Florent Van Aubel

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Florent Van Aubel
Personal information
Born (1991-10-25) 25 October 1991 (age 30)
Ghent, Belgium
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 73 kg (161 lb)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club Dragons
Youth career
1995–2003 Indiana
2003–2006
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2009
2009–present Dragons
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–present Belgium 246 (47)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  Belgium
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Team
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2018 Bhubaneswar
EuroHockey Championship
Gold medal – first place 2019 Antwerp
Silver medal – second place 2013 Boom
Silver medal – second place 2017 Amstelveen
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Amstelveen
Hockey World League
Silver medal – second place 2014–15 Raipur Team

Florent Van Aubel (born 25 October 1991) is a Belgian field hockey player who plays for KHC Dragons and the Belgian national team as a forward.

In 2010, he won the Golden Stick from the Belgian Hockey Association in the category of male junior players. In 2011 he was nominated by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) for best young player of the year. Also, Florent van Aubel participated with his club KHC Dragons at the Euro Hockey League. In 2012, he also played at the Euro Hockey League and finished third. Van Aubel studies Communication Sciences at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and lives in Sint-Denijs-Westrem.

International career[]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed for the national team in the men's tournament where Belgium ended fifth.[1] Van Aubel became European vice-champion with Belgium at the 2013 European Championship on home ground in Boom. After winning the silver medal at the Rio Olympics, he became World Champion at Bhubaneswar. In 2019, he was a part of the squad which won Belgium its first European title.[2] On 25 May 2021, he was selected in the squad for the 2021 EuroHockey Championship.[3]

Honours[]

International[]

Belgium[4]

Club[]

Dragons

References[]

  1. ^ "Florent van Aubel". London2012.com. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  2. ^ "Goud in eigen land! De Red Lions winnen na het WK nu ook het EK". sporza.be (in Dutch). Sporza. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Selectie Red Panthers en Red Lions voor het Europees Kampioenschap aangekondigd". hockey.be (in Dutch). 25 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  4. ^ "van AUBEL Florent". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 27 May 2021.

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