Hugo Genestet

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Hugo Genestet
Personal information
Full name Hugo Valentin Paul Genestet
Born (1992-03-02) 2 March 1992 (age 29)
Height 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 70 kg (154 lb)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Waterloo Ducks
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–2014 Saint Germain
2014–2016 Leuven
2016–2018 Saint Germain
2018–2019
2019–present Waterloo Ducks
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 16 (8)
2010–present France 167 (29)
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Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  France
Junior World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2013 New Delhi

Hugo Valentin Paul Genestet (born 2 March 1992)[1] is a French field hockey player who plays as a midfielder for Belgian club Waterloo Ducks and the French national team.[2]

Club career[]

Genestet played for Saint Germain in France before he joined Leuven in Belgium in 2014. He played there until 2016 when he returned to France. In 2018 he joined Daring in the Belgian Hockey League.[3] After one season he left Daring for the Waterloo Ducks.[4]

International career[]

Under–21[]

Genestet was a member of the French U–21 side from 2010 through to 2013. In 2013, he was a member of the team at the FIH Junior World Cup in New Delhi. At the tournament, the team made history by securing France's first medal at the event, taking home silver.[5][6][7]

Senior national team[]

Genestet also debuted for the France national team in 2010, and has been a member of the team since.[8] He represented France at the 2018 World Cup.[9] He is the current captain of the national team.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "Team Details – France". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Hugo GENESTET". ffhockey.org (in French). . Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  3. ^ Toussaint, Laurent (2 July 2018). "Hugo Genestet rejoint le Daring". hockeybelgium.lesoir.be (in French). Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Transfert : G. Dykmans et H. Genestet au Watducks". okey.lalibre.be (in French). 10 May 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  5. ^ "French star Hugo Genestet would like to avoid India". stick2hockey.com. . Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "GENESTET Hugo". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  7. ^ "Germany lifts the Hero Hockey Junior World Cup Men 2013 Beats France 5-2". hockeyindia.org. Hockey India. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  8. ^ "Hugo Genestet – Player Info". globalsportsarchive.com. . Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  9. ^ "#RoadtoBhuba - Découvrez la composition officielle !". ffhockey.org (in French). Fédération Française de Hockey. 13 November 2018.

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