Gaspard Aurele Mare Baumgarten (born 3 August 1992) is a

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player. Baumgarten is sponsored by Ritual Hockey.

Club career

Baumgarten joined Léopold in the

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in 2018. Before that he played his whole career for Lyon except for the 2014–15 season when he played for Atlètic Terrassa in Spain.

International career

Under–21

Gaspard Baumgarten debuted for the France U–21 team in 2012 at the

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. The following year he went on to represent the team at the

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. At the tournament he won a silver medal, a history making performance for the French team.

Senior national team

Baumgarten made his debut for the French

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in 2012. In 2018, he was represented his country at the FIH World Cup in

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. Since his debut, Baumgarten has been a regular fixture in the national squad. He 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 a member of the national team at the 2021 EuroHockey Championships in

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, and was also named in the French squad for the 2021–22 FIH Pro League.

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* 1992 births Living people French male field hockey players Male field hockey forwards 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup players Place of birth missing (living people) Royal Léopold Club players Men's Belgian Hockey League players Atlètic Terrassa players División de Honor de Hockey Hierba players 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup players {{France-fieldhockey-bio-stub