Belgium men's national field hockey team

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The Belgian national men's field hockey team represents Belgium in international men's field hockey and is controlled by the Royal Belgian Hockey Association, the governing body for field hockey in Belgium.[2][3][4]

Belgium
Belgium
Nickname(s)Red Lions
AssociationRoyal Belgian Hockey Association
ConfederationEHF (Europe)
Head CoachMichel van den Heuvel
Assistant coach(es)Shane McLeod
Xavier Reckinger
ManagerEric Pirenne
CaptainFélix Denayer
Home
Away
FIH ranking
Current 3 Increase 1 (19 December 2024)[1]
Highest1 (December 2018 – June 2019, January 2020 – June 2021)
Lowest14 (2003–04)
Olympic Games
Appearances16 (first in 1920)
Best result1st (2020)
World Cup
Appearances7 (first in 1973)
Best result1st (2018)
European Championship
Appearances18 (first in 1970)
Best result1st (2019)

Belgium won the Men's Hockey World Cup in 2018, the European Championship in 2019, the 2020-21 FIH Pro League and the gold medal at 2020 Tokyo Olympics. They also won a silver medal at the 2023 Bhubaneswar & Rourkela and 2016 Rio de Janeiro and a bronze medal at the 1920 Antwerp Summer Olympics. They reached eight semi-finals at the European Championship since 1995, including a third place in 2007 and runners-up in 2013 and 2017.

History

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Hockey was introduced in Belgium in 1902. The country's first club was founded in 1904. In 1907, several clubs established the Belgian Hockey Association. Belgium played its first international match against Germany, and was one of the founding members of the International Hockey Federation (FIH).

Between 1920 and 1978, Belgium appeared in two of the first three World Cups and in eleven out of thirteen Summer Olympics. After the successful early years (before the 1950s) with three times being among the best five at the Summer Olympics, it would last six decades before Belgium reached the international field hockey top again from the 1990s on.

By the early 2000s, the Royal Belgian Hockey Association started to invest heavily in the youth and modernized its structures. In 2007, Belgium won the bronze medal at the European Championship, a first in the country's history. Belgium also qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics, for the first time in 32 years.

Belgium won a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics, a second medal after Belgium ended third at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp. Two years later Belgium won the 2018 Hockey World Cup. It was the first major international title in the country's history. A year later Belgium won the gold medal at the European Championship which was held in Antwerp. They secured their second consecutive olympic medal through reaching the gold medal match at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Honours

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Summer Olympics
  First place: 2020
  Second place: 2016
  Third place: 1920
World Cup
  First place: 2018
  Second place: 2023
European Championship
  First place: 2019
  Second place: 2013, 2017
  Third place: 2007, 2021, 2023
FIH Pro League
  First place: 2020–21
  Second place: 2019, 2021–22
Hockey World League
  Second place: 2014-15
Champions Challenge
  First place: 2011
  Third place: 2005
Belgian National Sports Merit Award
Winners: 1959, 2019
Belgian Sportsteam of the Year
Winners: 2012, 2016, 2018, 2019

Tournament history

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A red box around the year indicates a tournament played within Belgium.

Summer Olympics

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  Gold    Silver    Bronze    Fourth place

 
In 1920, Belgium's field hockey team won the bronze medal at home, at the Olympic Stadium in Antwerp.
Olympic Games record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
  1908 did not participate
  1912 Not held
  1920 Bronze medal 3rd 3 1 0 2 6 19
  1924 Not held
  1928 Fourth place 4th 5 3 0 2 8 12
  1932 did not participate
  1936 Group phase 9th 3 0 2 1 5 8
  1948 Group phase 5th 4 2 0 2 6 8
  1952 Second round 9th 2 1 0 1 6 1
  1956 Group phase 7th 3 0 1 2 0 5
  1960 Group phase 11th 5 1 1 3 7 9
  1964 Group phase 11th 7 2 2 3 10 13
  1968 Group phase 9th 8 4 1 3 17 9
  1972 Group phase 10th 8 2 1 5 9 16
  1976 Group phase 9th 6 3 0 3 11 19
  1980 did not qualify
  1984
  1988
  1992
  1996
  2000
  2004
  2008 Group phase 9th 6 2 1 3 12 13
  2012 Group phase 5th 6 3 1 2 13 9
  2016 Runners-up 2nd 8 6 0 2 29 11
  2020 Champion 1st 8 6 2 0 35 13
  2024 Quarterfinals 5th 6 4 1 1 17 10
Total Best: Champion 16/26 88 40 13 35 291 173

