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Nickname(s) | Red Lions | ||
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Association | Royal Belgian Hockey Association | ||
Confederation | EHF (Europe) | ||
Head Coach | Shane McLeod | ||
Assistant coach(es) | Steve Bayer Pascal Kina | ||
Manager | Lionel Sapart Craig Sieben | ||
Captain | Arthur Van Doren | ||
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FIH ranking | |||
Current | 3 ![]() | ||
Highest | 1 (December 2018 – June 2019, January 2020 – June 2021) | ||
Lowest | 14 (2003–04) | ||
Olympic Games | |||
Appearances | 16 (first in 1920 ) | ||
Best result | ![]() (2020) | ||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 7 (first in 1973 ) | ||
Best result | ![]() (2018) | ||
European Championship | |||
Appearances | 19 (first in 1970 ) | ||
Best result | ![]() (2019) | ||
Medal record |
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 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.
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.
A red box around the year indicates a tournament played within Belgium.
Gold Silver Bronze Fourth place
Olympic Games record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
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![]() | Bronze medal | 3rd | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 19 | |
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![]() | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 12 | |
![]() | did not participate | ||||||||
![]() | Group phase | 9th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | |
![]() | Group phase | 5th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | |
![]() | Second round | 9th | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |
![]() | Group phase | 7th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |
![]() | Group phase | 11th | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | |
![]() | Group phase | 11th | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | |
![]() | Group phase | 9th | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 9 | |
![]() | Group phase | 10th | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | |
![]() | Group phase | 9th | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 19 | |
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![]() | Group phase | 9th | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | |
![]() | Group phase | 5th | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | |
![]() | Runners-up | 2nd | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 11 | |
![]() | Champion | 1st | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 13 | |
![]() | Quarterfinals | 5th | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 10 | |
Total | Best: Champion | 16/26 | 88 | 40 | 13 | 35 | 291 | 173 |
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
FIH World Cup record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
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![]() | Group phase | 8th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | |
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![]() | Group phase | 14th | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 18 | |
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![]() | Group phase | 11th | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 26 | |
![]() | did not qualify | ||||||||
![]() | Group phase | 14th | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 23 | |
![]() | did not qualify | ||||||||
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![]() | 5th–6th play-off | 5th | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 13 | |
![]() | Winners | 1st | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 5 | |
![]() | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 8 | |
![]() ![]() | Qualified | ||||||||
Total | Best: Winners | 7/15 | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 97 | 105 |
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
European Championship Record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
![]() | Second round | 5th | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 7 | |
![]() | Group phase | 10th | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | |
![]() | did not participate | ||||||||
![]() | Group phase | 8th | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 17 | |
![]() | Group phase | 10th | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 21 | |
![]() | Group phase | 9th | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 17 | |
![]() | Fourth place | 4th | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | |
![]() | Fourth place | 4th | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 28 | |
![]() | Group phase | 6th | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 21 | |
![]() | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 20 | |
![]() | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 14 | |
![]() | Group phase | 5th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 11 | |
![]() | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 12 | |
![]() | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | |
![]() | Group phase | 5th | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 13 | |
![]() | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | |
![]() | Winners | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | |
![]() | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 10 | |
![]() | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 8 | |
![]() | Group phase | 5th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 9 | |
![]() | Qualified | ||||||||
Total | 1 title | 20/21 | 110 | 55 | 16 | 39 | 295 | 245 |
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
FIH Pro League record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
![]() | 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 | |
2024–25 | Runners-up | 2nd | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 53 | 39 | |
Total | Best: Winners | 5/5 | 96 | 53 | 16 | 25 | 309 | 214 |
Winners Runners-up Third place Fourth place
Hockey World League record | |||||||||
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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 |
Winners Runners-up Third place Fourth place
Champions Trophy record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
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![]() | First round | 5th | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 16 | |
![]() | Second round | 8th | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 15 | |
![]() | Second round | 5th | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 15 | |
![]() | Second round | 5th | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 15 | |
Total | Best: 5th place | 4/37 | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 53 | 61 |
Winners Runners-up Third place Fourth place
Champions Challenge record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
![]() | 5th–6th play-off | 6th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
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![]() | Third place | 3rd | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 17 | |
![]() | 5th–6th play-off | 6th | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 21 | |
![]() | 7th–8th play-off | 7th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 9 | |
![]() | Winners | 1st | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 12 | |
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Total | Best: Winners | 5/8 | 32 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 80 | 77 |
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
1 December 2024 Netherlands Leg | Netherlands ![]() | 1–1 (3–1 p) | ![]() | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
14:30 | Van Dam ![]() | Report | Stockbroekx ![]() | Stadium: Wagener Stadium |
Penalties | ||||
Pieters ![]() Bijen ![]() De Mol ![]() Veen ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
2 December 2024 Netherlands Leg | Belgium ![]() | 4–3 | ![]() | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
14:30 | Duvekot ![]() Boon ![]() | Report | Zwicker ![]() Sperling ![]() Peillat ![]() | Stadium: Wagener Stadium |
8 December 2024 Netherlands Leg | Netherlands ![]() | 3–3 (3–1 p) | ![]() | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
14:30 | Bijen ![]() Van der Veen ![]() | Report | Boon ![]() Stockbroekx ![]() | Stadium: Wagener Stadium |
Penalties | ||||
De Mol ![]() Bijen ![]() Brinkman ![]() Veen ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
9 December 2024 Netherlands Leg | Germany ![]() | 3–6 | ![]() | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
14:30 | Hartkopf ![]() Prinz ![]() Mazkour ![]() | Report | Ghislain ![]() Boon ![]() Hellin ![]() Stockbroekx ![]() | Stadium: Wagener Stadium |
