Alexander Hendrickx

Alexander Robby Hendrickx (born 6 August 1993) is a Belgian field hockey player who plays for Dutch club Pinoké and the Belgian national team as a defender.[1]

Alex Hendrickx
Personal information
Full name Alexander Robby Hendrickx
Born (1993-08-06) 6 August 1993
Wilrijk, Belgium
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Pinoké
Youth career
Antwerp
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–2015 Antwerp
2015–2018 Dragons
2018–present Pinoké
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010 Belgium U18 6 (10)
2012–2014 Belgium U21 32 (10)
2012–present Belgium 126
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  Belgium
World Cup
2018 Bhubaneswar
EuroHockey Championship
2019 Antwerp
2017 Amstelveen
FIH Pro League
2019 Amstelveen
Hockey World League
2014–15 RaipurTeam
Youth Olympic Games
2010 SingaporeTeam
Last updated on: 1 October 2020

International career

Junior national teams

Hendrickx has represented Belgium at junior level in both Under 18 and Under 21 age groups.[2] In 2010, Hendrickx was a member of the Belgium Under-18 side at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games in Singapore. The team won the bronze medal, defeating Ghana 4–1 in the third-place playoff.[3] He made his debut for the Belgium Under 21 side, in 2012 at a qualifying for the Junior World Cup.[4] Hendrickx was also a member of the team at the Junior World Cup in New Delhi, India, where the team finished sixth.[5][6]

Senior national team

Hendrickx made his senior international debut for Belgium in 2012, at the Champions Trophy.[7] He was a reserve player at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where Belgium won a silver medal.[8][9] In November 2018, he was named in the squad for the 2018 World Cup in Bhubaneswar, India. At the tournament, he finished as top scorer alongside Blake Govers of Australia with 7 goals.[10] At the 2019 EuroHockey Championship, he also was the top goalscorer together with three other players with five goals.[11]

Club career

Hendrickx started playing hockey for Royal Antwerp. After having played three seasons for Belgian club Dragons he transferred to the Netherlands to play for Pinoké in Amstelveen.[12]

References
  1. "HENDRICKX Alexander". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  2. "HENDRICKX Alexander". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  3. "Singapore 2010". olympic.org. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  4. "EuroHockey Junior Championships Men". European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  5. "Hero Hockey Junior World Cup Men 2013". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  6. "Belgium". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  7. "Red Lions". Hockey Belgium. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  8. "Alexander Hendrickx". Team Belgium. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  9. "Alexander Hendrickx". olympic.org. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  10. "Belgium squad for World Cup announced". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  11. "Brilliant Belgium win their first ever European Championship crown". belfiuseurohockey.com. 24 August 2019.
  12. Barreveld, Merel (5 June 2018). "Alexander Hendrickx en Jake Smith versterken Pinoké". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 November 2018.
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