Belgium men's national under-21 field hockey team

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]

Belgium
NicknameYoung Red Lions
AssociationRoyal Belgian Hockey Association
ConfederationEHF (Europe)
CoachJeroen Baart
Assistant coach(es)John Goldberg
ManagerChristophe Yekeler
CaptainRomain Delavignette
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
2016 Lucknow
EuroHockey Junior Championship
2012 's-Hertogenbosch
1981 Barcelona
2010 Siemianowice Śląskie
2017 Valencia
2006 Prague

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
  • 1985 – 11th place
  • 1997 – 12th place
  • 2005 – 11th place
  • 2009 – 11th place
  • 2013 – 6th place
  • 2016 –
  • 2021 – Qualified

EuroHockey Junior Championship
  • 1976 – 5th place
  • 1978 – 6th place
  • 1981 –
  • 1984 – 4th place
  • 1996 – 5th place
  • 1998 – 6th place
  • 2002 – 6th place
  • 2004 – 5th place
  • 2006 –
  • 2008 – 4th place
  • 2010 –
  • 2012 –
  • 2014 – 4th place
  • 2017 –
  • 2019 – 5th place

EuroHockey Junior Championship II
  • 2000 –

Source:[2]

Players

Current squad

The following 18 players were named for the 2019 EuroHockey Junior Championship in Valencia, Spain.[3]

Head coach: Jeroen Baart

Caps updated as of 21 July 2019, after the match against Austria.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) CapsClub
1 GK Simon Vandenbroucke (1999-06-06) 6 June 1999 8 Waterloo Ducks
2 GK Daan Drijver (1999-06-15) 15 June 1999 6 Dragons
4 FW Thibeau Stockbrockx (2000-07-20) 20 July 2000 10 Oranje-Rood
5 Maxime van Oost (1999-12-12) 12 December 1999 10 Waterloo Ducks
6 Timothy Luyten (1999-01-15) 15 January 1999 9 Dragons
7 Mathieu Weyers (1999-02-05) 5 February 1999 9 Racing Club de Bruxelles
8 Dylan Englebert (2000-04-20) 20 April 2000 9 Léopold
9 Loïc Sidler (1998-06-17) 17 June 1998 14 Waterloo Ducks
10 William Ghislain (1999-07-28) 28 July 1999 10 Waterloo Ducks
11 Emile Esquelin (1999-08-28) 28 August 1999 10 Gantoise
12 Romain Delavignette (Captain) (1998-05-07) 7 May 1998 15 Racing Club de Bruxelles
13 Tobias Biekens (2001-01-02) 2 January 2001 9 Braxgata
14 Olivier Biekens (1999-05-14) 14 May 1999 10 Braxgata
15 Max Muschc (1999-10-28) 28 October 1999 9 Léopold
16 Maxime Deplus (1998-09-21) 21 September 1998 10 Gantoise
18 Roman Duvekot (2000-06-21) 21 June 2000 10 Beerschot
20 Maxime Loots (1998-02-18) 18 February 1998 15 Braxgata
22 Achille de Chaffoy (1998-06-09) 9 June 1998 10 Racing Club de Bruxelles

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. "Team Details Belgium". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. p. 2. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
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