Cédric Charlier Explained

Cédric Charlier
Full Name:Cédric Daniel André Charlier
Birth Date:27 November 1987
Birth Place:Anderlecht, Belgium
Height:1.81 m
Weight:81 kg
Position:Forward
Currentclub:Racing
Youthclubs1:Uccle Sport
Years1:2009–2019
Clubs1:Racing
Years2:2019–2021
Clubs2:Dragons
Years3:2021–present
Clubs3:Racing
Nationalyears1:2008–2024
Nationalteam1:Belgium
Nationalcaps1:381
Nationalgoals1:116

Cédric Daniel André Charlier (born 27 November 1987) is a Belgian professional field hockey player[1] who plays as a forward for Racing Club de Bruxelles and the Belgian national team. He played 381 matches for the Belgium national team from 2008 until 2024.

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.[2] After he won the Belgian national title with Dragons in the 2020–21 season he returned to Racing.[3] In his first season back at Racing he won the league title again.[4]

International career

At the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics, he competed for the national team in the men's tournament.[5] [6] 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.[7] On 25 May 2021, he was selected in the squad for the 2021 EuroHockey Championship.[8] In August 2024 he announced after the quarterfinal loss in the 2024 Summer Olympics against Spain would be his last match with the national team.[9] [10]

Honours

International

Belgium[11]

2020

2018

2019

2020–21

Club

Dragons

2020–21

Racing

2021–22

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2008 Peking . 1 August 2012 . 15 August 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120815174432/http://www.olympic.be/Spelen/OlympischeSpelen/Peking2008/Belgiandelegation/tabid/198/language/fr-FR/Default.aspx . dead .
  2. Web site: Wereldspits Cédric Charlier kiest voor KHC Dragons . atv.be . ATV . 6 July 2019 . Dutch . 5 July 2019.
  3. Web site: Toussaint . Laurent . Cédric Charlier rentre au bercail . 31 May 2021 . fr . 19 May 2021.
  4. Web site: Goals van Tanguy Cosyns leveren Racing CB titel op: “Een fantastische finale” . nieuwsblad.be . 10 May 2022 . nl.
  5. http://www.lameuse.be/426413/article/sports/omnisports/2012-05-31/hockey-messieurs-la-preselection-belge-pour-les-jeux-olympiques Hockey messieurs: la présélection belge pour les Jeux Olympiques
  6. Web site: Cédric Charlier Bio, Stats, and Results. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418064607/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ch/cedric-charlier-1.html. dead. 2020-04-18. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. en. 2017-06-07.
  7. Web site: Goud in eigen land! De Red Lions winnen na het WK nu ook het EK . sporza.be . . 25 August 2019 . nl . 24 August 2019.
  8. Web site: Selectie Red Panthers en Red Lions voor het Europees Kampioenschap aangekondigd . hockey.be . 25 May 2021 . nl . 25 May 2021.
  9. Web site: Red Lions : les arrêts, les incertitudes . okey.lalibre.be . 5 August 2024 . fr . 5 August 2024.
  10. Web site: JO 2024 – Hockey : au moins cinq champions olympiques de Tokyo partent à la retraite après la désillusion contre l'Espagne . lalibre.be . . 4 August 2024 . fr . 4 August 2024.
  11. Web site: CHARLIER Cédric . tms.fih.ch . . 27 May 2021.

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