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Born |
Durban, South Africa | 4 January 1989||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
–2018 | Beerschot | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2018–2023 | Antwerp | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2023–present | Gantoise | ||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2010–2022 | South Africa | 145 | (34) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
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]