
Honours Club Klein Zwitserland Gold Cup: 2021–22
International Argentina U21 Pan American Junior Championship: 2016
Argentina Pan American Games gold medal: 2019, 2023
International goals No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 3 August 2019 Lima, Peru 7–0 9–0 2019 Pan American Games 2. 25 July 2021 Tokyo, Japan 2–1 2–1 2020 Summer Olympics 3. 30 July 2021 4–1 4–1 4. 19 March 2022 Bhubaneswar, India 2–1 2–2 (3–1 p) 2021–22 Men's FIH Pro League 5. 21 May 2022 Berlin, Germany 1–0 3–5 6. 20 January 2023 Rourkela, India 1–0 5–5 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup 7. 23 January 2023 Bhubaneswar, India 2–1 5–5 (2–3 p) 8. 5–3 9. 26 January 2023 Rourkela, India 6–0 8–0 10. 25 October 2023 Santiago, Chile 6–1 10–1 2023 Pan American Games 11. 29 October 2023 3–0 22–0 12. 9–0 13. 13–0 14. 14 February 2024 Santiago del Estero, Argentina 1–0 4–1 2023–24 Men's FIH Pro League 15. 4–1 16. 25 May 2024 Antwerp, Belgium 3–2 4–3 17. 26 May 2024 2–1 4–5 18. 15 June 2025 Amsterdam, Netherlands 1–1 1–1 2024–25 Men's FIH Pro League 19. 22 June 2025 Berlin, Germany 1–0 3–4 20. 1 August 2025 Montevideo, Uruguay 4–1 9–1 2025 Men's Pan American Cup
References
External links
Nicolas Keenan at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics (archived, alternate link)