Thibeau Stockbroekx (born 20 July 2000) is a Belgian

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player who plays as a forward for Braxgata and the Belgium national team.

Personal life

Thibeau Stockbroekx is the cousin of Emmanuel Stockbroekx, who also plays in the Belgian

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. He also has an older brother, Gregory, who represented Belgium in junior competition.

Club career

Stockbroekx came through the youth ranks of

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and played for their first team until 2019 when he moved to the Netherlands to play for Oranje-Rood. He returned to Belgium in 2025 and signed for Braxgata.

International career

Under–21

In 2019 Stockbroekx made his debut for the Belgium U–21 team during an eight–nations tournament in

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, winning a bronze medal. Later that year he went on to represent the team again at the EuroHockey Junior Championship in

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where the team finished 5th. He was a member of the junior team at the 2021 Men's FIH Junior World Cup in

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Red Lions

Prior to making his junior debut, Stockbroekx earned his first senior cap in a 2019 test match against

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. He went on to appear in the team once more that year. In 2020 he represented the team again during season two of the FIH Pro League. He followed this up in 2021 with his first inclusion in the Red Lions squad.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stockbroekx, Thibeau 2000 births Living people Male field hockey forwards Belgian male field hockey players HC Oranje-Rood players Belgian expatriate field hockey players Men's Hoofdklasse Hockey players Men's Belgian Hockey League players Field hockey players at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic field hockey players for Belgium 21st-century Belgian sportsmen Place of birth missing (living people) Braxgata HC players