Italy

Nickname(s)	Gli Azzurri (The Blues)
Association	Italian Hockey Federation
Confederation	EHF (Europe)
Head Coach	Gilles van Hesteren
Assistant coach(es)	Lorenzo Dussi
Manager	Eleonora Rodo
Captain	Agustin Nunez
Home Away
FIH ranking
Current	26 1 (19 December 2024)[1]
Highest	22 (June 2021–present)
Lowest	37 (2007, July 2018–December 2018)
Olympic Games
Appearances	2 (first in 1952)
Best result	11th (1952)
World Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 1978)
Best result	13th (1978)
EuroHockey Championship
Appearances	6 (first in 1970)
Best result	9th (1987)

The Italy men's national field hockey team represents Italy in international field hockey competitions.^[2][3]

• 1952 – 11th place
• 1960 – 13th place

• 1978 – 13th place

• 1970 – 13th place
• 1974 – 12th place
• 1987 – 9th place
• 1991 – 12th place
• 1999 – 12th place
• 2003 – 10th place

• 2005 – 5th place
• 2007 – 6th place
• 2009 – 7th place
• 2013 – 8th place
• 2019 – 5th place
• 2021 – 5th place
• 2023 – 4th place

• 2011 –
• 2015 –
• 2017 –

• 2012–13 – Round 1
• 2014–15 – 29th place
• 2016–17 – 31st place

• 2018–19 – Second round

The following 18 players were named on 19 August 2022 for the 2022 EuroHockey Championship Qualifier in Vienna, Austria from 23 to 26 August 2022.^[4]

Caps updated as of 26 August 2022, after the match against Ukraine.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	GK	Francesco Mitrotta	(1990-02-11) 11 February 1990 (age 34)	34	Pingouin
22	GK	Roberto Broere	(1997-05-27) 27 May 1997 (age 27)	2	Berkel en Rodenrijs
14	DF	Luca Valentino	(1997-06-09) 9 June 1997 (age 27)	19	Padova
18	DF	Thomas Keenan (Captain)	(1994-04-02) 2 April 1994 (age 30)	67	Atlético San Sebastián
19	DF	Valeriano Mardones	(1991-03-15) 15 March 1991 (age 33)	5	Taburiente
23	DF	Manuel Mondo	(1998-12-18) 18 December 1998 (age 26)	19	Herakles
25	DF	Alberto Ughetto	(1998-07-06) 6 July 1998 (age 26)	11	Valchisone
4	MF	Marco Moretto	(1995-05-19) 19 May 1995 (age 29)	3	White Star
8	MF	Davide Arosio	(2001-05-22) 22 May 2001 (age 23)	16	Butterfly Roma
20	MF	Juan Munafo	(1999-05-08) 8 May 1999 (age 25)	21	Sardinero
24	MF	Franco Caruso	(2000-05-05) 5 May 2000 (age 24)	6	Citta del Tricolore
27	MF	Facundo Harte	(1996-03-22) 22 March 1996 (age 28)	16	Tenis
32	MF	Mattia Amorosini	(1999-03-24) 24 March 1999 (age 25)	51	SCHC
11	FW	Claudio Brocco	(2001-12-26) 26 December 2001 (age 23)	17	Lazio
15	FW	Gonzalo Ursone	(1988-11-08) 8 November 1988 (age 36)	35	Paolo Bonomi
21	FW	Francois Sior	(1998-07-21) 21 July 1998 (age 26)	31	Leuven
26	FW	Felix Dionisi Vici	(2003-10-04) 4 October 2003 (age 21)	3	Tevere
30	FW	Franco Quiroga	(1999-09-23) 23 September 1999 (age 25)	10	Taburiente

The following players have been selected in the past 12 months and are still eligible to represent.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Francesco Padovani	(1994-11-07) 7 November 1994 (age 30)	51	Bra	2021 European World Cup Qualifier
DF	Simone Minetto	(1999-11-19) 19 November 1999 (age 25)	14	Valchisone	v.  Ireland, 12 June 2022
DF	Juan Montone	(1986-11-18) 18 November 1986 (age 38)	59	Indiana	2021 European World Cup Qualifier
DF	Nicolas Mondo	(1996-08-27) 27 August 1996 (age 28)	32	Mechelse	2021 European World Cup Qualifier
MF	Lucas Stramazzo	(1995-04-12) 12 April 1995 (age 29)	16	Taburiente	v.  Ireland, 12 June 2022
MF	Geronimo Clement	(1994-11-02) 2 November 1994 (age 30)	6	Namur	v.  Ireland, 12 June 2022
MF	Giulio Ferrini	(1992-02-26) 26 February 1992 (age 32)	32	Southgate	2021 European World Cup Qualifier
MF	Marco Garbaccio	(1998-07-10) 10 July 1998 (age 26)	29	Bra	2021 European World Cup Qualifier
MF	Matthias Malucchi	(1998-03-12) 12 March 1998 (age 26)	9	Pisa	2021 European World Cup Qualifier
FW	Santiago Puglisi	(2001-06-15) 15 June 2001 (age 23)	2	Bologna	v.  Ireland, 12 June 2022
FW	Agustin Nunez	(1985-10-16) 16 October 1985 (age 39)	90	Mechelse	2021 European World Cup Qualifier
FW	Julian Montone	(1990-06-16) 16 June 1990 (age 34)	48	Pingouin	2021 European World Cup Qualifier

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