Hugo Labouchere

{{Short description|Dutch field hockey player (born 2003)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}

{{Infobox field hockey player

| name = Hugo Labouchere

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|2004|2|7}}

| birth_place = London, UK

| position = Defence

| currentclub = Royal Orée

| nationalyears1 = 2023–

| nationalteam1 = Belgium U–21

| nationalcaps1 = 11

| nationalgoals1 = 17

| nationalyears2 = 2025–

| nationalteam2 = Belgium

| nationalcaps2 = 2

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalSport|Men's field hockey}}

{{MedalCountry|{{BEL}}}}

{{MedalCompetition|EuroHockey U–21 Championship}}

{{MedalBronze|2024 Terrassa|}}

}}

Hugo Labouchere (born 7 February 2004){{cite web |url=https://tms.fih.ch/competitions/1694/reports/teams |title=Team Details – Belgium |publisher=International Hockey Federation |website=tms.fih.ch |accessdate=1 March 2025}} is a field hockey player from Belgium.{{cite web |url=https://hockey.be/nl/nationale-ploegen/red-lions/ |title=Red Lions |publisher=Royal Belgian Hockey Association |website=hockey.be |language=French |accessdate=1 March 2025}}{{cite web |url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/people/field_hockey/hugo-labouchere/583512/ |title=Player Info – Hugo Labouchere |publisher=Global Sports Archive |website=globalsportsarchive.com |accessdate=1 March 2025}}{{cite web |url=https://eurohockey.altiusrt.com/people/14400 |title=LABOUCHERE Hugo |publisher=European Hockey Federation |website=eurohockey.altiusrt.com |accessdate=1 March 2025}}

Personal life

Hugo Labouchere was born in London and raised in Brussels, Belgium.{{cite web |url=https://carlsberg00hockeyleague.be/news/hugo-labouchere-hope-and-challenges-406 |title=Hugo Labouchere: hope and challenges |publisher=Carlsberg 0.0 Hockey League |website=carlsberg00hockeyleague.be |language=French |date=13 November 2024 |accessdate=1 March 2025}}

Career

=Domestic league=

In the Belgian national league, the Carlsberg 0.0 Hockey League, Labouchere represents Royal Orée.{{cite web |url=https://oree.be/messieurs-1/ |title=Messieurs Honneur |publisher=Royal Orée HC |website=oree.be |language=French |accessdate=1 March 2025}}{{cite web |url=https://www.fih.hockey/static-assets/pdf/santiago-argentina-belgium-m-19-feb.pdf?v=1.1 |title=FIH PRO LEAGUE SEASON 6 - STAGE LIST OF PLAYERS |publisher=International Hockey Federation |website=fih.hockey |accessdate=1 March 2025}}

=Under–21=

Labouchere made his international debut at under–21 level. He made his first appearances for the Belgian U–21 team in 2023, at the FIH Junior World Cup in Kuala Lumpur.{{cite web |url=https://tms.fih.ch/people/31142 |title=LABOUCHERE Hugo |publisher=International Hockey Federation |website=tms.fih.ch |accessdate=1 March 2025}} During the tournament he scored nine times, finishing as leading goalscorer and helping the team to a ninth-place finish.{{cite web |url=https://www.fih.hockey/events/junior-world-cup/men/2023-fih-junior-world-cup-m-1507/news/germany-crowned-mens-junior-world-cup-champions-spain-clinch-the-bronze |title=Germany crowned Men's Junior World Cup champions, Spain clinch the bronze |publisher=International Hockey Federation |website=fih.hockey |date=16 December 2023 |accessdate=1 March 2025}}{{cite web |url=https://www.nst.com.my/sports/hockey/2023/12/990990/belgian-labouchere-leads-jwc-scoring-chart |title=Belgian Labouchere leads JWC scoring chart |publisher=New Straits Times |website=nst.com.my |date=15 December 2023 |accessdate=1 March 2025}}{{cite web |url=https://hockeybelgium.lesoir.be/jeunes/neuvieme-place-pour-les-young-red-lions-en-malaisie/ |title=Neuvième place pour les Young Red Lions en Malaisie |publisher=Le Soir |website=hockeybelgium.lesoir.be |language=French |date=16 December 2023 |accessdate=1 March 2025}}{{cite web |url=https://www.rtl.be/sport/tous-les-sports/autres-sports/lallemagne-fete-un-7e-titre-juniors-hugo-labouchere-meilleur-buteur-du-tournoi/2023-12-16/article/618605 |title=L'Allemagne fête un 7e titre juniors, Hugo Labouchère meilleur buteur du tournoi |publisher=RTL Group |website=rtl.be |language=French |date=16 December 2023 |accessdate=1 March 2025}}

In 2024 he won his first medal with the junior squad, taking home bronze at the EuroHockey U–21 Championship in Terrassa.{{cite web |url=https://eurohockeyprod.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/PDF_Files/Competitions_Archive.pdf |title=Results from Previous European Competitions|publisher=European Hockey Federation |website=eurohockeyprod.wpengine.com |date=February 2025 |accessdate=1 March 2025}}{{cite web |url=https://eurohockey.org/stunning-spain-win-mens-euro-u21-final-in-front-of-big-enraptured-crowd |title=Stunning Spain win men's Euro U21 final in front of big enraptured crowd |publisher=European Hockey Federation |website=eurohockey.org |date=20 July 2024 |accessdate=1 March 2025}}{{cite web |url=https://hockeybelgium.lesoir.be/jeunes/succes-sur-le-fil-et-bronze-europeen-pour-les-young-red-lions/ |title=Succès sur le fil et bronze européen pour les Young Red Lions |publisher=Le Soir |website=hockeybelgium.lesoir.be |language=French |date=20 July 2024 |accessdate=1 March 2025}}

=Red Lions=

Labouchere received his first call–up to the Red Lions in 2025. He earned his first senior international cap during a match against Argentina in Santiago del Estero, during the sixth season of the FIH Pro League.{{cite web |url=https://tms.fih.ch/people/31064 |title=LABOUCHERE Hugo |publisher=International Hockey Federation |website=tms.fih.ch |accessdate=1 March 2025}}

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