Vanessa Blockmans
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| Born | 4 April 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Defence | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Kampong | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019– | Belgium U–21 | 10 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020– | Belgium | 20 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Vanessa Blockmans (born 4 April 2002) is a Belgian field hockey player.[1][2]
Career
[edit]Domestic hockey
[edit]Blockmans plays abroad in the Netherlands' domestic league, the Hoofdklasse, where she represents Kampong.[3][4]
Under–21
[edit]Blockmans made her debut for the Belgium U–21 in 2019 at the EuroHockey Junior Championship in Valencia.[5]
In 2022, she was a member of team that won silver at the EuroHockey Junior Championship in Ghent.[6]
National team
[edit]Blockmans made her senior international debut in 2020, during season two of the FIH Pro League.[7]
She has since gone on to represent the Red Panthers in seasons three and four of the FIH Pro League.[5]
International goals
[edit]| Goal | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 May 2022 | Lee Valley Hockey Stadium, London, Great Britain |  China |
1–0 | 3–1 | 2022–23 FIH Pro League | [8] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Team Details – Belgium". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ "RED PANTHERS". hockey.be (in Dutch). Royal Belgian Hockey Association. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ "DAMES 1". dragons.be (in Dutch). SV Kampong. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ "Vanessa Blockmans". hoofdklassehockey.nl (in Dutch). Hoofdklasse Hockey. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ a b "BLOCKMANS Vanessa". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ "Final Day – EuroHockey Junior Championship, m and w, Ghent". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ "Vanessa Blockmans: « Mentalement, j'ai beaucoup évolué »". hockeybelgium.lesoir.be (in French). Hockey Belgium. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ "Belgium 3–1 China". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
External links
[edit]- Vanessa Blockmans at the International Hockey Federation
- Vanessa Blockmans at Olympics.com
- Vanessa Blockmans at Team Belgium (in Dutch and French)
- Vanessa Blockmans at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- Vanessa Blockmans on Instagram
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