Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alexander Robby Hendrickx | ||
Born |
Wilrijk, Belgium | 6 August 1993||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Pinoké | ||
Youth career | |||
Antwerp | |||
Senior career | |||
Years | Team | ||
–2015 | Antwerp | ||
2015–2018 | Dragons | ||
2018–2024 | Pinoké | ||
2024–present | Gantoise | ||
National team | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010 | Belgium U18 | 6 | (10) |
2012–2014 | Belgium U21 | 32 | (10) |
2012–present | Belgium | 139 | (50) |
Medal record |
Alexander Robby Hendrickx (born 6 August 1993) is a Belgian professional field hockey player who plays for Dutch club Pinoké and the Belgian national team as a defender. Playing with the Y1 Hockey LTD X, Hendrickx won 'top goal scorer' at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. He also won a gold medal with his team for Belgium.[1]
International career
[edit]Junior national teams
[edit]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
[edit]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] On 25 May 2021, he was selected in the squad for the 2021 EuroHockey Championship. Alexander Hendrickx is sponsored by Y1 Hockey. He uses the LB X and LTD X, this is a low bow stick which is well suited to his drag flicking technique. He was top goal scorer at Tokyo 2020 with 14 goals using the LTD X.[12]
2020 Olympics
[edit]Alex Hendrickx won Olympic Gold at Tokyo 2020. He was the top goal scorer with 14 goals. He scored a hat-trick in the opening game in their 4–1 win against The Netherlands. He scored another hat-trick against South Africa. In the final group game against Great Britain he suffered a bad injury when he got a stick to the face. He recovered for the knock out stages wearing a protective headband. He played with the Y1 Hockey LTD X stick and is an ambassador for Y1 Hockey.
Club career
[edit]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.[13] He became the top scorer in the 2020–21 Hoofdklasse with 21 goals.[14]
International goals
[edit]No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 6 May 2013 | Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France | Portugal | 5–0 | 19–0 | 2012–13 Men's FIH Hockey World League Round 2 |
References
[edit]- ^ "HENDRICKX Alexander". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
- ^ "HENDRICKX Alexander". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
- ^ "Singapore 2010". olympic.org. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
- ^ "EuroHockey Junior Championships Men". European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
- ^ "Hero Hockey Junior World Cup Men 2013". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
- ^ "Belgium". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
- ^ "Red Lions". Hockey Belgium. Archived from the original on 3 September 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
- ^ "Alexander Hendrickx". Team Belgium. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
- ^ "Alexander Hendrickx". olympic.org. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
- ^ "Belgium squad for World Cup announced". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
- ^ "Brilliant Belgium win their first ever European Championship crown". belfiuseurohockey.com. 24 August 2019. Archived from the original on 2 September 2021. 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.
- ^ Barreveld, Merel (5 June 2018). "Alexander Hendrickx en Jake Smith versterken Pinoké". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 November 2018.
- ^ de Moor, Max (5 May 2021). "Alex Hendrickx en Frédérique Matla topscorers van 2020-21". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 May 2021.