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Florent Van Aubel

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Florent Van Aubel
Personal information
Born (1991-10-25) 25 October 1991 (age 33)
Ghent, Belgium
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 73 kg (161 lb)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club Pinoké
Youth career
1995–2003 Indiana
2003–2006 Orée
Senior career
Years Team
2006–2009 Orée
2009–2022 Dragons
2022–present Pinoké
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2012–2024 Belgium 301 (119)
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
Silver medal – second place 2023 Bhubaneswar–Rourkela
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
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Mönchengladbach
Hockey World League
Silver medal – second place 2014–15 Raipur Team
EuroHockey Junior Championship
Silver medal – second place 2010 Siemianowice Śląskie

Florent Van Aubel (born 25 October 1991) is a Belgian professional field hockey player who plays as a forward for Dutch Hoofdklasse club Pinoké. He played 301 matches for the Belgian national team from 2012 until 2024.

Club career

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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. After 13 years at Dragons he left Belgium in 2022 to play for Pinoké in the Dutch Hoofdklasse.[1] In his first season at Pinoké, he won the national title which was the first league title for Pinoké.[2]

International career

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At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed for the national team in the men's tournament where Belgium ended fifth.[3] 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.[4] On 25 May 2021, he was selected in the squad for the 2021 EuroHockey Championship.[5] In July 2024 he announced that the 2024 Summer Olympics would be his last tournament with the national team.[6][7]

Honours

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International

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Belgium[8]

Club

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Dragons
Pinoké

References

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  1. ^ "Florent Van Aubel zwaait af bij Dragons en trekt naar Pinoké in Nederland". sporza.be (in Dutch). Sporza. 4 May 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Red Lions Hendrickx, Van Aubel en Dockier helpen Pinoké aan eerste Nederlandse titel". sporza.be (in Dutch). Sporza. 29 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Selectie Red Panthers en Red Lions voor het Europees Kampioenschap aangekondigd". hockey.be (in Dutch). 25 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Le magicien va raccrocher". okey.lalibre.be (in French). 8 July 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Florent van Aubel staat voor laatste Olympische Spelen: "Herinneringen voor het leven"". sporza.be (in Dutch). Sporza. 7 July 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  8. ^ "van AUBEL Florent". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Met de Belgen in een hoofdrol: Hendrickx bezorgt Pinoké eerste eindzege in Euro Hockey League". sporza.be (in Dutch). Sporza. 1 April 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
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