World Cup

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Belgium captain Thomas Briels lifting the 2018 World Cup trophy

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

FIH World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
  1971 did not participate
  1973 Group phase 8th 5 2 0 3 8 12
  1975 did not participate
  1978 Group phase 14th 6 1 2 3 12 18
  1982 did not participate
  1986
  1990
  1994 Group phase 11th 5 0 1 4 6 26
  1998 did not qualify
  2002 Group phase 14th 7 0 0 7 7 23
  2006 did not qualify
  2010
  2014 5th–6th play-off 5th 6 4 0 2 21 13
  2018 Winners 1st 7 5 2 0 22 5
  2023 Runners-up 2nd 6 3 3 0 21 8
  /   2026 Qualified
Total Best: Winners 7/15 42 15 8 19 97 105

European Championship

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  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

European Championship Record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
  1970 Second round 5th 7 6 0 1 18 7
  1974 Group phase 10th 6 2 1 3 7 9
  1978 did not participate
  1983 Group phase 8th 7 2 1 4 8 17
  1987 Group phase 10th 7 1 3 3 14 21
  1991 Group phase 9th 7 4 0 3 14 17
  1995 Fourth place 4th 7 3 2 2 12 8
  1999 Fourth place 4th 7 4 0 3 19 28
  2003 Group phase 6th 7 2 2 3 21 21
  2005 Fourth place 4th 5 1 1 3 6 20
  2007 Third place 3rd 5 2 2 1 16 14
  2009 Group phase 5th 5 3 0 2 22 11
  2011 Fourth place 4th 5 2 0 3 14 12
  2013 Runners-up 2nd 5 3 1 1 12 6
  2015 Group phase 5th 5 3 1 1 20 13
  2017 Runners-up 2nd 5 2 1 2 13 9
  2019 Winners 1st 5 5 0 0 22 2
  2021 Third place 3rd 5 3 1 1 19 10
  2023 Third place 3rd 5 4 0 1 17 8
Total 1 title 18/19 105 52 16 37 273 236

FIH Pro League

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  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

FIH Pro League record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
  2019 Runners-up 2nd 16 9 3 4 57 33
2020–21 Winners 1st 14 9 3 2 40 26
2021–22 Runners-up 2nd 16 10 4 2 52 25
2022–23 Third place 3rd 16 10 0 6 42 37
2023–24 Fifth place 5th 16 7 2 7 41 39
Total Best: Winners 5/5 78 45 12 21 232 160

Hockey World League (defunct)

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  Winners    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

Hockey World League record
Year Position Round Pld W D* L GF GA
2012–13 5th Round 2 5 5 0 0 44 6
Semifinal 6 4 2 0 18 9
Final 6 1 2 3 9 10
2014–15 2nd Semifinal 7 5 1 1 21 8
Final 6 3 1 2 14 9
2016–17 5th Semifinal 7 6 0 1 37 8
Final 5 4 0 1 15 5
Total Best: 2nd Final 42 28 6 8 158 55

Champions Trophy (defunct)

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  Winners    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

Champions Trophy record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
  1978
until
  2011
did not participate
  2012 First round 5th 6 2 0 4 15 16
  2014 Second round 8th 6 1 3 2 13 15
  2016 Second round 5th 6 2 2 2 13 15
  2018 Second round 5th 6 1 4 1 12 15
Total Best: 5th place 4/37 24 6 9 9 53 61

