Félix Veronique Denayer (born 31 January 1990) is a Belgian professional field hockey player[1][2] who plays as a midfielder for Dragons and the Belgium national team. He played 402 matches for the Belgium national team from 2008 until 2024.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Félix Veronique Denayer | ||
| Born |
31 January 1990 Edegem, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Dragons | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2007–present | Dragons | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
| 2008–2024 | Belgium | 402 | (48) |
Medal record | |||
Denayer combines his sport with studies at the University of Antwerp.[3]
International career
editDenayer competed for the national team at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Olympics, winning a silver medal at the Rio Olympics.[4][2] With Belgium he won the silver medal at the 2013 European Championship on home ground in Boom, and again at the 2017 European Championships in Amsterdam. He also tasted World Cup success with Belgium in 2018. In 2019, he was a part of the squad which won Belgium its first European title.[5] On 25 May 2021, he was selected in the squad for the 2021 EuroHockey Championship.[6] He was the captain of the Belgian team which won the gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[7] In August 2024 he announced after the quarterfinal loss in the 2024 Summer Olympics against Spain would be his last match with the national team.[8][9]
Honours
editThis section includes a list of references, related reading, or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. (July 2022) |
International
editBelgium
Club
editDragons
- Belgian Hockey League: 2009–10, 2010–11, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2020–21
References
edit- ^ "Pékin 2008 > Délégation belge" [Beijing 2008 > Belgian delegation]. olympic.be (in French). Archived from the original on 15 August 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Felix Denayer". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ^ "Interview in University Magazine". ua.ac.be. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
Jeffrey Thys and Félix Denayer, two students of Applied Economics who both play for the national hockey team, the Red Lions, will be travelling to the Olympics in London this summer
- ^ "Felix Denayer". London2012.com. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
- ^ "Goud in eigen land! De Red Lions winnen na het WK nu ook het EK" [Gold in their own country! After the World Cup, the Red Lions now also win the European Championship]. sporza.be (in Dutch). Sporza. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ "Selectie Red Panthers en Red Lions voor het Europees Kampioenschap aangekondigd" [Red Panthers and Red Lions selection for European Championship announced]. hockey.be (in Dutch). 25 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ Thys, Werner (5 August 2021). "Een koning, zijn prins en de muur: dit zijn onze 18 gouden hockeyhelden" [A king, his prince and the wall: these are our 18 golden hockey heroes]. demorgen.be (in Dutch). De Morgen. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ "Red Lions : les arrêts, les incertitudes" [Red Lions: the stops, the uncertainties]. okey.lalibre.be (in French). 5 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "JO 2024 – Hockey : au moins cinq champions olympiques de Tokyo partent à la retraite après la désillusion contre l'Espagne" [2024 Olympics – Hockey: At least five Tokyo Olympic champions retire after disappointment against Spain]. lalibre.be (in French). La Libre. 4 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
External links
edit- Félix Denayer at the International Hockey Federation
- Félix Denayer at the European Hockey Federation
- Félix Denayer at Team Belgium (in Dutch and French)
- Félix Denayer at Olympedia
- Félix Denayer at Olympics.com
- Félix Denayer at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- Félix Denayer on Instagram
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