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| Born | (2002-04-04) 4 April 2002 (age 22) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Defence | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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.
Career
Domestic hockey
Blockmans plays abroad in the Netherlands' domestic league, the Hoofdklasse, where she represents Kampong.
Under–21
Blockmans made her debut for the Belgium U–21 in 2019 at the EuroHockey Junior Championship in Valencia.
In 2022, she was a member of team that won silver at the EuroHockey Junior Championship in Ghent.
National team
Blockmans made her senior international debut in 2020, during season two of the FIH Pro League.
She has since gone on to represent the Red Panthers in seasons three and four of the FIH Pro League.
International goals
| 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 |
References
- "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.
- ^ "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
- 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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