Louise Versavel
{{short description|Belgian field hockey player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}}
{{Infobox field hockey player
| name = Louise Versavel
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|4|29|df=y}}
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| position = Forward
| currentclub = Braxgata HC
| nationalyears1 = 2012–
| nationalteam1 = Belgium
| nationalcaps1 = 156
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{{MedalSport|Women's field hockey}}
{{MedalCountry|{{BEL}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|European Championship}}
{{MedalSilver|2017 Amsterdam|}}
{{MedalSilver|2023 Mönchengladbach|}}
{{MedalBronze|2021 Amstelveen|}}
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Louise Versavel (born 29 April 1995) is a Belgian female field hockey player who currently plays as an attacker for the Belgium women's national field hockey team.{{Cite web|url=http://www.fih.ch/global-stars/profiles/belgium/women/louise-versavel/|title=Louise VERSAVEL {{!}} FIH|website=www.fih.ch|access-date=6 August 2018}}
She has represented Belgium in few international competitions including the 2012-13 Women's FIH Hockey World League and the 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup.
She was also one of the key members of the Belgian team which emerged as runners-up to world champions Netherlands at the 2017 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship.{{Cite web|url=http://www.fih.ch/news/netherlands-tame-red-panthers-while-scotland-are-left-rueing-missed-chances/|title=Netherlands tame Red Panthers, while Scotland are left rueing missed chances {{!}} FIH|website=www.fih.ch|access-date=6 August 2018}}[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/9293/reports/matchreport 2017 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship results]
2018 World Cup
She was part of the Belgian squad during the 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup which crashed out of the second round after a penalty shootout defeat against Spain following a goalless full time finish.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hockey.be/fr/nouvelle/coupe-du-monde-la-selection-des-red-panthers-devoilee/|title=Coupe du Monde: la sélection des Red Panthers dévoilée!|website=www.hockey.be|language=fr|access-date=6 August 2018}}{{Cite news|url=http://m.sportmagazine.knack.be/sport/spanje-houdt-red-panthers-uit-kwartfinales-wk/article-normal-1179139.html|title=Spanje houdt Red Panthers uit kwartfinales WK|date=31 July 2018|access-date=6 August 2018}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehockeypaper.co.uk/articles/2018/08/03/womens-hockey-world-cup-shoot-outs-still-excite-if-right-calls-our-made|title=Women's Hockey World Cup would be even excited if right calls are made|access-date=6 August 2018}} However, she was the top goalscorer for Belgium during the World Cup campaign with 4 goals and importantly scored 2 goals in the penalty shootout defeat.{{cite news | url=https://www.thehockeypaper.co.uk/articles/2018/07/30/hockey-world-cup-controversy-as-belgium-denied-in-shoot-out-over-spain | title=Hockey World Cup: Controversy as Belgium denied in shoot out over Spain | date=30 July 2018 | work=The Hockey Paper | access-date=24 August 2018 }}
References
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External links
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{{Belgium FHW Squad 2014 World Cup}}
{{Belgium FHW Squad 2018 World Cup}}
{{Belgium FHW Squad 2022 World Cup}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Versavel, Louise}}
Category:Belgian female field hockey players
Category:Female field hockey forwards
Category:21st-century Belgian sportswomen
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