Loïck Fanny Luypaert (born 19 August 1991) is a Belgian field hockey player who plays as a defender for Braxgata. He played 315 matches for the Belgian national team from 2012 to 2024.[1]
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| Full name | Loïck Fanny Luypaert | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 August 1991 Edegem, Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Field hockey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defender | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Braxgata | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He combines his sports career with an educational program of Movement Science at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel.
Club career
editLuypaert started playing hockey at Braxgata. Between 2007 and 2009, he was active in Royal Herakles HC, in 2009 he moved to the KHC Dragons. In 2011, he won the Golden Stick (in the category junior male players), a Belgian award for year's best field hockey player.[2] In 2014, he transferred to Kampong in Utrecht.[3] After one year, he returned to Braxgata.[4]
International career
editLuypaert became European champions with the Belgium U21 squad in 2012.[5] He was selected for the 2012 Summer Olympics but was eventually omitted in the final selection.[6] Luypaert became European vice-champion with Belgium at the 2013 European Championship on home ground in Boom, Belgium. He was a part of the Belgian squad that won the 2018 World Cup. In August 2019, he was selected in the Belgium squad for the 2019 EuroHockey Championship.[7] They won Belgium its first European title by defeating Spain 5-0 in the final.[8] On 25 May 2021, he was selected in the squad for the 2021 EuroHockey Championship.[9] In January 2024 he announced that the 2024 Summer Olympics would be his last tournament with the national team.[10]
References
edit- ↑ "Olympedia – Loïck Luypaert". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
- ↑ "Denayer en Nelen laureaten Gouden Stick 2011" (in Dutch). hockey.be. October 2011.
- ↑ "Loïck Luypaert verkast naar Nederlandse topclub" (in Dutch). Sporza. 22 March 2014.
- ↑ "Red Lion Loïck Luypaert keert terug naar Braxgata". www.hln.be (in Dutch). Het Laatste Nieuws. 18 May 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- ↑ "Belgische junioren Europees kampioen hockey" (in Dutch). sport.be.msn.com. 1 September 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Batch kiest 23 Red Lions voor OS" (in Dutch). website of the Belgian Olympic Team.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Red Lions – de selectie voor de Belfius Eurohockey Championships 2019". www.hockey.be (in Dutch). Hockey Belgium. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ↑ "Goud in eigen land! De Red Lions winnen na het WK nu ook het EK". sporza.be (in Dutch). Sporza. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ↑ "Selectie Red Panthers en Red Lions voor het Europees Kampioenschap aangekondigd". hockey.be (in Dutch). 25 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ↑ "Ervaren Loïck Luypaert neemt na Olympische Spelen afscheid van Red Lions". hbvl.be (in Dutch). 23 January 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
External links
edit- Loïck Luypaert at the International Hockey Federation
- Loïck Luypaert at Team Belgium (in Dutch)
- Loïck Luypaert at Olympedia
- Loïck Luypaert at InterSportStats
