Belgium men's national under-21 field hockey team

Belgium
Belgium
Nickname(s)Young Red Lions
AssociationRoyal Belgian Hockey Association
ConfederationEHF (Europe)
Head CoachJeroen Baart
Assistant coach(es)Javier Telechea
ManagerDavid Prinsen Geerligs
CaptainJeremy Wilbers
Home
Away
Junior World Cup
Appearances8 (first in 1985)
Best result2nd (2016)
EuroHockey Junior Championship
Appearances16 (first in 1976)
Best result1st (2012)

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 Men's EuroHockey Junior Championships and has qualified eight times for the Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup. Their biggest successes were winning the EuroHockey Junior Championship in 2012 and being runners-up 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 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
  • 2021 – 6th place
  • 2023 – 9th 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 – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

EuroHockey Junior Championship II

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

Source:[2]

Players

Current squad

The following 18 players were named on 26 October 2023 for the 2023 Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 5 to 16 December 2023.[3]

Head coach: Jeroen Baart

Caps updated as of 30 July 2022, after the match against Spain.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) CapsClub
4 MF Lucas Putters (2002-01-25) 25 January 2002 (age 22) 10 Belgium Dragons
5 DF Hugo Labouchere (2004-02-07) 7 February 2004 (age 20) 0 Belgium Orée
6 FW Diego Hainaut (2004-11-19) 19 November 2004 (age 19) 0 Belgium Uccle Sport
7 MF Victor Foubert (2002-10-12) 12 October 2002 (age 21) 5 Belgium Dragons
8 MF Nicolas Bogaerts (2004-01-15) 15 January 2004 (age 20) 0 Belgium Orée
9 MF Louis De Backer (2002-02-27) 27 February 2002 (age 22) 5 Belgium Léopold
10 MF Maximilian Langer (2006-08-05) 5 August 2006 (age 17) 0 Belgium Orée
11 FW Jack Vloeberghs (2003-10-15) 15 October 2003 (age 20) 0 Belgium Herakles
12 FW Max Luyten (2002-11-05) 5 November 2002 (age 21) 5 Belgium Dragons
13 FW Louis Depelsenaire (2002-09-13) 13 September 2002 (age 21) 5 Belgium Waterloo Ducks
14 FW Thomas Crols (2002-09-11) 11 September 2002 (age 21) 5 Belgium Dragons
17 MF Guillermo Hainaut (2002-06-08) 8 June 2002 (age 21) 11 Belgium Uccle Sport
21 GK Julien Le Maire (2002-07-30) 30 July 2002 (age 21) 0 Belgium Herakles
23 DF Lucas Balthazar (2006-01-08) 8 January 2006 (age 18) 0 Belgium Uccle Sport
24 DF Thomas Joye (2003-02-24) 24 February 2003 (age 21) 5 Belgium Uccle Sport
26 MF Charles Langendries (2006-04-26) 26 April 2006 (age 17) 0 Belgium Waterloo Ducks
30 DF Brieuc Petit (2003-10-05) 5 October 2003 (age 20) 0 Belgium Waterloo Ducks
43 GK Boris Feldheim (2002-04-01) 1 April 2002 (age 22) 11 Belgium Daring

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. ^ "Men's Junior World Cup 2023 – 18 Young Red Lions om België te vertegenwoordigen". hockey.be. Royal Belgian Hockey Association. 26 October 2023.