Arno Van Dessel

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Arno Van Dessel
Personal information
Full nameArno Steven M. Van Dessel
Born (2003-07-03) 3 July 2003
Belgium
Sport
SportField hockey
PositionMidfielder
ClubBloemendaal
Youth career
Team
– Herakles
Senior career
Years Team Caps Goals
2020–2025 Herakles - -
2025–present Bloemendaal - -
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2021–2022 Belgium U21 11 (1)
2022–present Belgium 55 (1)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  Belgium
EuroHockey Championship
Bronze medal – third place2023 Mönchengladbach
EuroHockey Junior Championship
Bronze medal – third place2022 Ghent

Arno Steven M. Van Dessel (born 3 July 2003)[1] is a Belgian field hockey player who plays as a midfielder for Dutch Hoofdklasse club Bloemendaal and the Belgium national team.

Van Dessel represented Belgium at the 2023 EuroHockey Championship and the 2024 Summer Olympics.[2][3]

Club career

Van Dessel came through the youth ranks of Herakles and was a part of the first team since September 2020. He won the Golden Stick in 2022 for the best young player in Belgium.[4] In February 2025, it was announced he would leave Belgium to play for Bloemendaal in the Dutch Hoofdklasse from the 2025–26 season onwards.[5][6]

References

  1. "Arno van Dessel". Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  2. "Tom Boon is grote afwezige in EK-selectie van Red Lions: "Toont aan dat er veel talent is"". sporza.be (in Dutch). Sporza. 31 July 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  3. "Olympische selecties officieel aangekondigd door Team Belgium". hockey.be (in Dutch). Royal Belgian Hockey Association. 6 July 2024.
  4. Demaret, Philippe (25 September 2022). "Les Sticks d'Or 2022". okey.be (in French). Okey. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
  5. "Toptransfer voor Arno Van Dessel: Red Lion verkast naar Nederlandse topclub Bloemendaal". sporza.be (in Dutch). Sporza. 3 February 2025. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
  6. Toussaint, Laurent (2 February 2025). "Arno Van Dessel évoluera à Bloemendaal dès la saison prochaine". hockeybelgium.lesoir.be (in French). Retrieved 27 May 2025.