Champions Challenge (defunct)

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  Winners    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

Champions Challenge record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
  2001 5th–6th play-off 6th 6 0 0 6 6 18
  2003 did not participate
  2005 Third place 3rd 9 6 2 1 26 17
  2007 5th–6th play-off 6th 6 1 1 4 13 21
  2009 7th–8th play-off 7th 5 2 0 3 13 9
  2011 Winners 1st 6 4 2 0 22 12
  2012 did not participate
  2014
Total Best: Winners 5/8 32 13 5 14 80 77
*Draws include matches decided on a penalty shoot-out.

Results and fixtures

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The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2024

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14 January 2024 2024 OQ GS Belgium   7–0   Japan Valencia, Spain
18:30 Luypaert   22'
Cosyns   44'
Onana   45'
Boon   46'60'
Van Aubel   58'60'
Report Stadium: Estadio Betero
15 January 2024 2024 OQ GS Ireland   2–4   Belgium Valencia, Spain
19:15 Johnson   26'
Nelson   53'
Report Denayer   13'
Hendrickx   25'
Ghislain   30'
Stockbroekx   32'
Stadium: Estadio Betero
17 January 2024 2024 OQ GS Belgium   12–0   Ukraine Valencia, Spain
17:00 Ghislain   11'32'
Hendrickx   19'47'
Stockbroekx   21'51'
Van Aubel   23'
Boon   27'35'42'
Cosyns   49'
Onana   55'
Report Stadium: Estadio Betero
19 January 2024 2024 OQ SF Belgium   4–0   South Korea Valencia, Spain
15:30 Cosyns   29'
Van Aubel   40'
Boon   52'
Denayer   56'
Report Stadium: Estadio Betero
21 January 2024 2024 OQ F Spain   2–3   Belgium Valencia, Spain
18:00 Gispert   38'
Cunill   58'
Report Boon   21'
Van Aubel   58'
Onana   59'
Stadium: Estadio Betero
14 February 2024 Argentina Leg Argentina   4–1   Belgium Santiago del Estero, Argentina
19:00 Keenan   15'59'
Casella   31'
Della Torre   49'
Report T. Stockbroekx   48' Stadium: Polideportivo Provincial
15 February 2024 Argentina Leg Belgium   0–2   Germany Santiago del Estero, Argentina
19:00 Report Hellwig   19'
Mazkour   25'
Stadium: Polideportivo Provincial
17 February 2024 Argentina Leg Argentina   3–4   Belgium Santiago del Estero, Argentina
19:00 Domene   30+'58'
Casella   47'
Report Willems   9'
Duvekot   19'
Hellin   36'
T. Stockbroekx   47'
Stadium: Polideportivo Provincial
18 February 2024 Argentina Leg Germany   3–2   Belgium Santiago del Estero, Argentina
19:00 Weigand   7'25'
T. Grambusch   19'
Report Wilbers   26'
Willems   42'
Stadium: Polideportivo Provincial
22 May 2024 Belgium Leg Belgium   1–2   Ireland Antwerp, Belgium
19:00 Hainaut   55' Report Nelson   11'
Cole   20'
Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp
23 May 2024 Belgium Leg Belgium   4–1   India Antwerp, Belgium
21:00 Denayer   22'
Hendrickx   34'60'
Charlier   49'
Report Abhishek   55' Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp
25 May 2024 Belgium Leg Belgium   2–2
(3–1 p)
  India Antwerp, Belgium
16:15 Denayer   30'
Van Aubel   50'
Report Araijeet   11'
Sukhjeet   57'
Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp
Penalties
Boccard  
De Sloover  
Van Aubel  
Ghislain  
  Araijeet
  Sukhjeet
  Abhishek
  Prasad
26 May 2024 Belgium Leg Belgium   1–4   Ireland Antwerp, Belgium
16:15 Kina   9' Report Johnson   17'31'
Duncan   45'
Walker   55'
Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp
29 May 2024 Belgium Leg Belgium   5–1   Australia Antwerp, Belgium
19:00 Denayer   8'29'
Hendrickx   18'
Onana   36'
Stockbroekx   48'
Report Sharp   15' Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp
