Arthur De Sloover

{{Infobox field hockey player

| name = Arthur De Sloover

| image =

| full_name = Arthur Anne-Marie
Thierry De Sloover

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|5|3|df=y}}

| birth_place = Kortrijk, Belgium

| height = 1.79 m{{cite web |title=de SLOOVER Arthur |url=https://www.worldcup2018.hockey/men/players/de-sloover-arthur__70142__4215 |website=www.worldcup2018.hockey |publisher=International Hockey Federation |accessdate=14 February 2019}}

| position = Defender

| currentclub = Oranje-Rood

| youthyears1 = 2001–

| youthclubs1 = Saint-Georges

| years1 = {{0|0000}}–2014

| clubs1 = Saint-Georges

| years2 = 2014–2022

| clubs2 = Beerschot

| years3 = 2022–present

| clubs3 = Oranje-Rood

| nationalyears1 = 2016

| nationalteam1 = Belgium U21

| nationalcaps1 = 10

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2017–present

| nationalteam2 = Belgium

| nationalcaps2 = 110

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| medaltemplates =

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Arthur Anne-Marie Thierry De Sloover (born 3 May 1997) is a Belgian professional field hockey player who plays as a defender for Dutch Hoofdklasse club Oranje-Rood and the Belgium national team.

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. He was relegated with Beerschot in the 2021–22 season, after the relegation he joined Dutch side Oranje-Rood.{{cite web |title=Red Lion Arthur De Sloover verlaat Beerschot voor avontuur bij Oranje-Rood |url=https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20220416_94798223 |website=nieuwsblad.be |access-date=18 May 2022 |language=nl}}

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.{{cite web|title=België - Rabo EuroHockey Championships 2017|language=nl|publisher=Rabo EuroHockey Championships 2017|accessdate=27 Aug 2017|url=http://rabo-eurohockeychampionships2017.nl/team/belgie-2/}} He was part of the Belgian selection that won the 2018 Hockey World Cup in Bhubaneswar, India.{{cite web|title=Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup Bhubaneswar 2018|language=en|publisher=World Cup FIH|accessdate=16 Dec 2018|url=http://worldcup2018.hockey/men/news/belgiums-red-lions-win-odisha-hockey-mens-world-cup-bhubaneswar-2018__246/}} At the 2018 Hockey Stars Awards, he was named the FIH Rising Star of the Year.{{cite web |title=De Goede & Van Doren named Players of the Year in 2018 FIH Hockey Stars Awards |url=http://fih.ch/events/hockey-stars-awards/hockey-stars-2018/news/de-goede-van-doren-named-players-of-the-year-in-2018-fih-hockey-stars-awards/ |website=fih.ch |publisher=International Hockey Federation |accessdate=14 February 2019 |date=14 February 2019}} In August 2019, he was selected in the Belgium squad for the 2019 EuroHockey Championship.{{cite web |title=Red Lions – de selectie voor de Belfius Eurohockey Championships 2019 |url=https://www.hockey.be/nl/nieuws/red-lions-de-selectie-voor-de-belfius-eurohockey-championships-2019/ |website=www.hockey.be |publisher=Hockey Belgium |accessdate=13 August 2019 |language=Dutch |date=26 August 2019}} They won Belgium its first European title by defeating Spain 5–0 in the final.{{cite web |title=Goud in eigen land! De Red Lions winnen na het WK nu ook het EK |url=https://sporza.be/nl/matches/hockey/2019-08/mf-ek-hockey-finale-mannen-belgie-spanje/ |website=sporza.be |publisher=Sporza |accessdate=25 August 2019 |language=nl |date=26 August 2019}} On 25 May 2021, he was selected in the squad for the 2021 EuroHockey Championship.{{cite web |title=Selectie Red Panthers en Red Lions voor het Europees Kampioenschap aangekondigd |url=https://hockey.be/nl/selectie-red-panthers-en-red-lions-voor-het-europees-kampioenschap-aangekondigd/ |website=hockey.be |access-date=25 May 2021 |language=nl |date=25 May 2021}}

Personal life

Both of his parents, his grandfather, and his cousin Alix Gerniers are also active in professional hockey. Old hockey player Corneille Wellens was married to a first cousin of his great-grandfather Jules De Sloovere.

Honours

;Belgium

;Individual

FIH Rising Star of the Year: 2018

References

External links

{{International Hockey Federation|16321}}
{{European Hockey Federation|5015}}
{{Team Belgium}}
{{Olympedia}}
{{Olympics.com}}
[https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/arthur-de-sloover_1903213 Arthur De Sloover] at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
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Category:1997 births

Category:Living people

Category:Sportspeople from Kortrijk

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Category:Male field hockey defenders