Victor Wegnez

Victor Nicky B. Wegnez (born 25 December 1995) is a Belgian field hockey player who plays as a midfielder for Racing Club de Bruxelles and the Belgium national team.

Victor Wegnez
Personal information
Full name Victor Nicky B. Wegnez
Born (1995-12-25) 25 December 1995
Brussels, Belgium
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Racing Bruxelles
Youth career
Daring
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Daring
2017–2018 Dragons
2018–present Racing Bruxelles
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Belgium U21 18 (3)
2015–present Belgium 86 (11)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  Belgium
World Cup
2018 Bhubaneswar
EuroHockey Championship
2019 Antwerp
2017 Amstelveen
FIH Pro League
2019 Amstelveen
Junior World Cup
2016 Lucknow
Last updated on: 1 February 2020

Club career

Wegnez played in the youth academy of Royal Daring and he played for their senior squad until 2017 when he transferred to KHC Dragons.[1] After one season with Dragons he joined Racing Club de Bruxelles in 2018. In January 2020 he signed a two-year contract extension at Racing.[2]

International career

In 2016 Wegnez reached the final of the 2016 Junior World Cup and he was part of the Belgian selection that placed for the final at the 2017 European Championship in Amsterdam.[3] In November 2018, he was selected for the 2018 World Cup,[4] which they eventually won by defeating the Netherlands in the final. At the 2019 EuroHockey Championship, where Belgium won its first European title,[5] he was named the player of the tournament.[6] In December 2019, he was nominated for the FIH Player of the Year Award.[7]

Honours

Belgium[8]

Dragons

Individual

References
  1. "Hockeytalent Victor Wegnez ruilt Daring voor Dragons". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 15 Mar 2017. Retrieved 27 Aug 2017.
  2. "Racing : pourquoi je reste…". okey.lalibre.be (in French). Okey.be. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  3. "België - Rabo EuroHockey Championships 2017" (in Dutch). Rabo EuroHockey Championships 2017. Retrieved 27 Aug 2017.
  4. "De selectie van de Red Lions voor het WK". hockey.be (in Dutch). 4 November 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  5. "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.
  6. "Brilliant Belgium win their first ever European Championship crown". belfiuseurohockey.com. 24 August 2019.
  7. "Manpreet Singh nominated for FIH Player of the Year award". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Lausanne: The Times of India. 6 December 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  8. "WEGNEZ Victor". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  9. "Australia's Kookaburras claim Odisha Men's Hockey World League Final Bhubaneswar 2017". fih.ch. Bhubaneswar: International Hockey Federation. 10 December 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
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