# Alexander Hendrickx

Alexander Robby Hendrickx (born 6 August 1993) is a Belgian professional field hockey player who plays for Gantoise and the Belgian national team as a defender. Hendrickx won 'top goal scorer' at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. He also won a gold medal with his team for Belgium.

## International career
### Junior national teams

Hendrickx has represented Belgium at junior level in both Under 18 and Under 21 age groups. In 2010, Hendrickx was a member of the Belgium Under-18 side at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games in Singapore. The team won the bronze medal, defeating Ghana 4–1 in the third-place playoff. He made his debut for the Belgium Under 21 side, in 2012 at a qualifying for the Junior World Cup. Hendrickx was also a member of the team at the Junior World Cup in New Delhi, India, where the team finished sixth.

### Senior national team

Hendrickx made his senior international debut for Belgium in 2012, at the Champions Trophy. He was a reserve player at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where Belgium won a silver medal. In November 2018, he was named in the squad for the 2018 World Cup in Bhubaneswar, India. At the tournament, he finished as top scorer alongside Blake Govers of Australia with 7 goals. At the 2019 EuroHockey Championship, he also was the top goalscorer together with three other players with five goals. On 25 May 2021, he was selected in the squad for the 2021 EuroHockey Championship. He was top goal scorer at Tokyo 2020 with 14 goals using the LTD X.

### 2020 Olympics

Alex Hendrickx won Olympic Gold at Tokyo 2020. He was the top goal scorer with 14 goals. He scored a hat-trick in the opening game in their 4–1 win against The Netherlands. He scored another hat-trick against South Africa. In the final group game against Great Britain he suffered a bad injury when he got a stick to the face. He recovered for the knock out stages wearing a protective headband.

## Club career

Hendrickx started playing hockey for Royal Antwerp. After having played three seasons for Belgian club Dragons he transferred to the Netherlands to play for Pinoké in Amstelveen. He became the top scorer in the 2020–21 Hoofdklasse with 21 goals.
In 2024 Kalinga Lancers acquired him in auction to play in 2024-25 Hockey India League

