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
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)

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 – 6th place

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
  • 2022Qualified

EuroHockey Junior Championship II

  • 2000 –

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: Jeroen Baart

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

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) CapsClub
1 GK Pierre De Gratie (2001-05-31) 31 May 2001 3 Beerschot
2 GK Boris Feldheim (2002-04-01) 1 April 2002 6 Daring
3 FW Thibeau Stockbroekx (2000-07-20) 20 July 2000 16 Oranje-Rood
4 Guillermo Hainaut (2002-06-08) 8 June 2002 6 Uccle
5 DF Rik Van Cleynenbreugel (2000-04-21) 21 April 2000 6 Braxgata
6 FW Dylan Englebert (Captain) (2000-04-20) 20 April 2000 15 Léopold
7 DF Thibault Deplus (2001-01-23) 23 January 2001 6 Gantoise
8 Arno Van Dessel (2003-07-03) 3 July 2003 6 Herakles
9 MF Louis De Backer (2002-02-27) 27 February 2002 4 Waterloo Ducks
10 FW Jeremy Wilbers (2001-11-06) 6 November 2001 6 Waterloo Ducks
12 Emmanuel Cockelaere (2000-02-07) 7 February 2000 6 Pingouin
13 FW Roman Duvekot (2000-06-21) 21 June 2000 16 Beerschot
14 MF Tobias Biekens (2001-01-02) 2 January 2001 15 Braxgata
16 DF Augustin Raemdonck (2001-12-09) 9 December 2001 6 Orée
17 DF Sebastiaan Geers (2001-03-19) 19 March 2001 6 Dragons
18 MF Lucas Putters (2002-01-25) 25 January 2002 5 Dragons
20 FW Jeff De Winter (2000-07-03) 3 July 2000 6 Antwerp
22 FW Nelson Onana (2000-03-01) 1 March 2000 9 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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