Cédric Charlier

Cédric Daniel André Charlier (born 27 November 1987) is a Belgian professional field hockey player who plays as a forward for Racing Club de Bruxelles and the Belgian national team.

Club career

Charlier started playing hockey at Uccle and played there until he was 19 years old, when he went to Racing Bruxelles. In July 2019, he made a transfer to Dragons. After he won the Belgian national title with Dragons in the 2020–21 season he returned to Racing. In his first season back at Racing he won the league title again.

International career

At the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics, he competed for the national team in the men's tournament. At the 2016 Olympics, he was part of the Belgian men's team that won the silver medal. Charlier also won silver with Belgium at the 2013 EuroHockey Championship on home ground in Boom and at the 2017 EuroHockey Championships in Amstelveen. In 2019, he finally won a gold medal at the European championships. On 25 May 2021, he was selected in the squad for the 2021 EuroHockey Championship.

Honours

International

Belgium

Olympic gold medal: 2020

Olympic silver medal: 2016

World Cup: 2018

EuroHockey Championship: 2019

FIH Pro League: 2020–21

Club

Dragons

Belgian Hockey League: 2020–21

Racing

Belgian Hockey League: 2021–22

References

External links

1987 births

Living people

Belgian male field hockey players

Male field hockey forwards

Field hockey players at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Field hockey players at the 2012 Summer Olympics

2014 Men's Hockey World Cup players

Field hockey players at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Field hockey players at the 2020 Summer Olympics

2018 Men's Hockey World Cup players

Olympic field hockey players for Belgium

People from Anderlecht

Olympic silver medalists for Belgium

Olympic medalists in field hockey

Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics

KHC Dragons players

Men's Belgian Hockey League players

Royal Racing Club Bruxelles players

Olympic gold medalists for Belgium

Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Field hockey players from Brussels

2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup players