Victor Wegnez

Victor Nicky Wegnez (born 25 December 1995) is a Belgian professional field hockey player who plays as a midfielder for Racing Club de Bruxelles and the Belgium national team.

Victor Wegnez
Personal information
Full name Victor Nicky Wegnez
Born (1995-12-25) 25 December 1995
Brussels, Belgium
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Racing
Youth career
Daring
Senior career
Years Team
2014–2017 Daring
2017–2018 Dragons
2018–present Racing
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Belgium U21 18 (3)
2015–present Belgium 115 (11)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  Belgium
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2020 TokyoTeam
World Cup
Gold medal – first place2018 Bhubaneswar
Silver medal – second place2023 Bhubaneswar/Rourkela
EuroHockey Championship
Gold medal – first place2019 Antwerp
Silver medal – second place2017 Amstelveen
Bronze medal – third place2021 Amstelveen
Bronze medal – third place2023 Mönchengladbach
Junior World Cup
Silver medal – second place2016 Lucknow

Club career

Wegnez played in the youth academy of Royal Daring and he played for their senior squad until 2017 when he transferred to KHC Dragons.[1] After one season with the Dragons, he joined Racing Club de Bruxelles in 2018. In January 2020, he signed a two-year contract extension at Racing.[2] In the 2021–22 season, he won his second Belgian league title, now with Racing.[3]

International career

In 2016, Wegnez reached the final of the 2016 Junior World Cup and he was part of the Belgian selection that qualified for the final at the 2017 European Championship in Amsterdam.[4] In November 2018, he was selected for the 2018 World Cup,[5] which they eventually won by defeating the Netherlands in the final. At the 2019 EuroHockey Championship, where Belgium won its first European title,[6] he was named the player of the tournament.[7] In December 2019, he was nominated for the FIH Player of the Year Award.[8] On 25 May 2021, he was selected in the squad for the 2021 EuroHockey Championship.[9]

Honours

Club
Dragons
Racing

International
Belgium[10]

Individual

References
  1. "Hockeytalent Victor Wegnez ruilt Daring voor Dragons". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 15 March 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  2. "Racing : pourquoi je reste…". okey.lalibre.be (in French). Okey.be. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  3. "Racing is voor het eerst in 81 jaar hockeykampioen bij de mannen, treurnis bij Gantoise". sporza.be (in Dutch). Sporza. 8 May 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  4. "België - Rabo EuroHockey Championships 2017" (in Dutch). Rabo EuroHockey Championships 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  5. "De selectie van de Red Lions voor het WK". hockey.be (in Dutch). 4 November 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  6. "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.
  7. "Brilliant Belgium win their first ever European Championship crown". belfiuseurohockey.com. 24 August 2019.
  8. "Manpreet Singh nominated for FIH Player of the Year award". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Lausanne: The Times of India. 6 December 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  9. "Selectie Red Panthers en Red Lions voor het Europees Kampioenschap aangekondigd". hockey.be (in Dutch). 25 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  10. "WEGNEZ Victor". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  11. "Australia's Kookaburras claim Odisha Men's Hockey World League Final Bhubaneswar 2017". fih.ch. Bhubaneswar: International Hockey Federation. 10 December 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
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