Belgium men's national under-21 field hockey team

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Belgium
Belgium
Nickname(s)Young Red Lions
AssociationRoyal Belgian Hockey Association
ConfederationEHF (Europe)
Head CoachJeroen Baart
Assistant coach(es)John Goldberg
ManagerChristophe Yekeler
CaptainDylan Englebert
Home
Away
Junior World Cup
Appearances7 (first in 1985)
Best result2nd (2016)
EuroHockey Junior Championship
Appearances15 (first in 1976)
Best result1st (2012)
Medal record
Junior World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2016 Lucknow
EuroHockey Junior Championship
Gold medal – first place 2012 's-Hertogenbosch
Silver medal – second place 1981 Barcelona
Silver medal – second place 2010 Siemianowice Śląskie
Silver medal – second place 2017 Valencia
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Prague

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]

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

Tournament record[]

Junior World Cup[]

  • – 11th place
  • 1997 – 12th place
  • 2005 – 11th place
  • 2009 – 11th place
  • 2013 – 6th place
  • 2016 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
  • 2021 – 6th place

EuroHockey Junior Championship[]

  • 1976 – 5th place
  • 1978 – 6th place
  • 1981 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
  • 1984 – 4th place
  • 1996 – 5th place
  • 1998 – 6th place
  • 2002 – 6th place
  • 2004 – 5th place
  • 2006 – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
  • 2008 – 4th place
  • 2010 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
  • 2012 – 1st place, gold medalist(s)
  • 2014 – 4th place
  • 2017 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
  • 2019 – 5th place
  • 2022 – Qualified

EuroHockey Junior Championship II[]

  • 2000 – 1st place, gold medalist(s)

Source:[2]

Current squad[]

The following 18 players were named on 21 October 2021 for the 2021 Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup in Bhubaneswar, India.[3]

Head coach:

Caps updated as of 5 December 2021, after the match against the Netherlands.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) CapsClub
1 GK (2001-05-31) 31 May 2001 (age 20) 3 Belgium Beerschot
2 GK (2002-04-01) 1 April 2002 (age 19) 6 Belgium Daring
3 FW (2000-07-20) 20 July 2000 (age 21) 16 Netherlands Oranje-Rood
4 (2002-06-08) 8 June 2002 (age 19) 6 Belgium Uccle
5 DF (2000-04-21) 21 April 2000 (age 21) 6 Belgium Braxgata
6 FW (Captain) (2000-04-20) 20 April 2000 (age 21) 15 Belgium Léopold
7 DF (2001-01-23) 23 January 2001 (age 21) 6 Belgium Gantoise
8 (2003-07-03) 3 July 2003 (age 18) 6 Belgium Herakles
9 MF (2002-02-27) 27 February 2002 (age 19) 4 Belgium Waterloo Ducks
10 FW (2001-11-06) 6 November 2001 (age 20) 6 Belgium Waterloo Ducks
12 (2000-02-07) 7 February 2000 (age 21) 6 Belgium Pingouin
13 FW (2000-06-21) 21 June 2000 (age 21) 16 Belgium Beerschot
14 MF (2001-01-02) 2 January 2001 (age 21) 15 Belgium Braxgata
16 DF (2001-12-09) 9 December 2001 (age 20) 6 Belgium Orée
17 DF (2001-03-19) 19 March 2001 (age 20) 6 Belgium Dragons
18 MF (2002-01-25) 25 January 2002 (age 20) 5 Belgium Dragons
20 FW (2000-07-03) 3 July 2000 (age 21) 6 Belgium Antwerp
22 FW (2000-03-01) 1 March 2000 (age 21) 9 Belgium Braxgata

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Young Red Lions". www.hockey.be (in Dutch). Hockey Belgium. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Competitions Archive". European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  3. ^ "FIH Junior World Cup 2021 – De Selecties Zijn Bekend". hockey.be. Royal Belgian Hockey Association. 21 October 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
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