France men's national field hockey team

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France
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Nickname(s)Les Bleus
AssociationFrance Hockey Federation (Fédération Française de Hockey)
Confederation EHF (Europe)
Head Coach Fred Soyez
Assistant coach(es) Jorge Lombi
Xavier de Greve
ManagerAntoine François
Captain Victor Charlet
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FIH ranking
Current 11 Steady2.svg (4 August 2023) [1]
Olympic Games
Appearances10 (first in 1908 )
Best result4th (1920, 1936)
World Cup
Appearances4 (first in 1971 )
Best result7th (1971, 1990)
EuroHockey Championship
Appearances16 (first in 1970 )
Best result4th (1970)

The France men's national field hockey team represents France in international field hockey competitions. [2]

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Tournament history

Summer Olympics

Summer Olympics record
YearHostPositionPldWDLGFGASquad
1908 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg London, Great Britain6th2002111 Squad
1920 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Antwerp, Belgium4th3003317 Squad
1928 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Amsterdam, Netherlands5th310228 Squad
1932 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Los Angeles, United Statesdid not participate
1936 Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg Berlin, Germany4th5113719 Squad
1948 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg London, Great Britain8th401349 Squad
1952 Flag of Finland.svg Helsinki, Finland11th310268 Squad
1956 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne, Australiadid not participate
1960 Flag of Italy.svg Rome, Italy10th521237 Squad
1964 Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo, Japandid not participate
1968 Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico City, Mexico10th821528 Squad
1972 Flag of Germany.svg Munich, West Germany12th82151017 Squad
1976 to 1988 did not participate
1992 to 2020 did not qualify
2024 Flag of France.svg Paris, Francequalified
Total10/2541952738104

World Cup

World Cup record
YearHostPositionPldWDLGFGASquad
1971 Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Barcelona, Spain7th630347
1973 to 1986 did not qualify.
1990 Flag of Pakistan.svg Lahore, Pakistan7th7313913
1994 to 2014 did not qualify.
2018 Flag of India.svg Bhubaneswar, India8th521289 Squad
2023 Flag of India.svg Odisha, India13th62221423 Squad
2026 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Wavre, Belgium
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Amstelveen, Netherlands
To be determined.
Total4/1524104103552

EuroHockey Championship

EuroHockey Championship II

World League

FIH Pro League

FIH Hockey Nations Cup

Champions Trophy

Champions Challenge I

Champions Challenge II

Players

Current squad

The following 18 players were named on 17 August 2023 for the 2023 EuroHockey Championship in Mönchengladbach, Germany from 19 to 27 August 2023. [3]

Head coach: Fred Soyez

Caps and goals as of 25 June 2023, after the match against Australia.

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsClub
1GK Arthur Thieffry (1989-09-15) 15 September 1989 (age 33)108 Flag of France.svg Lille
3DF Mattéo Desgouillons (2000-01-21) 21 January 2000 (age 23)37 Flag of France.svg Lille
6DF Gaspard Xavier (2002-05-10) 10 May 2002 (age 21)29 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Racing Club de Bruxelles
7MF Lucas Montecot (2001-09-04) 4 September 2001 (age 21)2 Flag of France.svg Montrouge
8MF Simon Martin-Brisac (1992-11-20) 20 November 1992 (age 30)138 Flag of France.svg Racing Club de France
10DF Viktor Lockwood (Captain) (1992-03-29) 29 March 1992 (age 31)152 Flag of France.svg Lille
11MF Charles Masson (1992-04-13) 13 April 1992 (age 31)131 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gantoise
12DF Amaury Bellenger (1998-08-14) 14 August 1998 (age 25)60 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Uccle Sport
16MF François Goyet (1994-11-04) 4 November 1994 (age 28)143 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gantoise
17FW Noé Jouin (2002-08-02) 2 August 2002 (age 21)14 Flag of France.svg Saint Germain
19FW Corentin Sellier (2001-05-29) 29 May 2001 (age 22)21 Flag of France.svg Montrouge
20MF Eliot Curty (1998-09-18) 18 September 1998 (age 24)55 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Waterloo Ducks
21FW Etienne Tynevez (1999-02-13) 13 February 1999 (age 24)106 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gantoise
23FW Benjamin Marqué (2000-08-11) 11 August 2000 (age 23)18 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Daring
24 Théophile Ponthieu (1994-04-19) 19 April 1994 (age 29)24 Flag of France.svg Lille
28FW Timothée Clément (2000-04-08) 8 April 2000 (age 23)55 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gantoise
30GK Edgar Reynaud (1992-04-17) 17 April 1992 (age 31)42 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg White Star
31DF Brieuc Delemazure (2002-04-02) 2 April 2002 (age 21)18 Flag of France.svg Lille

Recent call-ups

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

Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsClubLatest call-up
DF Mathis Clément (2002-08-30) 30 August 2002 (age 20)6 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gantoise v. Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia, 23 June 2023
DF Jean-Baptiste Forgues (1992-05-18) 18 May 1992 (age 31)179 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Léopold 2023 World Cup
DF Victor Charlet (1993-11-19) 19 November 1993 (age 29)153 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Waterloo Ducks 2023 World Cup

MF Stanislas Branicki (2002-04-09) 9 April 2002 (age 21)26 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Orée 2023 World Cup

FW Pieter van Straaten (1992-10-23) 23 October 1992 (age 30)108 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Braxgatav. Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia, 25 June 2023
FW Blaise Rogeau (1994-11-26) 26 November 1994 (age 28)103 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Waterloo Ducks v. Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia, 25 June 2023
FW Gaspard Baumgarten (1992-08-03) 3 August 1992 (age 31)169 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Léopold 2023 World Cup

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References

  1. "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  2. "France Hockey Federation". ffhockey.org. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  3. "Les Bleus sélectionnés pour la Coupe d'Europe". ffhockey.org (in French). Fédération Française de Hockey. 17 August 2023.