Félix Denayer

Félix Veronique Denayer (born 31 January 1990) is a Belgian professional field hockey player^[1][2] who plays as a midfielder for Dragons and the Belgium national team. He played 402 matches for the Belgium national team from 2008 until 2024.

Félix Denayer

Personal information
Full name	Félix Veronique Denayer
Born	(1990-01-31) 31 January 1990 (age 35) Edegem, Belgium
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	85 kg (187 lb)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Dragons
Senior career
Years	Team
2007–present	Dragons
National team
Years	Team	Caps	Goals
2008–2024	Belgium	402	(48)
Medal record Men's field hockey Representing  Belgium Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo Team 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team World Cup 2018 Bhubaneswar 2023 Bhubaneswar/Rourkela EuroHockey Championship 2019 Antwerp 2013 Boom 2017 Amstelveen 2021 Amstelveen 2023 Mönchengladbach Hockey World League 2014–15 Raipur Team

Denayer combines his sport with studies at the University of Antwerp.^[3]

International career

Denayer competed for the national team at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Olympics, winning a silver medal at the Rio Olympics.^[4][2] With Belgium he won the silver medal at the 2013 European Championship on home ground in Boom, and again at the 2017 European Championships in Amsterdam. He also tasted World Cup success with Belgium in 2018. In 2019, he was a part of the squad which won Belgium its first European title.^[5] On 25 May 2021, he was selected in the squad for the 2021 EuroHockey Championship.^[6] He was the captain of the Belgian team which won the gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics.^[7] In August 2024 he announced after the quarterfinal loss in the 2024 Summer Olympics against Spain would be his last match with the national team.^[8][9]

Honours

International

Belgium

• Olympic gold medal: 2020
• World Cup: 2018
• EuroHockey Championship: 2019
• FIH Pro League: 2020–21

Club

Dragons

• Belgian Hockey League: 2009–10, 2010–11, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2020–21