19 February 2025 Argentina Leg | Argentina ![]() | 3–5 | ![]() | Santiago del Estero, Argentina |
19:00 | Toscani ![]() Habif ![]() Capurro ![]() | Report | Boon ![]() Hellin ![]() Stockbroekx ![]() | Stadium: Polideportivo Provincial |
21 February 2025 Argentina Leg | Australia ![]() | 2–2 (3–4 p) | ![]() | Santiago del Estero, Argentina |
19:00 | Geddes ![]() Welch ![]() | Report | Boon ![]() | Stadium: Polideportivo Provincial |
Penalties | ||||
Brand ![]() Ephraums ![]() Willott ![]() Marais ![]() Welch ![]() Brand ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
22 February 2025 Argentina Leg | Argentina ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Santiago del Estero, Argentina |
19:00 | Report | Boon ![]() | Stadium: Polideportivo Provincial |
24 February 2025 Argentina Leg | Belgium ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | Santiago del Estero, Argentina |
19:00 | De Kerpel ![]() | Report | Welch ![]() Ephraums ![]() Burns ![]() | Stadium: Polideportivo Provincial |
14 June 2025 Belgium Leg | Belgium ![]() | 5–1 | ![]() | Antwerp, Belgium |
15:30 | Boon ![]() Stockbroekx ![]() Duvekot ![]() | Report | Rowe ![]() | Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp |
15 June 2025 Belgium Leg | Belgium ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() | Antwerp, Belgium |
15:30 | De Kerpel ![]() Crols ![]() | Report | Rowe ![]() Cole ![]() | Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp |
17 June 2025 Belgium Leg | Belgium ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Antwerp, Belgium |
20:30 | Onana ![]() | Report | Basterra ![]() Ávila ![]() | Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp |
18 June 2025 Belgium Leg | Belgium ![]() | 6–3 | ![]() | Antwerp, Belgium |
20:30 | Hendrickx ![]() Boon ![]() De Sloover ![]() Hellin ![]() Duvekot ![]() | Report | M. Miralles ![]() N. Álvarez ![]() Pe. Cunill ![]() | Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp |
21 June 2025 Belgium Leg | Belgium ![]() | 6–3 | ![]() | Antwerp, Belgium |
15:30 | Van Doren ![]() Hendrickx ![]() Duvekot ![]() Stockbroekx ![]() Boon ![]() | Report | Dilpreet ![]() Mandeep ![]() Amit ![]() | Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp |
22 June 2025 Belgium Leg | Belgium ![]() | 3–4 | ![]() | Antwerp, Belgium |
15:30 | De Sloover ![]() Stockbroekx ![]() Labouchere ![]() | Report | Sukhjeet ![]() Amit ![]() Harmanpreet ![]() | Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp |
28 June 2025 Belgium Leg | Belgium ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Antwerp, Belgium |
13:00 | Duvekot ![]() Hendrickx ![]() Wegnez ![]() | Report | Payton ![]() | Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp |
29 June 2025 Belgium Leg | Belgium ![]() | 4–4 (3–0 p) | ![]() | Antwerp, Belgium |
13:00 | Hellin ![]() Hendrickx ![]() Boon ![]() | Report | Roper ![]() Calnan ![]() Wallace ![]() Sanford ![]() | Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp |
Penalties | ||||
Boon ![]() De Sloover ![]() A. Van Doren ![]() Wegnez ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
9 August 2025 2025 EC GS | Belgium ![]() | 10–1 | ![]() | Mönchengladbach, Germany |
11:00 | Van Oost ![]() Boon ![]() Stockbroekx ![]() Hendrickx ![]() De Kerpel ![]() Duvekot ![]() Kina ![]() De Sloover ![]() | Report | Winkler ![]() | Stadium: Warsteiner HockeyPark |
10 August 2025 2025 EC GS | Belgium ![]() | 2–4 | ![]() | Mönchengladbach, Germany |
17:30 | Onana ![]() Hellin ![]() | Report | Pieters ![]() Janssen ![]() | Stadium: Warsteiner HockeyPark |
12 August 2025 2025 EC GS | Spain ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Mönchengladbach, Germany |
14:45 | Alonso ![]() Basterra ![]() | Report | De Kerpel ![]() | Stadium: Warsteiner HockeyPark |
14 August 2025 2025 EC Pool C | Belgium ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Mönchengladbach, Germany |
14:45 | Stockbroekx ![]() Boon ![]() | Report | Ward ![]() | Stadium: Warsteiner HockeyPark |
16 August 2025 2025 EC Pool C | Belgium ![]() | 7–1 | ![]() | Mönchengladbach, Germany |
10:30 | Stockbroekx ![]() Boon ![]() Hellin ![]() De Kerpel ![]() Onana ![]() | Report | Jarzyński ![]() | Stadium: Warsteiner HockeyPark |
22 November 2025 2025 SASC GS | Malaysia ![]() | v | ![]() | Ipoh, Malaysia |
20:30 | Report | Stadium: Azlan Shah Stadium |
23 November 2025 2025 SASC GS | Germany ![]() | v | ![]() | Ipoh, Malaysia |
18:15 | Report | Stadium: Azlan Shah Stadium |
25 November 2025 2025 SASC GS | Belgium ![]() | v | ![]() | Ipoh, Malaysia |
18:15 | Report | Stadium: Azlan Shah Stadium |
26 November 2025 2025 SASC GS | Belgium ![]() | v | ![]() | Ipoh, Malaysia |
16:00 | Report | Stadium: Azlan Shah Stadium |
28 November 2025 2025 SASC GS | Ireland ![]() | v | ![]() | Ipoh, Malaysia |
16:00 | Report | Stadium: Azlan Shah Stadium |
29 November 2025 2025 SASC TBD | Belgium ![]() | v | Ipoh, Malaysia | |
Stadium: Azlan Shah Stadium |
9 December 2025 Ireland Leg | Germany ![]() | v | ![]() | Dublin, Ireland |
Stadium: National Sports Campus |
10–11 December 2025 Ireland Leg | England ![]() | v | ![]() | Dublin, Ireland |
Stadium: National Sports Campus |
12 December 2025 Ireland Leg | Belgium ![]() | v | ![]() | Dublin, Ireland |
Stadium: National Sports Campus |
13–14 December 2025 Ireland Leg | Belgium ![]() | v | ![]() | Dublin, Ireland |
Stadium: National Sports Campus |
10–11 February 2026 India Leg | India ![]() | v | ![]() | Bhubaneswar, India |
Stadium: Kalinga Stadium |
11–12 February 2026 India Leg | Belgium ![]() | v | ![]() | Bhubaneswar, India |
Stadium: Kalinga Stadium |
13–14 February 2026 India Leg | India ![]() | v | ![]() | Bhubaneswar, India |
Stadium: Kalinga Stadium |
14–15 February 2026 India Leg | Argentina ![]() | v | ![]() | Bhubaneswar, India |
Stadium: Kalinga Stadium |
13–14 June 2026 Belgium Leg | Belgium ![]() | v | ![]() | Wavre, Belgium |
Stadium: Stade Justin Peeters |
14–15 June 2026 Belgium Leg | Belgium ![]() | v | ![]() | Wavre, Belgium |
Stadium: Stade Justin Peeters |
19–20 June 2026 Belgium Leg | Belgium ![]() | v | ![]() | Wavre, Belgium |
Stadium: Stade Justin Peeters |
20–21 June 2026 Belgium Leg | Belgium ![]() | v | ![]() | Wavre, Belgium |
Stadium: Stade Justin Peeters |
23–24 June 2026 Belgium Leg | Belgium ![]() | v | ![]() | Wavre, Belgium |
Stadium: Stade Justin Peeters |
24–25 June 2026 Belgium Leg | Belgium ![]() | v | ![]() | Wavre, Belgium |
Stadium: Stade Justin Peeters |
26–27 June 2026 Belgium Leg | Belgium ![]() | v | ![]() | Wavre, Belgium |
Stadium: Stade Justin Peeters |
27–28 June 2026 Belgium Leg | Belgium ![]() | v | ![]() | Wavre, Belgium |
Stadium: Stade Justin Peeters |
The following 23 players were called up for the Training Squad.
Caps updated as of 17 August 2025, after the match against Poland.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Simon Vandenbroucke | 6 June 1999 | 14 | 0 | ![]() |
14 | GK | Loic Van Doren | 14 September 1996 | 75 | 0 | ![]() |
21 | GK | Vincent Vanasch | 21 December 1987 | 288 | 0 | ![]() |
4 | DF | Arthur Van Doren | 1 October 1994 | 267 | 21 | ![]() |
9 | DF | Maxime Van Oost | 2 December 1999 | 64 | 1 | ![]() |
11 | DF | Tommy Willems | 13 April 1997 | 41 | 3 | ![]() |
16 | DF | Alexander Hendrickx | 6 August 1993 | 210 | 175 | ![]() |
23 | DF | Arthur De Sloover | 3 May 1997 | 187 | 9 | ![]() |
33 | DF | Hugo Labouchere | 7 February 2004 | 7 | 1 | ![]() |
34 | DF | Olivier Biekens | 14 May 1999 | 20 | 0 | ![]() |
5 | MF | Arno Van Dessel | 3 July 2003 | 55 | 1 | ![]() |
6 | MF | Lucas Balthazar | 8 January 2006 | 16 | 0 | ![]() |
17 | MF | Guillaume Hellin | 28 May 2001 | 25 | 7 | ![]() |
22 | MF | Victor Foubert | 12 October 2002 | 11 | 0 | ![]() |
26 | MF | Victor Wegnez | 25 December 1995 | 190 | 28 | ![]() |
28 | MF | Tobias Biekens | 2 January 2001 | 23 | 0 | ![]() |
7 | FW | Thibeau Stockbroekx | 20 July 2000 | 65 | 26 | ![]() |
10 | FW | William Ghislain | 28 July 1999 | 49 | 9 | ![]() |
13 | FW | Nicolas De Kerpel | 23 March 1993 | 146 | 48 | ![]() |
18 | FW | Roman Duvekot | 21 June 2000 | 24 | 7 | ![]() |
27 | FW | Tom Boon | 25 January 1990 | 374 | 317 | ![]() |
30 | FW | Nelson Onana | 1 March 2000 | 57 | 16 | ![]() |
37 | FW | Thomas Crols | 11 September 2003 | 23 | 1 | ![]() |
The following players have been called up for the national team in the last 12 months.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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DF | Gauthier Boccard | 26 August 1991 | 310 | 26 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
MF | Antoine Kina | 13 February 1996 | 137 | 16 | ![]() | 2025 Men's EuroHockey Championship RETIRED |
FW | Louis De Backer | 27 February 2002 | 2 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |