Belgium men's national under-21 field hockey team

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Belgium
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Nickname(s)Young Red Lions
Association Royal Belgian Hockey Association
Confederation EHF (Europe)
Head CoachJeroen Baart
Assistant coach(es)Javier Telechea
ManagerDavid Prinsen Geerligs
CaptainJeremy Wilbers
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Away
Junior World Cup
Appearances8 (first in 1985)
Best resultSilver medal world centered-2.svg 2nd (2016)
EuroHockey Junior Championship
Appearances16 (first in 1976)
Best resultGold medal europe.svg 1st (2012)
Medal record
Junior World Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Lucknow
EuroHockey Junior Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 's-Hertogenbosch
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg1981 Barcelona
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Siemianowice Śląskie
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Valencia
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2006 Prague
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Ghent
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Terrassa

The Belgium men's national under-21 field hockey team represents Belgium in men's international under-21 field hockey and is controlled by the Royal Belgian Hockey Association, the governing body for field hockey in Belgium. [1]

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The team plays in the Men's EuroHockey Junior Championships and has qualified eight times for the Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup. Their biggest successes were winning the EuroHockey Junior Championship in 2012 and being runners-up at the 2016 Junior World Cup.

Tournament record

Junior World Cup

EuroHockey Junior Championship

EuroHockey Junior Championship II

Source: [2]

Players

Current squad

The following 18 players were named on 26 October 2023 for the 2023 Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 5 to 16 December 2023. [3]

Head coach: Jeroen Baart

Caps updated as of 30 July 2022, after the match against Spain.

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsClub
4MF Lucas Putters (2002-01-25) 25 January 2002 (age 23)10 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Dragons
5DF Hugo Labouchere (2004-02-07) 7 February 2004 (age 21)0 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Orée
6FW Diego Hainaut (2004-11-19) 19 November 2004 (age 21)0 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Uccle Sport
7MF Victor Foubert (2002-10-12) 12 October 2002 (age 23)5 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Dragons
8MF Nicolas Bogaerts (2004-01-15) 15 January 2004 (age 21)0 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Orée
9MF Louis De Backer (2002-02-27) 27 February 2002 (age 23)5 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Léopold
10MF Maximilian Langer (2006-08-05) 5 August 2006 (age 19)0 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Orée
11FW Jack Vloeberghs (2003-10-15) 15 October 2003 (age 22)0 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Herakles
12FW Max Luyten (2002-11-05) 5 November 2002 (age 23)5 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Dragons
13FW Louis Depelsenaire (2002-09-13) 13 September 2002 (age 23)5 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Waterloo Ducks
14FW Thomas Crols (2002-09-11) 11 September 2002 (age 23)5 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Dragons
17MF Guillermo Hainaut (2002-06-08) 8 June 2002 (age 23)11 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Uccle Sport
21GK Julien Le Maire (2002-07-30) 30 July 2002 (age 23)0 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Herakles
23DF Lucas Balthazar (2006-01-08) 8 January 2006 (age 19)0 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Uccle Sport
24DF Thomas Joye (2003-02-24) 24 February 2003 (age 22)5 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Uccle Sport
26MF Charles Langendries (2006-04-26) 26 April 2006 (age 19)0 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Waterloo Ducks
30DF Brieuc Petit (2003-10-05) 5 October 2003 (age 22)0 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Waterloo Ducks
43GK Boris Feldheim (2002-04-01) 1 April 2002 (age 23)11 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Daring

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Young Red Lions". www.hockey.be (in Dutch). Hockey Belgium. Retrieved 14 July 2019.[ dead link ]
  2. ↑ "Competitions Archive". European Hockey Federation . Retrieved 14 July 2019.[ dead link ]
  3. ↑ "Men's Junior World Cup 2023 – 18 Young Red Lions om België te vertegenwoordigen". hockey.be. Royal Belgian Hockey Association. 26 October 2023.
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