## International goals

| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 6 May 2013 | Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France | Portugal | 5–0 | 19–0 | 2012–13 Men's FIH Hockey World League Round 2 |
| 35. | 26 January 2020 | Sydney, Australia | Australia | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2020–21 Men's FIH Pro League |
| 36. | 26 January 2020 | Sydney, Australia | Australia | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2020–21 Men's FIH Pro League |
| 37. | 2 February 2020 | Auckland, New Zealand | New Zealand | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2020–21 Men's FIH Pro League |
| 38. | 9 February 2020 | Bhubaneswar, India | India | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2020–21 Men's FIH Pro League |
| 39. | 22 September 2020 | Düsseldorf, Germany | Germany | 2–0 | 6–1 | 2020–21 Men's FIH Pro League |
| 40. | 22 September 2020 | Düsseldorf, Germany | Germany | 6–1 | 6–1 | 2020–21 Men's FIH Pro League |
| 41. | 31 October 2020 | Brussels, Belgium | Great Britain | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2020–21 Men's FIH Pro League |
| 42. | 1 November 2020 | Brussels, Belgium | Great Britain | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2020–21 Men's FIH Pro League |
| 43. | 4 November 2020 | Brussels, Belgium | Netherlands | 1–0 | 4–4 (3–1 p) | 2020–21 Men's FIH Pro League |
| 44. | 4 November 2020 | Brussels, Belgium | Netherlands | 4–3 | 4–4 (3–1 p) | 2020–21 Men's FIH Pro League |
| 45. | 6 February 2021 | Valencia, Spain | Spain | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2020–21 Men's FIH Pro League |
| 46. | 5 June 2021 | Amstelveen, Netherlands | Spain | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2021 Men's EuroHockey Championship |
| 47. | 8 June 2021 | Amstelveen, Netherlands | Russia | 2–0 | 9–2 | 2021 Men's EuroHockey Championship |
| 48. | 8 June 2021 | Amstelveen, Netherlands | Russia | 4–0 | 9–2 | 2021 Men's EuroHockey Championship |
| 49. | 8 June 2021 | Amstelveen, Netherlands | Russia | 8–2 | 9–2 | 2021 Men's EuroHockey Championship |
| 50. | 10 June 2021 | Amstelveen, Netherlands | Netherlands | 2–1 | 2–2 (1–3 p) | 2021 Men's EuroHockey Championship |
| 51. | 24 July 2021 | Tokyo, Japan | Netherlands | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2020 Summer Olympics |
| 52. | 24 July 2021 | Tokyo, Japan | Netherlands | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2020 Summer Olympics |
| 53. | 24 July 2021 | Tokyo, Japan | Netherlands | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2020 Summer Olympics |
| 54. | 26 July 2021 | Tokyo, Japan | Germany | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2020 Summer Olympics |
| 55. | 27 July 2021 | Tokyo, Japan | South Africa | 2–1 | 9–4 | 2020 Summer Olympics |
| 56. | 27 July 2021 | Tokyo, Japan | South Africa | 6–1 | 9–4 | 2020 Summer Olympics |
| 57. | 27 July 2021 | Tokyo, Japan | South Africa | 8–4 | 9–4 | 2020 Summer Olympics |
| 58. | 29 July 2021 | Tokyo, Japan | Canada | 1–0 | 9–1 | 2020 Summer Olympics |
| 59. | 29 July 2021 | Tokyo, Japan | Canada | 5–1 | 9–1 | 2020 Summer Olympics |
| 60. | 1 August 2021 | Tokyo, Japan | Spain | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2020 Summer Olympics |
| 61. | 1 August 2021 | Tokyo, Japan | Spain | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2020 Summer Olympics |
| 62. | 3 August 2021 | Tokyo, Japan | India | 2–2 | 5–2 | 2020 Summer Olympics |
| 63. | 3 August 2021 | Tokyo, Japan | India | 3–2 | 5–2 | 2020 Summer Olympics |
| 64. | 3 August 2021 | Tokyo, Japan | India | 4–2 | 5–2 | 2020 Summer Olympics |
| 154. | 23 May 2024 | Antwerp, Belgium | India | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2023–24 Men's FIH Pro League |
| 155. | 23 May 2024 | Antwerp, Belgium | India | 4–1 | | 2023–24 Men's FIH Pro League |
| 156. | 29 May 2024 | Antwerp, Belgium | Australia | 2–1 | 5–1 | 2023–24 Men's FIH Pro League |
| 157. | 30 May 2024 | Antwerp, Belgium | Spain | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2023–24 Men's FIH Pro League |
| 158. | 1 June 2024 | Antwerp, Belgium | Spain | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2023–24 Men's FIH Pro League |
| 159. | 2 June 2024 | Antwerp, Belgium | Australia | 3–3 | 4–4 (3–2 p) | 2023–24 Men's FIH Pro League |
| 160. | 23 June 2024 | Utrecht, Netherlands | Great Britain | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2023–24 Men's FIH Pro League |
| 161. | 23 June 2024 | Utrecht, Netherlands | Great Britain | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2023–24 Men's FIH Pro League |
| 162. | 27 June 2024 | Amstelveen, Netherlands | Great Britain | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2023–24 Men's FIH Pro League |
| 163. | 30 June 2024 | Amstelveen, Netherlands | Netherlands | 3–2 | 5–3 | 2023–24 Men's FIH Pro League |
| 164. | 27 July 2024 | Paris, France | Ireland | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2024 Summer Olympics |
| 165. | 28 July 2024 | Paris, France | New Zealand | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2024 Summer Olympics |
| 166. | 30 July 2024 | Paris, France | Australia | 1–0 | 6–2 | 2024 Summer Olympics |
| 167. | 2 August 2024 | Paris, France | Argentina | 2–2 | 3–3 | 2024 Summer Olympics |
| 168. | 4 August 2024 | Paris, France | Spain | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2024 Summer Olympics |