María José Granatto

Personal background

María José Granatto is an Argentine forward known within hockey as “Majo.” The Argentine Hockey Confederation lists her birth date as 21 April 1995, her home club as Santa Bárbara Hockey Club, and says she began playing at five. FIH’s 2026 player record confirms her Argentine nationality and date of birth. FIH’s Women Who Thrive feature adds a personal sporting detail from Granatto herself: her parents supported her hockey, and all three of her sisters also play the sport professionally. CAH profile FIH player record FIH Women Who Thrive feature

Professional journey

Granatto’s path runs from junior Argentine success to a long senior international career. CAH records a 2013 South American Championship title and a Junior World Cup silver medal. FIH’s player record lists 18 Under-21 outdoor caps and 261 senior outdoor caps in its 2026 snapshot. Olympics.com identifies Rio 2016 as her first Olympic Games and records three Olympic appearances. A 2025 DIB interview placed her in Spain while she remained committed to Argentina’s national-team process; because club affiliations are time-sensitive, this profile does not present one club as an unconditional current club. CAH profile Olympics.com athlete profile DIB interview

For related field-hockey career profiles, see Delfina Merino, Rani Rampal, Savita Punia.

Playing career

Granatto has been a recurring Argentina attacking option across Olympic, World Cup and FIH Hockey Pro League competition. FIH records two goals in seven 2026 World Cup matches, two in 15 matches in the 2025–26 Pro League, one in eight matches at the 2024 Olympics, two in six matches at the 2022 World Cup, and two in six matches at Rio 2016. Olympics.com’s Paris 2024 recap also records a Granatto goal that put Argentina ahead late against Australia before the match ended 3–3. These are competition snapshots from the named records, not a fabricated all-career goal total. FIH player record Paris 2024 recap

Playing style

FIH characterises Granatto as a dazzling attacker whose exceptional skill, vision and creativity can change a match. That description is supported by a specific, documented action: fans voted her pass through her legs during Argentina–Canada at the 2022 World Cup the Poligras Magic Skill Award winner. The evidence supports a profile of an inventive attacking player; it does not justify unsupported tactical labels, physical measurements beyond the federation record, or a universal ranking. FIH Women Who Thrive feature FIH award report

Setbacks and comebacks

The reviewed sources document sustained high-level competition rather than a medically verified injury or a named career interruption. Granatto’s Olympic record spans Rio 2016, Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024, with Olympics.com listing one silver and one bronze medal. FIH’s account of her 2022 World Cup campaign and later Paris achievement shows continued participation across successive cycles. No injury, diagnosis, recovery timetable or personal adversity is asserted here because the reviewed primary and credible sources do not establish one. Olympics.com athlete profile FIH Women Who Thrive feature

Post-playing work

Granatto is an active player, not a retired athlete, so a post-playing career is not established. In the 2025 DIB interview she discussed studying nutrition and a possible future connection between nutrition, sport and high performance. That is an education and future-interest detail, not evidence of a completed profession, company or post-playing role. DIB interview FIH 2026 player record

Public ventures and endorsements

The reviewed evidence does not establish a verified business that Granatto owns or founded, an investment portfolio, a paid endorsement, or a brand-ambassador agreement. Her public comments about studying nutrition and linking it to high-performance sport are not presented as a business venture. The FIH Women Who Thrive feature documents her participation in a women-in-hockey storytelling series, which is editorial and not an ownership or endorsement claim. DIB interview FIH Women Who Thrive feature