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. 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. 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.Hockey messieurs: la présélection belge pour les Jeux Olympiques "Les 23 présélectionnés ... Cédric Charlier (Racing)..." 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. 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.
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
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External links
Cedric Charlier at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics (archived, alternate link)