30 May 2024 Belgium Leg Belgium   3–2   Spain Antwerp, Belgium
21:15 Dohmen   41'
Luypaert   44'
Hendrickx   55'
Report Pe. Cunill   35'
Sanz   42'
Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp
1 June 2024 Belgium Leg Belgium   4–1   Spain Antwerp, Belgium
14:00 Hendrickx   1'
Van Aubel   17'58'
Stockbroekx   23'
Report Álvarez   55' Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp
2 June 2024 Belgium Leg Belgium   4–4
(3–2 p)
  Australia Antwerp, Belgium
16:15 Boon   13'
De Kerpel   42'
Hendrickx   43'
Van Aubel   58'
Report Govers   12'
Whetton   14'
Ephraums   19'
Sharp   51'
Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp
Penalties
Boccard  
Van Aubel  
Wegnez  
De Kerpel  
  Brand
  Ogilvie
  Govers
  Sharp
  Craig
23 June 2024 Netherlands Leg Great Britain   1–3   Belgium Utrecht, Netherlands
13:30 Ansell   33' Report Wegnez   17'
Hendrickx   30'37'
Stadium: SV Kampong
25 June 2024 Netherlands Leg Netherlands   3–1   Belgium Utrecht, Netherlands
20:00 Janssen   41'
Reyenga   45'
De Mol   51'
Report Boon   18' Stadium: SV Kampong
27 June 2024 Netherlands Leg Great Britain   3–1   Belgium Amsterdam, Netherlands
16:30 Wallace   3'
Ward   20'58'
Report Hendrickx   22' Stadium: Wagener Stadium
30 June 2024 Netherlands Leg Netherlands   3–5   Belgium Amsterdam, Netherlands
15:00 T. Brinkman   13'15'
Pieters   46'
Report Stockbroekx   1'
De Kerpel   12'
Hendrickx   27'
Luypaert   39'
Onana   58'
Stadium: Wagener Stadium
27 July 2024 2024 Summer Olympics GS Belgium   2–0   Ireland Paris, France
10:30 Boon   25'
Hendrickx   49'
Report Stadium: Stade Yves-du-Manoir
28 July 2024 2024 Summer Olympics GS Belgium   2–1   New Zealand Paris, France
17:30 Hendrickx   8'
Van Aubel   44'
Report Lane   43' Stadium: Stade Yves-du-Manoir
30 July 2024 2024 Summer Olympics GS Australia   2–6   Belgium Paris, France
19:45 Sharp   28'
Govers   44'
Report Hendrickx   7'
Boon   15'30'57'
Van Aubel   35'
Kina   38'
Stadium: Stade Yves-du-Manoir
1 August 2024 2024 Summer Olympics GS India   1–2   Belgium Paris, France
10:00 Abhishek   18' Report Stockbroekx   33'
Dohmen   44'
Stadium: Stade Yves-du-Manoir
2 August 2024 2024 Summer Olympics GS Belgium   3–3   Argentina Paris, France
17:30 De Kerpel   34'
Hendrickx   52'
Stockbroekx   60'
Report Casella   5'
Domene   45'
Rey   53'
Stadium: Stade Yves-du-Manoir
4 August 2024 2024 Summer Olympics QF Belgium   2–3   Spain Paris, France
12:30 De Sloover   41'
Hendrickx   58'
Report Basterra   40'
Reyné   55'
Miralles   57'
Stadium: Stade Yves-du-Manoir
1 December 2024 Netherlands Leg Netherlands   1–1
(3–1 p)
  Belgium Amsterdam, Netherlands
14:30 Van Dam   25' Report Stockbroekx   14' Stadium: Wagener Stadium
Penalties
Pieters  
Bijen  
De Mol  
Veen  
  Duvekot
  Van Dessel
  Boccard
  Kina
2 December 2024 Netherlands Leg Belgium   4–3   Germany Amsterdam, Netherlands
14:30 Duvekot   40'
Boon   11'16'54'
Report Zwicker   48'
Sperling   57'
Peillat   60'
Stadium: Wagener Stadium
8 December 2024 Netherlands Leg Netherlands   3–3
(3–1 p)
  Belgium Amsterdam, Netherlands
14:30 Bijen   11'28'
Van der Veen   27'
Report Boon   1'45'
Stockbroekx   22'
Stadium: Wagener Stadium
Penalties
De Mol  
Bijen  
Brinkman  
Veen  
  Boccard
  Willems
  De Sloover
  Van Dessel
9 December 2024 Netherlands Leg Germany   3–6   Belgium Amsterdam, Netherlands
14:30 Hartkopf   18'
Prinz   26'
Mazkour   43'
Report Ghislain   5'
Boon   15'42'51'
Hellin   49'
Stockbroekx   50'
Stadium: Wagener Stadium

