# Athéna Locatelli

Athéna Locatelli (born 16 July 1991) is a French ice hockey defenseman and captain of IFK Helsinki (HIFK) in the Finnish Auroraliiga (called Naisten Liiga until 2024).
As a member of the French national team, she participated in eleven IIHF World Championship tournaments, including the Top Division tournaments in 2019 and 2023.

## International play

After fifteen seasons with the French national team, Locatelli announced her retirement from international competition in February 2024.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 2012–13 | University of Montreal | RSEQ | 17 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013–14 | University of Montreal | RSEQ | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015–16 | Villard-de-Lans U18 | U18 Élite A$^†$ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016–17 | Villard-de-Lans U17 | U17 Élite$^†$ | 19 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016–17 | Villard-de-Lans U20 | U20 Élite$^†$ | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017–18 | Villard-de-Lans U17 | U17 Élite$^†$ | 15 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018–19 | Pôle France Féminin | U17 Élite$^†$ | 15 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019–20 | Villard-de-Lans U20 | U20 Élite$^†$ | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019–20 | HIFK | NSML | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | HIFK | NSML | 26 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 2021–22 | HIFK | NSML | 26 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 |
| 2022–23 | HIFK | NSML | 34 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 |
| 2023–24 | HIFK | NSML | 30 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 |
| Naisten Liiga totals | Naisten Liiga totals | Naisten Liiga totals | 118 | 17 | 72 | 89 | 34 | 43 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 12 |
0$^†$ Men's junior ice hockey league in France

### International

| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 2008 | France | WC D1 | 4th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | France | WC D1 | 6th | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | France | U18 D1 | 2nd | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2011 | France | WC D2 | 2nd | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | France | WC D1B | 3rd | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 2013 | France | WC D1B | 1st | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 2014 | France | WC D1A | 4th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | France | WC D1A | 6th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | France | WC D1A | 1st | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | France | WC | 10th | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | France | WC D1A | 1st | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | France | WC | 10th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Junior totals | Junior totals | Junior totals | Junior totals | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Senior totals | Senior totals | Senior totals | Senior totals | 52 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 12 |

## Awards and honors

| Award | Year |
| International ||
| World Championship D1B Best Defenseman | 2013 |
| World Championship Top-3 Player on Team | 2019 |
| Naisten Liiga/Auroraliiga ||
| All-Star Second Team | 2021 |
| Finnish Championship Bronze Medal | 2021 |
| Finnish Championship Silver Medal | 2022 |
| Aurora Borealis Cup Champion | 2023, 2024 |