François Goyet (born 4 November 1994) is a French

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player who plays as a midfielder for Saint Germain and the French national team.

Club career

In club competition, Goyet plays for Gantoise in the Belgian Hockey League until 2024. He joined Gantoise in 2019 after having played for Saint Germain in France. He returned to Saint Germain after the

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for the 2024–25 season.

International career

Under–21

François Goyet debuted for the French under-21 team in 2014 at the EuroHockey Junior Championship in

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Senior national team

Following his junior debut, Goyet made his first appearance for Les Bleus in 2014 during a test series against

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. In 2018, He was a member of the national team at the FIH World Cup in

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. Goyet won his first major medal with the senior team in 2019 at the FIH Series Finals in

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, taking home a gold medal. He was named in the French squad for

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of the FIH Pro League.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Goyet, François 1994 births Living people French male field hockey players Male field hockey midfielders 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup players Men's Belgian Hockey League players La Gantoise HC players French expatriate field hockey players Place of birth missing (living people) 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup players Field hockey players at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic field hockey players for France 21st-century French sportsmen