Florent van Aubel
Florent Van Aubel (born 25 October 1991) is a Belgian field hockey player who plays as a forward for Dutch Hoofdkl*e club Pinoké and the Belgian national team.
Van Aubel studies Communication Sciences at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and lives in Sint-Denijs-Westrem.
Contents
- 1 Club career
- 2 International career
- 3 Honours
- 3.1 International
- 3.2 Club
- 4 References
- 5 External links
Club career
In 2010, he won the Golden Stick from the Belgian Hockey *ociation 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 Hoofdkl*e.
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 *le. On 25 May 2021, he was selected in the squad for the 2021 EuroHockey Championship.
Honours
International
Belgium
- Olympic Gold Medal: 2020
- Olympic Silver Medal: 2016
- World Cup: 2018
- EuroHockey Championship: 2019
- FIH Pro League: 2020–21
Club
Dragons
- Belgian Hockey League: 2009–10, 2010–11, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2020–21
References
External links
- Florent van Aubel at FIH
- Florent van Aubel at Olympedia