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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


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. In his first season at Pinoké, he won the national title which was the first league title for Pinoké.




International career


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




Honours






= International

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Belgium
Olympic gold medal: 2020
Olympic silver medal: 2016
World Cup: 2018
EuroHockey Championship: 2019
FIH Pro League: 2020–21




= Club

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Dragons
Belgian Hockey League: 2009–10, 2010–11, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2020–21
Pinoké
Hoofdklasse: 2022–23
Euro Hockey League: 2023–24




References






External links


Florent van Aubel at the International Hockey Federation
Florent van Aubel at Olympics.com
Florent van Aubel at Olympedia
Florent van Aubel at Team Belgium (in Dutch)

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Belgia pada Olimpiade Musim Panas 2020
• Hoki lapangan pada Olimpiade Musim Panas 2020
• Daftar peraih medali pada Olimpiade Musim Panas 2020
• Florent Van Aubel
• 2024–25 Hockey India League
• 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup
• Field hockey at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
• 2023–24 Men's FIH Pro League
• Rarh Bengal Tigers
• Belgium at the 2024 Summer Olympics
• List of Olympic medalists in field hockey
• FIH Awards
• 2018 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy