Pol Cabré-Verdiell

Pol Cabré-Verdiell
Personal information
Full name Pol Cabré-Verdiell Badia
Born (2003-04-22) 22 April 2003
Playing position Midfielder / Forward
Club information
Current club Oranje-Rood
Senior career
Years Team
–2025 Atlètic Terrassa
2025–present Oranje-Rood
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2021–2024 Spain U21 26 (14)
2024–present Spain 23 (6)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  Spain
EuroHockey Championship
2025 Mönchengladbach
FIH Hockey Junior World Cup
2023 Kuala Lumpur
EuroHockey U21 Championship
2024 Terrassa

Pol Cabré-Verdiell Badia (born 22 April 2003)[1] is a Spanish field hockey who plays as a midfielder or forward for Dutch Hoofdklasse club Oranje-Rood and the Spain national team.[2][3]

Club career

Cabré-Verdiell is a product of the Atlètic Terrassa youth academy.[4] He played in the first team of Atlètic Terrassa until 2025, when he moved to the Netherlands to play for Oranje-Rood, where he signed for two seasons.[5]

International career

Under–21

Cabré-Verdiell made his international debut at under–21 level in 2021. He represented the Spanish U–21 team at the FIH Junior World Cup in Bhubaneswar.[6]

He followed this up with another appearance at the 2022 EuroHockey Junior Championship in Ghent. In 2023, he won his first medal with the junior team, taking home bronze at the FIH Junior World Cup in Kuala Lumpur.[7][8] He also made appearances during a four–nations tournament in Düsseldorf earlier in the year.[6]

Senior national teams

Cabré-Verdiell was called up to the national squad for the first time in 2024. He made his debut for the Red Sticks during season five of the FIH Pro League.[2][6]

References

  1. ^ "Team Details – Spain". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b "CONVOCATORIA ABSM PARA LA PROLEAGUE EN INDIA". rfeh.es (in Spanish). Real Federación Española de Hockey. 24 January 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Doblete de bronce para Selección Valenciana Sub'18". plazadeportiva.valenciaplaza.com (in Spanish). Plaza Deportiva. 11 January 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  4. ^ Guillem, Jordi (24 March 2025). "Pol Cabré-Verdiell marxa a l'Oranje Rood". diarideterrassa.com (in Catalan). Diari de Terrassa. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
  5. ^ Engelen, Stijn (20 March 2025). "Oranje-Rood haalt met Spaans toptalent en international derde versterking binnen voor volgend seizoen". ed.nl (in Dutch). Eindhovens Dagblad. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
  6. ^ a b c "CABRÉ-VERDIELL Pol". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Hockey Junior World Cup: Familiar follies, another fourth-place heartbreak as India lose bronze medal match against Spain". indianexpress.com. Indian Express. 17 December 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  8. ^ "France and Spain impress in men's Junior World Cup groups". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2024.