Arthur De Sloover
Personal information
Full name Arthur Anne-Marie
Thierry De Sloover
Born (1997-05-03) 3 May 1997 (age 26)
Kortrijk, Belgium
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Oranje-Rood
Youth career
2001– Saint-Georges
Senior career
Years Team
0000–2014 Saint-Georges
2014–2022 Beerschot
2022–present Oranje-Rood
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Belgium U21 10 (0)
2017–present Belgium 110 (0)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  Belgium
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Team
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2018 Bhubaneswar
Silver medal – second place 2023 Bhubaneswar/Rourkela
EuroHockey Championship
Gold medal – first place 2019 Antwerp
Silver medal – second place 2017 Amstelveen
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Amstelveen
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Mönchengladbach
Junior World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2016 Lucknow

Arthur Anne-Marie Thierry De Sloover (born 3 May 1997) is a Belgian professional field hockey player who plays as a defender for Dutch Hoofdklasse club Oranje-Rood and the Belgium national team.

Club career

De Sloover started playing hockey at the age of four. He played at Saint-Georges Hockey Club in Kortrijk from 2001 until 2014. He changed to Beerschot in the 2014–15 season. He was relegated with Beerschot in the 2021–22 season, after the relegation he joined Dutch side Oranje-Rood.[2]

International career

He was part of the Belgian under-21 selection that placed second at the 2016 Junior World Championship in Lucknow, India. He was part of the Belgian selection that placed second at the 2017 European Championship in Amstelveen, the Netherlands.[3] He was part of the Belgian selection that won the 2018 Hockey World Cup in Bhubaneswar, India.[4] At the 2018 Hockey Stars Awards, he was named the FIH Rising Star of the Year.[5] In August 2019, he was selected in the Belgium squad for the 2019 EuroHockey Championship.[6] They won Belgium its first European title by defeating Spain 5–0 in the final.[7] On 25 May 2021, he was selected in the squad for the 2021 EuroHockey Championship.[8]

Personal life

Both of his parents, his grandfather, and his cousin Alix Gerniers are also active in professional hockey. Old hockey player Corneille Wellens was married to a first cousin of his great-grandfather Jules De Sloovere.

Honours

Belgium
Individual

References

  1. ^ "de SLOOVER Arthur". www.worldcup2018.hockey. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Red Lion Arthur De Sloover verlaat Beerschot voor avontuur bij Oranje-Rood". nieuwsblad.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  3. ^ "België - Rabo EuroHockey Championships 2017" (in Dutch). Rabo EuroHockey Championships 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup Bhubaneswar 2018". World Cup FIH. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  5. ^ "De Goede & Van Doren named Players of the Year in 2018 FIH Hockey Stars Awards". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. 14 February 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  6. ^ "Red Lions – de selectie voor de Belfius Eurohockey Championships 2019". www.hockey.be (in Dutch). Hockey Belgium. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "Selectie Red Panthers en Red Lions voor het Europees Kampioenschap aangekondigd". hockey.be (in Dutch). 25 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.

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