Alexander Hendrickx

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Alexander Hendrickx
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Hendrickx in 2021
Personal information
Full name Alexander Robby Hendrickx
Born (1993-08-06) 6 August 1993 (age 31)
Wilrijk, Belgium
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 82 kg (181 lb)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Pinoké
Youth career
Antwerp
Senior career
YearsTeam
0000–2015 Antwerp
2015–2018 Dragons
2018–2024 Pinoké
2024–present Gantoise
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010 Belgium U18 6 (10)
2012–2014 Belgium U21 32 (10)
2012–present Belgium 139 (50)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Team
World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Bhubaneswar
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Bhubaneswar/Rourkela
EuroHockey Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Antwerp
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Amstelveen
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Amstelveen
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Mönchengladbach
Hockey World League
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014–15 Raipur Team
Youth Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Singapore Team

Alexander Robby Hendrickx (born 6 August 1993) is a Belgian professional field hockey player who plays for Gantoise and the Belgian national team as a defender. Hendrickx won 'top goal scorer' at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. He also won a gold medal with his team for Belgium. [1]

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International career

Junior national teams

Hendrickx has represented Belgium at junior level in both Under 18 and Under 21 age groups. [2] In 2010, Hendrickx was a member of the Belgium Under-18 side at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games in Singapore. The team won the bronze medal, defeating Ghana 4–1 in the third-place playoff. [3] He made his debut for the Belgium Under 21 side, in 2012 at a qualifying for the Junior World Cup. [4] Hendrickx was also a member of the team at the Junior World Cup in New Delhi, India, where the team finished sixth. [5] [6]

Senior national team

Hendrickx made his senior international debut for Belgium in 2012, at the Champions Trophy. [7] He was a reserve player at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where Belgium won a silver medal. [8] [9] In November 2018, he was named in the squad for the 2018 World Cup in Bhubaneswar, India. At the tournament, he finished as top scorer alongside Blake Govers of Australia with 7 goals. [10] At the 2019 EuroHockey Championship, he also was the top goalscorer together with three other players with five goals. [11] On 25 May 2021, he was selected in the squad for the 2021 EuroHockey Championship. He was top goal scorer at Tokyo 2020 with 14 goals using the LTD X. [12]

2020 Olympics

Alex Hendrickx won Olympic Gold at Tokyo 2020. He was the top goal scorer with 14 goals. He scored a hat-trick in the opening game in their 4–1 win against The Netherlands. He scored another hat-trick against South Africa. In the final group game against Great Britain he suffered a bad injury when he got a stick to the face. He recovered for the knock out stages wearing a protective headband.

Club career

Hendrickx started playing hockey for Royal Antwerp. After having played three seasons for Belgian club Dragons he transferred to the Netherlands to play for Pinoké in Amstelveen. [13] He became the top scorer in the 2020–21 Hoofdklasse with 21 goals. [14]

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.6 May 2013 Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 5–019–0 2012–13 Men's FIH Hockey World League Round 2
35.26 January 2020 Sydney, Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1–04–2 2020–21 Men's FIH Pro League
36.2–0
37.2 February 2020 Auckland, New Zealand Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1–03–1
38.9 February 2020Bhubaneswar, IndiaFlag of India.svg  India 1–03–2
39.22 September 2020 Düsseldorf, GermanyFlag of Germany.svg  Germany 2–06–1
40.6–1
41.31 October 2020 Brussels, BelgiumFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1–03–2
42.1 November 2020Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2–12–1
43.4 November 2020Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1–04–4 (3–1 p)
44.4–3
45.6 February 2021 Valencia, SpainFlag of Spain.svg  Spain 2–02–0
46.5 June 2021 Amstelveen, NetherlandsFlag of Spain.svg  Spain 1–14–2 2021 Men's EuroHockey Championship
47.8 June 2021Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2–09–2
48.4–0
49.8–2
50.10 June 2021Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2–12–2 (1–3 p)
51.24 July 2021 Tokyo, Japan Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1–13–1 2020 Summer Olympics
52.2–1
53.3–1
54.26 July 2021Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 3–03–1
55.27 July 2021Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2–19–4
56.6–1
57.8–4
58.29 July 2021Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1–09–1
59.5–1
60.1 August 2021Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1–13–1
61.3–1
62.3 August 2021Flag of India.svg  India 2–25–2
63.3–2
64.4–2
154.23 May 2024Antwerp, BelgiumFlag of India.svg  India 2–04–1 2023–24 Men's FIH Pro League
155.4–1
156.29 May 2024Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2–15–1
157.30 May 2024Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 3–23–2
158.1 June 2024Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1–04–1
159.2 June 2024Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 3–34–4 (3–2 p)
160.23 June 2024Utrecht, NetherlandsFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2–03–1
161.3–1
162.27 June 2024Amstelveen, NetherlandsFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1–21–3
163.30 June 2024Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 3–25–3
164.27 July 2024 Paris, France Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 2–02–0 2024 Summer Olympics
165.28 July 2024Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1–02–1
166.30 July 2024Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1–06–2
167.2 August 2024Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 2–23–3
168.4 August 2024Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2–32–3

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References

  1. ↑ "HENDRICKX Alexander". International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  2. ↑ "HENDRICKX Alexander". International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  3. ↑ "Singapore 2010". olympic.org . Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  4. ↑ "EuroHockey Junior Championships Men". European Hockey Federation . Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  5. ↑ "Hero Hockey Junior World Cup Men 2013". International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  6. ↑ "Belgium". International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  7. ↑ "Red Lions". Hockey Belgium. Archived from the original on 3 September 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  8. ↑ "Alexander Hendrickx". Team Belgium. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  9. ↑ "Alexander Hendrickx". olympic.org . Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  10. ↑ "Belgium squad for World Cup announced". International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  11. ↑ "Brilliant Belgium win their first ever European Championship crown". belfiuseurohockey.com. 24 August 2019. Archived from the original on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  12. ↑ "Selectie Red Panthers en Red Lions voor het Europees Kampioenschap aangekondigd". hockey.be (in Dutch). 25 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  13. ↑ Barreveld, Merel (5 June 2018). "Alexander Hendrickx en Jake Smith versterken Pinoké". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  14. ↑ de Moor, Max (5 May 2021). "Alex Hendrickx en Frédérique Matla topscorers van 2020-21". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 May 2021.
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