Personal information | |||
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Full name | Simon Pierre F. Gougnard | ||
Born | Nivelles, Belgium | 17 January 1991||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Racing | ||
Youth career | |||
Pingouin | |||
Senior career | |||
Years | Team | ||
–2009 | Waterloo Ducks | ||
2009–2010 | Tilburg | ||
2010–2012 | Oranje Zwart | ||
2012–2013 | Racing | ||
2013–2015 | Bloemendaal | ||
2015–2017 | Racing | ||
2017–2019 | Waterloo Ducks | ||
2019–2021 | Leuven | ||
2021–2023 | Dragons | ||
2023–present | Racing | ||
National team | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–present | Belgium | 322 | (26) |
Medal record | |||
Last updated on: 19 May 2023 |
Simon Pierre F. Gougnard (born 17 January 1991) is a Belgian professional field hockey player who plays as a midfielder for Racing and the Belgium national team.
Gougnard played club hockey in Belgium for the Waterloo Ducks until 2009, when he transferred to the Netherlands to play for TMHC Tilburg. He left them after one season to play for Oranje Zwart. [1] In 2012, he returned to Belgium because of his study. [2] He played in Belgium for Racing Bruxelles. [3]
In 2013, Gougnard went back to the Netherlands, where he signed a two-year contract for Bloemendaal. [4] He played for Bloemendaal until 2015, when he returned to Racing Bruxelles. In 2017, he went back to the Waterloo Ducks. [5] In April 2019, he agreed to play for Leuven from the 2019–20 season onwards. [6] [7] During that year's Euro Hockey League, Gougnard's Waterloo Ducks became the first Belgian club to win the Euro Hockey League. [8] [9] After two seasons, he left Leuven for Dragons in 2021. [10] In May 2023 it was announced he would return to Racing for the second time. [3] [11]
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed for the national team in the men's tournament. [12] Gougnard became European vice-champion with Belgium at the 2013 European Championship on home ground in Boom. During the 2018 World Cup, he lost his father and in the match on the next day against England, Belgium played with a mourning band. [13] Gougnard scored the 2–0 in that match and eventually they won the tournament by defeating the Netherlands in the final. In August 2019, he was selected in the Belgium squad for the 2019 EuroHockey Championship. [14] They won Belgium its first European title by defeating Spain 5-0 in the final. [15] On 25 May 2021, he was selected in the squad for the 2021 EuroHockey Championship. [16] In the summer from 2023 he took a break from the national team because he feels he has not got the energy to perform at the highest level. [17]
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