{{short description|Belgian field hockey player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}} {{Infobox field hockey player | name = Antoine Kina | image = | full_name = Antoine Sylvain Kina | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|2|13|df=y}}<ref name="Team Belgium"/> | birth_place = Ghent, Belgium | position = Midfielder / Forward | currentclub = Gantoise | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Gantoise | youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = | years1 = {{0|0000}}–2017 | clubs1 = Gantoise | years2 = 2016–2017 | clubs2 = Waterloo Ducks | years3 = 2017–present | clubs3 = Gantoise | nationalyears1 = 2014–2017 | nationalteam1 = Belgium U21 | nationalcaps1 = 24 | nationalgoals1 = 3 | nationalyears2 = 2017–2025 | nationalteam2 = Belgium | nationalcaps2 = 137 | nationalgoals2 = 16 | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's field hockey}} {{MedalCountry|{{BEL}}}} {{MedalOlympic}} {{MedalGold|2020 Tokyo|Team}} {{MedalCompetition|World Cup}} {{MedalGold|2018 Bhubaneswar|}} {{MedalSilver|2023 Bhubaneswar–Rourkela|}} {{MedalCompetition|EuroHockey Championship}} {{MedalGold|2019 Antwerp|}} {{MedalBronze|2021 Amstelveen|}} {{MedalBronze|2023 Mönchengladbach|}} {{MedalCompetition|Junior World Cup}} {{MedalSilver|2016 Lucknow|}} {{MedalCompetition|EuroHockey Junior Championship}} {{MedalSilver|2017 Valencia|}} | updated = 24 April 2025 }} '''Antoine Sylvain Kina''' (born 13 February 1996) is a Belgian professional field hockey player who plays as a midfielder or forward for Gantoise and the Belgium national team.<ref name="Team Belgium"/> He played 137 matches for the Belgian national team from 2017 to 2025.
He is the son of Belgian field hockey coach Pascal Kina.<ref name="Team Belgium">{{cite web |title=Antoine Kina |url=https://teambelgium.be/nl/atleet/Antoine-Kina-101 |website=teambelgium.be |publisher=Team Belgium |accessdate=8 June 2019 |language=Dutch |archive-date=8 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190608145816/https://teambelgium.be/nl/atleet/Antoine-Kina-101 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web| last = Thys| first = Werner| title = Een 'biker' met tatoeages, een fan van Obama en 'ten huwelijk gevraagd in India': wat je mag en moet weten over onze 19 Red Lions| work = Het Laatste Nieuws| access-date = 2023-11-06| date = 2023-01-29| url = https://www.hln.be/meer-sport/een-biker-met-tatoeages-een-fan-van-obama-en-ten-huwelijk-gevraagd-in-india-wat-je-mag-en-moet-weten-over-onze-19-red-lions~a391d45b/| language = nl}}</ref>
==Club career== Kina played for Gantoise until 2017, when he moved to the Waterloo Ducks.<ref>{{cite web |title=Turner Transfer to Leo a Marquee Addition |url=https://ehlhockey.tv/news/turner-transfer-to-leo-a-marquee-addition/ |website=ehlhockey.tv |publisher=Euro Hockey League |accessdate=8 June 2019 |date=19 May 2016 |archive-date=8 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190608145758/https://ehlhockey.tv/news/turner-transfer-to-leo-a-marquee-addition/ |url-status=live }}</ref> After one season with the Waterloo Ducks, he returned to Gantoise.<ref>{{cite web |title=Antoine Kina à la Gantoise |url=https://okey.lalibre.be/antoine-kina-a-la-gantoise/ |website=okey.lalibre.be |accessdate=8 June 2019 |language=French |date=30 May 2017 |archive-date=8 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190608145802/https://okey.lalibre.be/antoine-kina-a-la-gantoise/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In the 2024–25 season he won the Euro Hockey League with Gantoise beating record-champions Bloemendaal 5–2 in the final.<ref name="EHL"/>
==International career== Kina made his debut for the Belgium under-21 side at the 2014 EuroHockey Junior Championship where they finished fourth. He was a part of the Belgium squad that won the silver medal at the 2016 Junior World Cup.<ref>{{cite web |title=Antoine Kina na WK-zilver: "Hier zat meer in" |url=https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20161228_02649582 |website=www.nieuwsblad.be |publisher=Het Nieuwsblad |accessdate=8 June 2019 |language=Dutch |date=29 December 2016 |archive-date=8 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190608145801/https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20161228_02649582 |url-status=live }}</ref> In January 2017, he made his debut for the senior national team in a test match against the Netherlands. He was not selected for the 2017 EuroHockey Championship so he played in the 2017 EuroHockey Junior Championship.{{citation needed|date=July 2022}}
