Augustin Jean Meurmans (born 29 May 1997) is a Belgian field hockey player who plays as a midfielder for Racing Club de Bruxelles and the Belgium national team.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Augustin Jean Meurmans | ||
| Born |
29 May 1997 Ottignies, Belgium | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Racing | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2015 | LARA Wavre HC | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2015–present | Racing | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
| 2016 | Belgium U21 | 14 | (1) |
| 2017–present | Belgium | 74 | (1) |
Medal record | |||
| Last updated on: 3 October 2024 | |||
International career
editHe was part of the Belgian selection that placed for the final at the 2017 European Championship in Amstelveen.[2] Initially, he was not selected for the 2018 World Cup but he replaced John-John Dohmen later in the tournament who had to withdraw injured.[3] He played in Belgium's last four matches of the tournament, which they eventually won by defeating the Netherlands in the final. In November 2021 he announced he would take a break from the national team to focus on his studies.[4] After the 2024 Summer Olympics he returned in the national team training group.[5]
Honours
edit- Racing
- Belgium
References
edit- ^ "World League - we ontmoetten de jonge Augustin Meurmans op de eerste rustdag" (in Dutch). Hockeynews.be. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- ^ "België - Rabo EuroHockey Championships 2017" (in Dutch). Rabo EuroHockey Championships 2017. Archived from the original on 23 August 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ^ "Pech voor Red Lions: John-John Dohmen verlaat WK hockey door bronchitis". hln.be (in Dutch). 7 December 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ "Augustin Meurmans stopt (tijdelijk) bij Red Lions en focust op studies". sporza.be (in Dutch). Sporza. 6 November 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- ^ Demaret, Philippe (11 September 2024). "Red Lions : le nouveau groupe". okey.lalibre.be (in French). Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ Thys, Werner (8 May 2022). "Racing verovert eerste hockeytitel sinds 1941". hln.be (in Dutch). Het Laatste Nieuws. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
External links
edit- Augustin Meurmans at the International Hockey Federation
- Augustin Meurmans at Olympedia
- Augustin Meurmans at Team Belgium (in Dutch)
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