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Félix Denayer
Belgian field hockey player
Félix Veronique Denayer (born 31 January 1990) is a Belgian professional field hockey player[1][2] who plays as a midfielder for Dragons and the Belgium national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Félix Veronique Denayer | ||
| Born |
(1990-01-31) 31 January 1990 (age 34) Edegem, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Dragons | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2007–present | Dragons | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–present | Belgium | 334 | (20) |
Denayer combines his sport with studies at the University of Antwerp.[3]
Denayer competed for the national team at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Olympics, winning a silver medal at the Rio Olympics.[4][2] With Belgium he won the silver medal at the 2013 European Championship on home ground in Boom, and again at the 2017 European Championships in Amsterdam. He also tasted World Cup success with Belgium in 2018. In 2019, he was a part of the squad which won Belgium its first European title.[5] On 25 May 2021, he was selected in the squad for the 2021 EuroHockey Championship.[6] He was the captain of the Belgian team which won the gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[7]
 | This section includes a list of references, related reading, or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. (July 2022) |
International
Belgium
Club
Dragons
- Belgian Hockey League: 2009–10, 2010–11, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2020–21
- "Felix Denayer Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- "Felix Denayer". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
- "Goud in eigen land! De Red Lions winnen na het WK nu ook het EK". sporza.be (in Dutch). Sporza. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- "Selectie Red Panthers en Red Lions voor het Europees Kampioenschap aangekondigd". hockey.be (in Dutch). 25 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- Thys, Werner (5 August 2021). "Een koning, zijn prins en de muur: dit zijn onze 18 gouden hockeyhelden". demorgen.be (in Dutch). De Morgen. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- Félix Denayer at the International Hockey Federation
- Félix Denayer at Olympics.com
- Félix Denayer at Olympedia
- Félix Denayer at Team Belgium (in Dutch)
| Olympic Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Flagbearer for  Belgium (with Nafissatou Thiam) Tokyo 2020 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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