Félix Veronique Denayer (born 31 January 1990) is a Belgian professional field hockey player who plays as a midfielder for Dragons and the Belgium national team. He played 402 matches for the Belgium national team from 2008 until 2024.
Denayer combines his sport with studies at the University of Antwerp.
International career Denayer competed for the national team at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Olympics, winning a silver medal at the Rio Olympics. With Belgium he won the silver medal at the 2013 European Championship on home ground in Boom, and again at the 2017 European Championships in Amsterdam. He also tasted World Cup success with Belgium in 2018. In 2019, he was a part of the squad which won Belgium its first European title. On 25 May 2021, he was selected in the squad for the 2021 EuroHockey Championship. He was the captain of the Belgian team which won the gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics. 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 World Cup: 2018 EuroHockey Championship: 2019 FIH Pro League: 2020–21
Club Dragons Belgian Hockey League: 2009–10, 2010–11, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2020–21
References
External links
Felix Denayer at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics (archived, alternate link)