2025

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14 June 2025 Belgium Leg Belgium   v   Ireland Antwerp, Belgium
15:30 Report Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp
15 June 2025 Belgium Leg Belgium   v   Ireland Antwerp, Belgium
15:30 Report Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp
17 June 2025 Belgium Leg Belgium   v   Spain Antwerp, Belgium
20:30 Report Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp
18 June 2025 Belgium Leg Belgium   v   Spain Antwerp, Belgium
20:30 Report Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp
21 June 2025 Belgium Leg Belgium   v   India Antwerp, Belgium
15:30 Report Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp
22 June 2025 Belgium Leg Belgium   v   India Antwerp, Belgium
15:30 Report Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp
28 June 2025 Belgium Leg Belgium   v   England Antwerp, Belgium
13:00 Report Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp
29 June 2025 Belgium Leg Belgium   v   England Antwerp, Belgium
13:00 Report Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp
12 August 2025 2025 EC GS Spain   v   Belgium Mönchengladbach, Germany
Stadium: Warsteiner HockeyPark

Team

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Current squad

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On 22 November 2024, the following 21 players were called up for the Pro League matches against the Netherlands and Germany in Amstelveen, Netherlands from 1 to 9 December 2024.[5]

Caps updated as of 4 August 2024, after the match against Spain.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) CapsClub
1 GK Simon Vandenbroucke (1999-06-06) 6 June 1999 (age 25) 9   Waterloo Ducks
2 GK Loic Van Doren (1996-09-14) 14 September 1996 (age 28) 59   Dragons

4 DF Arthur Van Doren (1994-10-01) 1 October 1994 (age 30) 247   Braxgata
11 DF Tommy Willems (1997-04-13) 13 April 1997 (age 27) 21   Waterloo Ducks
12 DF Gauthier Boccard (1991-08-26) 26 August 1991 (age 33) 303   Léopold
23 DF Arthur De Sloover (1997-05-03) 3 May 1997 (age 27) 167   Oranje-Rood
29 DF Maxime Van Oost (1999-12-02) 2 December 1999 (age 25) 46   Waterloo Ducks
45 DF Olivier Biekens (1999-05-14) 14 May 1999 (age 25) 9   Braxgata
52 DF Lucas Balthazar (2006-01-08) 8 January 2006 (age 18) 0   Uccle Sport

24 MF Antoine Kina (1996-02-13) 13 February 1996 (age 28) 126   Gantoise
28 MF Tobias Biekens (2001-01-02) 2 January 2001 (age 23) 12   Braxgata
31 MF Arno Van Dessel (2003-07-03) 3 July 2003 (age 21) 40   Herakles
54 MF Victor Foubert (2002-10-12) 12 October 2002 (age 22) 0   Dragons

