France men's national field hockey team

France
Nickname(s)	Les Bleus
Association	France Hockey Federation (Fédération Française de Hockey)
Confederation	EHF (Europe)
Head Coach	Fred Soyez
Assistant coach(es)	Jorge Lombi; Xavier de Greve
Manager	Antoine François
Captain	Victor Charlet
Home	Away
FIH ranking
Current	9 (12 March 2024)
Olympic Games
Appearances	10 (first in 1908)
Best result	4th (1920, 1936)
World Cup
Appearances	4 (first in 1971)
Best result	7th (1971, 1990)
EuroHockey Championship
Appearances	16 (first in 1970)
Best result	4th (1970)

The France men's national field hockey team represents France in international field hockey competitions.^[2]

Tournament history

Summer Olympics

Summer Olympics record
Year	Host	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
1908	London, Great Britain	6th	2	0	0	2	1	11	Squad
1920	Antwerp, Belgium	4th	3	0	0	3	3	17	Squad
1928	Amsterdam, Netherlands	5th	3	1	0	2	2	8	Squad
1932	Los Angeles, United States	did not participate
1936	Berlin, Germany	4th	5	1	1	3	7	19	Squad
1948	London, Great Britain	8th	4	0	1	3	4	9	Squad
1952	Helsinki, Finland	11th	3	1	0	2	6	8	Squad
1956	Melbourne, Australia	did not participate
1960	Rome, Italy	10th	5	2	1	2	3	7	Squad
1964	Tokyo, Japan	did not participate
1968	Mexico City, Mexico	10th	8	2	1	5	2	8	Squad
1972	Munich, West Germany	12th	8	2	1	5	10	17	Squad
1976 to 1988		did not participate
1992 to 2020		did not qualify
2024	Paris, France	qualified
Total		10/25	41	9	5	27	38	104

World Cup

World Cup record
Year	Host	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
1971	Barcelona, Spain	7th	6	3	0	3	4	7	—
1973 to 1986		did not qualify.
1990	Lahore, Pakistan	7th	7	3	1	3	9	13	—
1994 to 2014		did not qualify.
2018	Bhubaneswar, India	8th	5	2	1	2	8	9	Squad
2023	Odisha, India	13th	6	2	2	2	14	23	Squad
2026	Wavre, Belgium Amstelveen, Netherlands	To be determined.
Total		4/15	24	10	4	10	35	52

EuroHockey Championship

1970 – 4th place
1974 – 6th place
1978 – 7th place
1983 – 6th place
1987 – 11th place
1991 – 6th place
1995 – 12th place
1999 – 7th place
2003 – 5th place
2005 – 5th place
2007 – 6th place
2009 – 6th place
2011 – 8th place
2015 – 7th place
2021 – 6th place
2023 – 5th place

EuroHockey Championship II

2013 –
2017 –
2019 –

World League

2012–13 – 16th place
2014–15 – 14th place
2016–17 – 13th place

FIH Pro League

2021–22 – 8th place

FIH Hockey Nations Cup

2022 – 5th place

Champions Trophy

1992 – 6th place

Champions Challenge I

2014 – 6th place

Champions Challenge II

2009 –
2011 –

Players

Current squad

The following 18 players were named on 17 August 2023 for the 2023 EuroHockey Championship in Mönchengladbach, Germany from 19 to 27 August 2023.^[3]

Head coach: Fred Soyez

Caps and goals as of 25 June 2023, after the match against Australia.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	GK	Arthur Thieffry	(1989-09-15) 15 September 1989 (age 34)	108	Lille
3	DF	Mattéo Desgouillons	(2000-01-21) 21 January 2000 (age 24)	37	Lille
6	DF	Gaspard Xavier	(2002-05-10) 10 May 2002 (age 21)	29	Racing Club de Bruxelles
7	MF	Lucas Montecot	(2001-09-04) 4 September 2001 (age 22)	2	Montrouge
8	MF	Simon Martin-Brisac	(1992-11-20) 20 November 1992 (age 31)	138	Racing Club de France
10	DF	Viktor Lockwood (Captain)	(1992-03-29) 29 March 1992 (age 32)	152	Lille
11	MF	Charles Masson	(1992-04-13) 13 April 1992 (age 32)	131	Gantoise
12	DF	Amaury Bellenger	(1998-08-14) 14 August 1998 (age 25)	60	Uccle Sport
16	MF	François Goyet	(1994-11-04) 4 November 1994 (age 29)	143	Gantoise
17	FW	Noé Jouin	(2002-08-02) 2 August 2002 (age 21)	14	Saint Germain
19	FW	Corentin Sellier	(2001-05-29) 29 May 2001 (age 22)	21	Montrouge
20	MF	Eliot Curty	(1998-09-18) 18 September 1998 (age 25)	55	Waterloo Ducks
21	FW	Etienne Tynevez	(1999-02-13) 13 February 1999 (age 25)	106	Gantoise
23	FW	Benjamin Marqué	(2000-08-11) 11 August 2000 (age 23)	18	Daring
24		Théophile Ponthieu	(1994-04-19) 19 April 1994 (age 30)	24	Lille
28	FW	Timothée Clément	(2000-04-08) 8 April 2000 (age 24)	55	Gantoise
30	GK	Edgar Reynaud	(1992-04-17) 17 April 1992 (age 32)	42	White Star
31	DF	Brieuc Delemazure	(2002-04-02) 2 April 2002 (age 22)	18	Lille

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the national team in the last 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club	Latest call-up
DF	Mathis Clément	(2002-08-30) 30 August 2002 (age 21)	6	Gantoise	v. Australia, 23 June 2023
DF	Jean-Baptiste Forgues	(1992-05-18) 18 May 1992 (age 31)	179	Léopold	2023 World Cup
DF	Victor Charlet	(1993-11-19) 19 November 1993 (age 30)	153	Waterloo Ducks	2023 World Cup

MF	Stanislas Branicki	(2002-04-09) 9 April 2002 (age 22)	26	Orée	2023 World Cup

FW	Pieter van Straaten	(1992-10-23) 23 October 1992 (age 31)	108	Braxgata	v. Australia, 25 June 2023
FW	Blaise Rogeau	(1994-11-26) 26 November 1994 (age 29)	103	Waterloo Ducks	v. Australia, 25 June 2023
FW	Gaspard Baumgarten	(1992-08-03) 3 August 1992 (age 31)	169	Léopold	2023 World Cup

References

^ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
^ "France Hockey Federation". ffhockey.org. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
^ "Les Bleus sélectionnés pour la Coupe d'Europe". ffhockey.org (in French). Fédération Française de Hockey. 17 August 2023.

External links

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[FIH_World_Rankings-1] "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.

[2] "France Hockey Federation". ffhockey.org. Retrieved 27 October 2014.

[3] "Les Bleus sélectionnés pour la Coupe d'Europe". ffhockey.org (in French). Fédération Française de Hockey. 17 August 2023.

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