Elliot Van Strydonck
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| Full name | Elliot Ann Philippe Van Strydonck | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
21 July 1988 Uccle, Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Defender | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Léopold | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| –2013 | Léopold | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Oranje Zwart | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Léopold | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2022 | Waterloo Ducks | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Léopold | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2016 | Belgium | 172 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Elliot Ann Philippe Van Strydonck (born 21 July 1988) is a Belgian former field hockey player who played as a defender. He played a total of 182 matches for the Belgium national team from 2007 to 2016.
Van Strydonck became European vice-champion with Belgium at the 2013 European Championship on home ground in Boom.
Club career
[edit]Van Strydonck started playing hockey for Léopold. He confirmed in 2013 that he would stop playing for Royal Leopold Club in Uccle, Belgium and make the transfer to the Dutch club Oranje Zwart in Eindhoven.[1] He won the Dutch national title as well as the Men's Euro Hockey League with Oranje Zwart.[2] In 2015 he returned to Léopold.[3] Atfer two season he signed for the Waterloo Ducks.[4] He also won the Euro Hockey League with the Waterloo Ducks in 2018–19. In 2022, he returned to Léopold.[5][6] Aged 36, he announced his retirement from hockey in July 2024.[7]
Honours
[edit]- Oranje Zwart
- Hoofdklasse: 2013–14, 2014–15
- Euro Hockey League: 2014–15
- Waterloo Ducks
- Euro Hockey League: 2018–19
- Belgium
- Summer Olympics silver medal: 2016
References
[edit]- ^ "Hockey (DH): Van Strydonck rejoint les Pays-Bas et Oranje Zwart". La Capitale (in French). 20 May 2013.
- ^ "Red Lions Briels en Van Strydonck winnen Nederlandse hockeytitel". nieuwsblad.be (in Dutch). Nieuwsblad. 13 April 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
- ^ "Ook Red Lion Elliot Van Strydonck verlaat Nederland voor Belgische club". hln.be (in Dutch). Het Laatste Nieuws. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
- ^ "Simon Gougnard en Elliot Van Strydonck tekenen bij Waterloo Ducks". standaard.be (in Dutch). De Standaard. 18 March 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
- ^ Demaret, Philippe (22 April 2022). "Transfert : Van Strydonck de retour au Léo". okey.be (in French). Okey. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
- ^ Toussaint, Laurent (21 April 2022). "Le retour d'Elliot Van Strydonck au Léo". hockeybelgium.lesoir.be (in French). Le Soir. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
- ^ Demaret, Philippe (19 July 2024). "Elliot prend sa retraite". okey.be (in French). Okey. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
External links
[edit]- Elliot Van Strydonck at Team Belgium (in Dutch)
- Elliot Van Strydonck at Olympedia
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