3 FW Thibeau Stockbroekx (2000-07-20) 20 July 2000 (age 24) 45   Oranje-Rood
13 FW Nicolas De Kerpel (1993-03-23) 23 March 1993 (age 31) 129   Herakles
14 FW Thomas Crols (2003-09-11) 11 September 2003 (age 21) 5   Dragons
20 FW William Ghislain (1999-07-28) 28 July 1999 (age 25) 39   Waterloo Ducks
27 FW Tom Boon (1990-01-25) 25 January 1990 (age 34) 354   Léopold
30 FW Nelson Onana (2000-03-01) 1 March 2000 (age 24) 41   Léopold
39 FW Guillaume Hellin (2001-05-28) 28 May 2001 (age 23) 5   Gantoise
40 FW Roman Duvekot (2000-06-21) 21 June 2000 (age 24) 7   Gantoise

Recent call-ups

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The following players have been called up for the national team in the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club Latest call-up
GK Vincent Vanasch (1987-12-21) 21 December 1987 (age 37) 288   Orée 2024 Summer Olympics
GK Boris Feldheim (2002-04-01) 1 April 2002 (age 22) 0   Racing v.   Germany, 18 February 2024

DF Loïck Luypaert (1991-08-19) 19 August 1991 (age 33) 315   Braxgata 2024 Summer Olympics
DF Alexander Hendrickx (1993-08-06) 6 August 1993 (age 31) 198   Gantoise 2024 Summer Olympics
DF Emmanuel Stockbroekx (1993-12-23) 23 December 1993 (age 31) 197   Orée v.   Germany, 18 February 2024
DF Nicolas Poncelet (1996-09-19) 19 September 1996 (age 28) 40   Léopold v.   Germany, 18 February 2024
DF Guillaume Van Marcke (1999-12-28) 28 December 1999 (age 25) 3   Waterloo Ducks v.   Germany, 18 February 2024
DF Maxime Loots (1998-02-18) 18 February 1998 (age 26) 5   Braxgata v.   Argentina, 17 February 2024

MF John-John Dohmen (1988-01-24) 24 January 1988 (age 36) 481   Orée 2024 Summer Olympics
MF Félix Denayer (Captain) (1990-01-31) 31 January 1990 (age 34) 402   Dragons 2024 Summer Olympics
MF Victor Wegnez (1995-12-25) 25 December 1995 (age 29) 175   Waterloo Ducks 2024 Summer Olympics
MF Guillermo Hainaut (2002-06-08) 8 June 2002 (age 22) 8   Uccle Sport v.   India, 23 May 2024
MF Jérémy Wilbers (2001-11-06) 6 November 2001 (age 23) 3   Waterloo Ducks v.   Germany, 18 February 2024
MF Charlie Van Damme (2001-08-10) 10 August 2001 (age 23) 3   Herakles v.   Germany, 18 February 2024

FW Cédric Charlier (1987-11-27) 27 November 1987 (age 37) 381   Racing 2024 Summer Olympics
FW Florent Van Aubel (1991-10-25) 25 October 1991 (age 33) 301   Pinoké 2024 Summer Olympics
FW Tanguy Cosyns (1991-06-29) 29 June 1991 (age 33) 180   Racing v.   Spain, 1 June 2024
FW Dylan Englebert (2000-04-20) 20 April 2000 (age 24) 5   Léopold v.   Germany, 18 February 2024
FW Emile Esquelin (1999-08-28) 28 August 1999 (age 25) 5   Gantoise v.   Germany, 18 February 2024

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 19 December 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  2. ^ Jonckheere, Karien. "Newly crowned hockey champs Belgium's SA connection". SuperSport. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Craig Fulton helps guide Belgium to maiden hockey World Cup". www.irishtimes.com. 16 December 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Fulton's pride shines as the Red Lions claim World Cup crown". www.independent.ie. 17 December 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  5. ^ "Red Lions – McLeod kondigt selectie aan voor de Pro League in Nederland". hockey.be. Hockey Belgium. 22 November 2024. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
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