Loïck Luypaert

Loïck Fanny Luypaert (born 19 August 1991) is a Belgian professional field hockey player who plays as a defender for Braxgata and the Belgian national team.

Loïck Luypaert
Personal information
Full name Loïck Fanny Luypaert
Born (1991-08-19) 19 August 1991
Edegem, Belgium
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 78 kg (172 lb)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Braxgata
Youth career
0000–2007 Braxgata
Senior career
Years Team
2007–2009 Herakles
2009–2014 Dragons
2014–2015 Kampong
2015–present Braxgata
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–present Belgium 254 (44)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  Belgium
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2020 TokyoTeam
Silver medal – second place2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
World Cup
Gold medal – first place2018 Bhubaneswar
Silver medal – second place2023 Bhubaneswar/Rourkela
EuroHockey Championship
Gold medal – first place2019 Antwerp
Silver medal – second place2013 Boom
Silver medal – second place2017 Amstelveen
Bronze medal – third place2021 Amstelveen
Bronze medal – third place2023 Mönchengladbach
Hockey World League
Silver medal – second place2014–15 RaipurTeam
EuroHockey Junior Championship
Gold medal – first place2012 's-Hertogenbosch

He combines his sports career with an educational program of Movement Science at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel.

Club career

Luypaert started playing hockey at Braxgata. Between 2007 and 2009, he was active in Royal Herakles HC, in 2009 he moved to the KHC Dragons. In 2011, he won the Golden Stick (in the category junior male players), a Belgian award for year's best field hockey player.[1] In 2014, he transferred to Kampong in Utrecht.[2] After one year, he returned to Braxgata.[3]

International career

Luypaert became European champions with the Belgium U21 squad in 2012.[4] He was selected for the 2012 Summer Olympics but was eventually omitted in the final selection.[5] Luypaert became European vice-champion with Belgium at the 2013 European Championship on home ground in Boom, Belgium. He was a part of the Belgian squad that won the 2018 World Cup. 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]

References
  1. "Denayer en Nelen laureaten Gouden Stick 2011" (in Dutch). hockey.be. October 2011.
  2. "Loïck Luypaert verkast naar Nederlandse topclub" (in Dutch). Sporza. 22 March 2014.
  3. "Red Lion Loïck Luypaert keert terug naar Braxgata". www.hln.be (in Dutch). Het Laatste Nieuws. 18 May 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  4. "Belgische junioren Europees kampioen hockey" (in Dutch). sport.be.msn.com. 1 September 2012.
  5. "Batch kiest 23 Red Lions voor OS" (in Dutch). website of the Belgian Olympic Team. Archived from the original on 27 June 2013.
  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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