The Lion King: Matías Rey served 300 games with the Argentine National Team

Matías Alejandro Rey is synonymous with León. This Saturdayin triumph 1 to 0 against Spain in Valencia for the last window of the Pro League 2024/2025, The 2016 Olympic champion reached the impressive and historic 300 games played With the t -shirt of the Argentine male hockey team. A player who, since his debut in 2006, always maintained his record, leadership and performance at the highest levelconsolidating as well as one of the key pieces of the lions and today one of their captains.

From his first game on July 22, 2006 Until the meeting this Saturday, June 7, 2025 against Spain, Mati Rey scored 21 goals (and won more than 130 games) with the Argentine National Team shirt. In 2006, a year after arriving at the Real Club of Polo in Spain (Club in which he played continuously for 15 years and won), he began his career in Los Leones and from that moment to the present time never stopped. With three Olympic Games on the shoulders (Rio 2016, Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024), The defender of San Fernando seeks to continue at the top of the hockey representing his country In the Pro League, the Copa América and the World Cup.

Throughout his career with the Argentine National Team, Rey has conquered multiple international titles. As previously appointed, Mati won the Olympic Gold Medal in Rio de Janeiro 2016. In addition, in the World Cup he won the bronze in The Hague 2014. Of course, in the Pan American Games he swept being champion in four editions: Rio de Janeiro 2007, Toronto 2015, Lima 2019 and Santiago 2023.

He also achieved three golds in the Panamerican Cup (Brampton 2013, Lancaster 2017 and Santiago 2022) and another one in the South American Games of Asunción 2022. He also added a bronze in the 2008 Champions trophy (Róterdam) and a silver in the 2016-17 World League (Bhubaneswar). Undoubtedly, his record positions it among the most laureate players in the history of Argentine hockey.

In early April, in dialogue with AM850.com, Mati Rey talked about how he conceals his age (40 years) on the court and if he still feels like going for more: “Obviously there is less, I don’t set a date, except in the club. So I’m going to carry it and see how I feel. For now, I feel good, so we will continue as we are “. Today, two months later, he managed to reach his 300 party with the albiceleste. And obviously this will not be here …