Cédric Charlier

Cédric Daniel André Charlier (born 27 November 1987) is a Belgian field hockey player[1] who plays as a forward for Dragons and the Belgian national team.

Cédric Charlier
Personal information
Full name Cédric Daniel André Charlier
Born (1987-11-27) 27 November 1987
Anderlecht, Belgium
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club Dragons
Youth career
Uccle
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–2019 Racing
2019–present Dragons
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–present Belgium 319
Last updated on: 11 October 2020

Club career

Charlier started playing hockey at Uccle and played there until he was 19 years old, when he went to Racing Bruxelles. In July 2019, he made a transfer to Dragons.[2]

International career

At the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics, he competed for the national team in the men's tournament.[3][4][5] At the 2016 Olympics, he was part of the Belgian men's team that won the silver medal. Charlier also won silver with Belgium at the 2013 EuroHockey Championship on home ground in Boom and at the 2017 EuroHockey Championships in Amstelveen. In 2019, he finally won a gold medal at the European championships.[6]

References
  1. 2008 Peking
  2. "Wereldspits Cédric Charlier kiest voor KHC Dragons". atv.be (in Dutch). ATV. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  3. "Cedric Charlier". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  4. Hockey messieurs: la présélection belge pour les Jeux Olympiques "Les 23 présélectionnés ... Cédric Charlier (Racing)..."
  5. "Cédric Charlier Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2017-06-07.
  6. "Goud in eigen land! De Red Lions winnen na het WK nu ook het EK". sporza.be (in Dutch). Sporza. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.


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