Luciana Aymar

Luciana Aymar
Aymar in 2010
Personal information
Full name Luciana Paula Aymar
Born (1977-08-10) 10 August 1977
Rosario, Argentina
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Youth career
– Fisherton
– Jockey Club de Rosario
Senior career
Years Team
1998 Rot-Weiss Köln
1999 Real Club de Polo
2000–2007 Quilmes
2008–2011 GEBA
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
1994–1998 Argentina U21
1998–2014 Argentina 376 (162)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing  Argentina
Olympic Games
2000 Sydney Team
2012 London Team
2004 Athens Team
2008 Beijing Team
World Cup
2002 Perth Team
2010 Rosario Team
2006 Madrid Team
2014 The Hague Team
Champions Trophy
2001 Amstelveen Team
2008 Mönchengladbach Team
2009 Sydney Team
2010 Nottingham Team
2012 Rosario Team
2014 Mendoza Team
2002 Macau Team
2007 Quilmes Team
2011 Amstelveen Team
2004 Rosario Team
Pan American Games
1999 Winnipeg Team
2003 Santo Domingo Team
2007 Rio de Janeiro Team
2011 Guadalajara Team
Pan American Cup
2001 Kingston Team
2004 Bridgetown Team
2013 Mendoza Team
Junior World Cup
1997 Seongnam Team

Luciana Paula Aymar (Spanish pronunciation: [luˈsjana ajˈmaɾ]; born 10 August 1977) is an Argentine retired field hockey player and national team captain. Also known as Lucha Aymar, she is the only player in history to receive the FIH Player of the Year Award eight times, and is considered the best female hockey player of all time. In 2010 she was granted the Platinum Konex Award as the best hockey player of the last decade in Argentina.

Luciana is known for her ability to beat opposing players using her pace and dribbling skills, drawing comparisons with Argentine footballer Diego Maradona. That is what has earned her the nickname "La Maga" ("The Magician") and "The Maradona of Field Hockey".

Aymar was the flag bearer for Argentina at the 2012 Summer Olympics, becoming the second Argentine field hockey athlete being honoured this way after Marcelo Garraffo.

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