Nicolas Robert Raymond Dumont (born 13 December 1991) is a
Belgian–
French
French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to France
** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents
** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...
field hockey
Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ci ...
player.
Career
Club level
In club competition, Dumont plays for the
Waterloo Ducks
The Waterloo Ducks Hockey Club, also known as the Waterloo Ducks, is a Belgian field hockey club based in Waterloo, Walloon Brabant. Both the first men's and women's team play in the highest division of Belgian field hockey.
In 2019 they became ...
in the
Belgian Hockey League.
Belgium
Nicolas Dumont made his debut for
Belgium
Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...
in 2013. The following year he competed at the
2012–13 Men's FIH World League in
New Delhi
New Delhi (, , ''Naī Dillī'') is the capital of India and a part of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Parliament House ...
.
France
After a three-year hiatus from international competition, Dumont made his debut for
Les Bleus. His first appearance for France came in a test series against
Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...
in
Paris
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...
.
The year following his debut, Dumont became a regular inclusion in the national squad. He appeared in a number of test–series' and competitions, culminating with an appearance at the
2018 FIH World Cup in Bhubaneswar, where the team finished eighth.
He has since gone on to win a gold medal in the
2018–19 FIH Hockey Series in
Le Touquet. He was most recently names in the national squad for
season three of the
FIH Pro League FIH Pro League may refer to:
*Men's FIH Pro League, a tournament in men's field hockey
*Women's FIH Pro League
The Women's FIH Pro League is an international women's field hockey competition organised by the International Hockey Federation (F ...
.
References
External links
*
1991 births
Living people
Belgian male field hockey players
French male field hockey players
Male field hockey defenders
2018 Men's Hockey World Cup players
Men's Belgian Hockey League players
Place of birth missing (living people)
{{France-fieldhockey-bio-stub