.jpg) Boccard in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
26 August 1991 Uccle, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | ||
| Playing position | Defender / Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Léopold | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Orée | |||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2008–2009 | Orée | ||
| 2009–2022 | Waterloo Ducks | ||
| 2022–present | Léopold | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–present | Belgium | 247 | (13) |
Gauthier Boccard (born 26 August 1991) is a Belgian professional field hockey player who plays as a defender or midfielder for Léopold and the Belgian national team.
In the 2018–19 Euro Hockey League, Boccard's Waterloo Ducks became the first Belgian club to win the Euro Hockey League.[1][2] He also won three national title with the Waterloo Ducks. In March 2022 he signed a four-year contract at Royal Léopold Club from the summer of 2022 onwards.[3]
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed for the national team in the men's tournament. Gauthier Boccard also participated with the Belgium men's national field hockey team at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio. The Belgian Red Lions made an impression during these Games, winning the silver medal, and Gauthier Boccard scored one goal.[4] He was a part of the Belgian squad which won Belgium its first World Cup and European title.[5] On 25 May 2021, he was selected in the squad for the 2021 EuroHockey Championship.[6] He was also part of the Belgian squad that won the gold medal at the delayed 2020 Olympics.[7]