Kina was named as the first reserve for the 2018 World Cup.<ref>{{cite web |title=De selectie van de Red Lions voor het WK |url=https://www.hockey.be/nl/nieuws/de-selectie-van-de-red-lions-voor-het-wk/ |website=hockey.be |accessdate=8 June 2019 |language=Dutch |date=4 November 2018 |archive-date=26 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226060052/https://www.hockey.be/nl/nieuws/de-selectie-van-de-red-lions-voor-het-wk/%20/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He was called up during the group stages to replace the injured Manu Stockbroekx.<ref>{{cite web |title=Belgium's Kina and Canada's Van Son set to join Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup Bhubaneswar 2018 |url=https://www.worldcup2018.hockey/men/news/belgiums-kina-and-canadas-van-son-set-to-join-odisha-hockey-mens-world-cup-bhubaneswar-2018__224 |website=worldcup2018.hockey |publisher=International Hockey Federation |accessdate=8 June 2019 |archive-date=26 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226060107/https://www.worldcup2018.hockey/men/news/belgiums-kina-and-canadas-van-son-set-to-join-odisha-hockey-mens-world-cup-bhubaneswar-2018__224%20 |url-status=live }}</ref> In August 2019, he was selected in the Belgium squad for the 2019 EuroHockey Championship.<ref>{{cite web |title=Red Lions – de selectie voor de Belfius Eurohockey Championships 2019 |url=https://www.hockey.be/nl/nieuws/red-lions-de-selectie-voor-de-belfius-eurohockey-championships-2019/ |website=www.hockey.be |publisher=Hockey Belgium |accessdate=13 August 2019 |language=Dutch |date=26 August 2019 |archive-date=13 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190813103531/https://www.hockey.be/nl/nieuws/red-lions-de-selectie-voor-de-belfius-eurohockey-championships-2019/ |url-status=live }}</ref> They won Belgium its first European title by defeating Spain 5-0 in the final.<ref>{{cite web |title=Goud in eigen land! De Red Lions winnen na het WK nu ook het EK |url=https://sporza.be/nl/matches/hockey/2019-08/mf-ek-hockey-finale-mannen-belgie-spanje/ |website=sporza.be |publisher=Sporza |accessdate=25 August 2019 |language=nl |date=26 August 2019 |archive-date=4 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304132130/https://sporza.be/nl/matches/hockey/2019-08/mf-ek-hockey-finale-mannen-belgie-spanje/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On 25 May 2021, he was selected in the squad for the 2021 EuroHockey Championship.<ref>{{cite web |title=Selectie Red Panthers en Red Lions voor het Europees Kampioenschap aangekondigd |url=https://hockey.be/nl/selectie-red-panthers-en-red-lions-voor-het-europees-kampioenschap-aangekondigd/ |website=hockey.be |access-date=25 May 2021 |language=nl |date=25 May 2021 |archive-date=25 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210525162803/https://hockey.be/nl/selectie-red-panthers-en-red-lions-voor-het-europees-kampioenschap-aangekondigd/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He announced his retirement from the national team after the 2025 Men's EuroHockey Championship, which he left early due to physical and mental fatigue.<ref>{{cite web |title=Antoine Kina stopt na EK-rel definitief bij de Red Lions: "Ik zat er fysiek en mentaal door" |url=https://sporza.be/nl/2025/09/08/antoine-kina-stopt-na-ek-rel-definitief-bij-de-red-lions-ik-zat-er-fysiek-en-mentaal-door~1757331195352/ |website=sporza.be |publisher=Sporza |access-date=8 September 2025 |language=nl |date=8 September 2025}}</ref>
==Honours== ;Gantoise * Belgian Hockey League: 2022–23, 2023–24 * Euro Hockey League: 2024–25<ref name="EHL">{{cite web |title="Dat het moeilijk ging? Bijzaak!": ongeloof heerst bij Gantoise, dat zich beste ploeg van Europa mag noemen |url=https://sporza.be/nl/2025/04/21/-dat-het-moeilijk-ging-bijzaak-ongeloof-heerst-bij-gantoise-dat-zich-beste-ploeg-van-europa-mag-noemen~1745247677751/ |website=sporza.be |publisher=Sporza |access-date=24 April 2025 |language=nl |date=21 April 2025}}</ref>
;Belgium *Olympic gold medal: 2020 *World Cup: 2018 *EuroHockey Championship: 2019 *FIH Pro League: 2020–21
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