Arthur De Sloover

Arthur Anne-Marie Thierry De Sloover (born 3 May 1997) is a Belgian field hockey player who plays as a defender for Royal Beerschot and the Belgium national team.

Arthur De Sloover
Personal information
Full name Arthur Anne-Marie
Thierry De Sloover
Born (1997-05-03) 3 May 1997
Kortrijk, Belgium
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Royal Beerschot
Youth career
2001– Saint-Georges
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–2014 Saint-Georges
2014–present Royal Beerschot
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Belgium U21 10 (0)
2017–present Belgium 85 (1)
Last updated on: 10 February 2020

Club career

De Sloover started playing hockey at the age of four. He played at Saint-Georges Hockey Club in Kortrijk from 2001 until 2014. He changed to Beerschot in the 2014–15 season.

International career

He was part of the Belgian under-21 selection that placed second at the 2016 Junior World Championship in Lucknow, India. He was part of the Belgian selection that placed second at the 2017 European Championship in Amstelveen, the Netherlands.[2] He was part of the Belgian selection that won the 2018 Hockey World Cup in Bhubaneswar, India.[3] At the 2018 Hockey Stars Awards, he was named the FIH Rising Star of the Year.[4] In August 2019, he was selected in the Belgium squad for the 2019 EuroHockey Championship.[5] They won Belgium its first European title by defeating Spain 5-0 in the final.[6]

References
  1. "de SLOOVER Arthur". www.worldcup2018.hockey. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  2. "België - Rabo EuroHockey Championships 2017" (in Dutch). Rabo EuroHockey Championships 2017. Retrieved 27 Aug 2017.
  3. "Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup Bhubaneswar 2018". World Cup FIH. Retrieved 16 Dec 2018.
  4. "De Goede & Van Doren named Players of the Year in 2018 FIH Hockey Stars Awards". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. 14 February 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  5. "Red Lions – de selectie voor de Belfius Eurohockey Championships 2019". www.hockey.be (in Dutch). Hockey Belgium. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 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.
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