Victor Nicky Wegnez (born 25 December 1995) is a Belgian professional field hockey player who plays as a midfielder for Racing Club de Bruxelles and the Belgium national team.

Club career

Wegnez played in the youth academy of Royal Daring and he played for their senior squad until 2017 when he transferred to

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. After one season with the Dragons, he joined Racing Club de Bruxelles in 2018. In January 2020, he signed a two-year contract extension at Racing. In the 2021–22 season, he won his second Belgian league title, now with Racing.

International career

In 2016, Wegnez reached the final of the 2016 Junior World Cup and he was part of the Belgian selection that qualified for the final at the 2017 European Championship in Amsterdam. In November 2018, he was selected for the

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, which they eventually won by defeating the Netherlands in the final. At the 2019 EuroHockey Championship, where Belgium won its first

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, he was named the player of the tournament. In December 2019, he was nominated for the

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. On 25 May 2021, he was selected in the squad for the 2021 EuroHockey Championship.

Honours

Club

;Dragons * Belgian Hockey League: 2017–18 ;Racing * Belgian Hockey League: 2021–22

International

;Belgium * Olympic gold medal:

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* World Cup:

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* EuroHockey Championship:

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: 2020–21

Individual

* EuroHockey Championship Player of the Tournament:

* Hockey World League Final Best Junior Player:

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wegnez, Victor 1995 births Living people Belgian male field hockey players Male field hockey midfielders KHC Dragons players 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup players Field hockey players from Brussels Men's Belgian Hockey League players Royal Racing Club Bruxelles players Field hockey players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic field hockey players for Belgium Olympic gold medalists for Belgium Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in field hockey Royal Daring players 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup players