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Belgian field hockey player (born 1993) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alexander Robby Hendrickx (born 6 August 1993) is a Belgian professional field hockey player who plays for Gantoise and the Belgian national team as a defender. Hendrickx won 'top goal scorer' at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. He also won a gold medal with his team for Belgium.[1]
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Hendrickx in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Robby Hendrickx | ||
| Born |
6 August 1993 Wilrijk, Belgium | ||
| 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 | |||
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]
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. He was top goal scorer at Tokyo 2020 with 14 goals using the LTD X.[12]
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.
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]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 6 May 2013 | Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France |  Portugal | 5–0 | 19–0 | 2012–13 Men's FIH Hockey World League Round 2 |
| 35. | 26 January 2020 | Sydney, Australia |  Australia | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2020–21 Men's FIH Pro League |
| 36. | 2–0 | |||||
| 37. | 2 February 2020 | Auckland, New Zealand |  New Zealand | 1–0 | 3–1 | |
| 38. | 9 February 2020 | Bhubaneswar, India |  India | 1–0 | 3–2 | |
| 39. | 22 September 2020 | Düsseldorf, Germany |  Germany | 2–0 | 6–1 | |
| 40. | 6–1 | |||||
| 41. | 31 October 2020 | Brussels, Belgium |  Great Britain | 1–0 | 3–2 | |
| 42. | 1 November 2020 | Great Britain | 2–1 | 2–1 | ||
| 43. | 4 November 2020 |  Netherlands | 1–0 | 4–4 (3–1 p) | ||
| 44. | 4–3 | |||||
| 45. | 6 February 2021 | Valencia, Spain |  Spain | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| 46. | 5 June 2021 | Amstelveen, Netherlands | Spain | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2021 Men's EuroHockey Championship |
| 47. | 8 June 2021 |  Russia | 2–0 | 9–2 | ||
| 48. | 4–0 | |||||
| 49. | 8–2 | |||||
| 50. | 10 June 2021 | Netherlands | 2–1 | 2–2 (1–3 p) | ||
| 51. | 24 July 2021 | Tokyo, Japan | Netherlands | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2020 Summer Olympics |
| 52. | 2–1 | |||||
| 53. | 3–1 | |||||
| 54. | 26 July 2021 | Germany | 3–0 | 3–1 | ||
| 55. | 27 July 2021 |  South Africa | 2–1 | 9–4 | ||
| 56. | 6–1 | |||||
| 57. | 8–4 | |||||
| 58. | 29 July 2021 |  Canada | 1–0 | 9–1 | ||
| 59. | 5–1 | |||||
| 60. | 1 August 2021 | Spain | 1–1 | 3–1 | ||
| 61. | 3–1 | |||||
| 62. | 3 August 2021 | India | 2–2 | 5–2 | ||
| 63. | 3–2 | |||||
| 64. | 4–2 | |||||
| 154. | 23 May 2024 | Antwerp, Belgium | India | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2023–24 Men's FIH Pro League |
| 155. | 4–1 | |||||
| 156. | 29 May 2024 | Australia | 2–1 | 5–1 | ||
| 157. | 30 May 2024 | Spain | 3–2 | 3–2 | ||
| 158. | 1 June 2024 | Spain | 1–0 | 4–1 | ||
| 159. | 2 June 2024 | Australia | 3–3 | 4–4 (3–2 p) | ||
| 160. | 23 June 2024 | Utrecht, Netherlands | Great Britain | 2–0 | 3–1 | |
| 161. | 3–1 | |||||
| 162. | 27 June 2024 | Amstelveen, Netherlands | Great Britain | 1–2 | 1–3 | |
| 163. | 30 June 2024 | Netherlands | 3–2 | 5–3 | ||
| 164. | 27 July 2024 | Paris, France |  Ireland | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2024 Summer Olympics |
| 165. | 28 July 2024 | New Zealand | 1–0 | 2–1 | ||
| 166. | 30 July 2024 | Australia | 1–0 | 6–2 | ||
| 167. | 2 August 2024 |  Argentina | 2–2 | 3–3 | ||
| 168. | 4 August 2024 | Spain | 2–3 | 2–3 | ||
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