# Tom Boon

Tom Alain Boon (born 25 January 1990) is a Belgian professional field hockey player who plays as a forward for Léopold and the Belgium national team. He is regarded as one of the greatest field hockey players in the world.
He won a silver medal at the 2016 Olympics.

## Club career

He started at Royal White Star HC, and after also having played for Bloemendaal, he played four years for the Belgian team Racing Club de Bruxelles. In 2019, he moved to the 2018–19 Belgian national champions, Léopold, where he signed a contract for five seasons.

## International career

Boon made his debut in the national team in 2008. In 2009 he finished fifth with this team at the European Championship in Amstelveen and in 2011 they finished fourth at the European Championship in Mönchengladbach. In 2011, he also won the Champions Challenge. With his club Racing Brussels, he became Belgian field hockey champion for five consecutive years (2009–2013). At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed for the national team in the men's tournament that came fifth. Boon became European silver medalist with Belgium at the 2013 European Championship on home ground in Boom. In spite of his opening goal against Germany, Belgium lost the final by 1–3.
At the 2016 Olympics, he was part of the Belgium team that on the silver medal. Boon himself scored a goal in the quarter-final. At the 2019 EuroHockey Championship, where Belgium won its first European title, he 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.

## Personal life

Tom Boon was born in a hockey family. His grandmother Jacqueline Ronsmans was a Belgian international player, just like his mother Carine Boon-Coudron and his uncles Eric and Marc Coudron (Belgian record international with 358 games). His sister Jill Boon has also played Olympic hockey for Belgium.

## International goals

    Scores and results list Belgium's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 3 August 2012 | London, United Kingdom | South Korea | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2012 Summer Olympics |
| 2. | 5 August 2012 | London, United Kingdom | New Zealand | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2012 Summer Olympics |
| 3. | 7 August 2012 | London, United Kingdom | India | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2012 Summer Olympics |
| 4. | 11 August 2012 | London, United Kingdom | Spain | 2–1 | 5–2 | 2012 Summer Olympics |
| 5. | 11 August 2012 | London, United Kingdom | Spain | 4–1 | 5–2 | 2012 Summer Olympics |
| 6. | 6 May 2013 | Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France | Portugal | 1–0 | 19–0 | 2012–13 Men's FIH Hockey World League Round 2 |
| 7. | 6 May 2013 | Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France | Portugal | 2–0 | 19–0 | 2012–13 Men's FIH Hockey World League Round 2 |
| 8. | 6 May 2013 | Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France | Portugal | 8–0 | 19–0 | 2012–13 Men's FIH Hockey World League Round 2 |
| 9. | 6 May 2013 | Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France | Portugal | 9–0 | 19–0 | 2012–13 Men's FIH Hockey World League Round 2 |
| 10. | 6 May 2013 | Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France | Portugal | 16–0 | 19–0 | 2012–13 Men's FIH Hockey World League Round 2 |
| 11. | 6 May 2013 | Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France | Portugal | 18–0 | 19–0 | 2012–13 Men's FIH Hockey World League Round 2 |
| 12. | 6 May 2013 | Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France | Portugal | 19–0 | 19–0 | 2012–13 Men's FIH Hockey World League Round 2 |
| 13. | 7 May 2013 | Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France | Scotland | 4–1 | 7–1 | 2012–13 Men's FIH Hockey World League Round 2 |
| 14. | 7 May 2013 | Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France | Scotland | 6–1 | 7–1 | 2012–13 Men's FIH Hockey World League Round 2 |
| 15. | 9 May 2013 | Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France | France | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2012–13 Men's FIH Hockey World League Round 2 |
| 16. | 11 May 2013 | Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France | Canada | 1–0 | 5–2 | 2012–13 Men's FIH Hockey World League Round 2 |
| 17. | 11 May 2013 | Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France | Canada | 4–1 | 5–2 | 2012–13 Men's FIH Hockey World League Round 2 |
| 18. | 12 May 2013 | Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France | Poland | 6–0 | 10–1 | 2012–13 Men's FIH Hockey World League Round 2 |
| 19. | 12 May 2013 | Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France | Poland | 8–1 | 10–1 | 2012–13 Men's FIH Hockey World League Round 2 |
| 20. | 12 May 2013 | Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France | Poland | 10–1 | 10–1 | 2012–13 Men's FIH Hockey World League Round 2 |
| 21. | 15 June 2013 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | France | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2012–13 Men's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals |
| 22. | 19 June 2013 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Ireland | 5–2 | 6–3 | 2012–13 Men's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals |
| 23. | 21 June 2013 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | New Zealand | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2012–13 Men's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals |
| 24. | 21 June 2013 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | New Zealand | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2012–13 Men's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals |
| 25. | 23 June 2013 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Australia | 1–1 | 2–2 (7–6 p) | 2012–13 Men's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals |
| 26. | 17 August 2013 | Boom, Belgium | Germany | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2013 Men's EuroHockey Championship |
| 27. | 17 August 2013 | Boom, Belgium | Germany | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2013 Men's EuroHockey Championship |
| 28. | 19 August 2013 | Boom, Belgium | Czech Republic | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2013 Men's EuroHockey Championship |
| 29. | 21 August 2013 | Boom, Belgium | Spain | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2013 Men's EuroHockey Championship |
| 30. | 25 August 2013 | Boom, Belgium | Germany | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2013 Men's EuroHockey Championship |
| 116. | 1 February 2020 | Auckland, New Zealand | New Zealand | 3–0 | 6–2 | 2020–21 Men's FIH Pro League |
| 117. | 1 February 2020 | Auckland, New Zealand | New Zealand | 6–2 | 6–2 | 2020–21 Men's FIH Pro League |
| 118. | 31 October 2020 | Brussels, Belgium | Great Britain | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2020–21 Men's FIH Pro League |
| 119. | 5 June 2021 | Amstelveen, Netherlands | Spain | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2021 Men's EuroHockey Championship |
| 120. | 5 June 2021 | Amstelveen, Netherlands | Spain | 4–1 | 4–2 | 2021 Men's EuroHockey Championship |
| 121. | 6 June 2021 | Amstelveen, Netherlands | England | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2021 Men's EuroHockey Championship |
| 122. | 8 June 2021 | Amstelveen, Netherlands | Russia | 7–1 | 9–2 | 2021 Men's EuroHockey Championship |
| 123. | 12 June 2021 | Amstelveen, Netherlands | England | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2021 Men's EuroHockey Championship |
| 124. | 12 June 2021 | Amstelveen, Netherlands | England | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2021 Men's EuroHockey Championship |
| 125. | 29 July 2021 | Tokyo, Japan | Canada | 8–1 | 9–1 | 2020 Summer Olympics |
| 126. | 30 July 2021 | Tokyo, Japan | Great Britain | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2020 Summer Olympics |
| 127. | 1 August 2021 | Tokyo, Japan | Spain | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2020 Summer Olympics |
| 286. | 2 June 2024 | Antwerp, Belgium | Australia | 1–1 | 4–4 (3–2 p) | 2023–24 Men's FIH Pro League |
| 287. | 25 June 2024 | Utrecht, Netherlands | Netherlands | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2023–24 Men's FIH Pro League |
| 288. | 27 July 2024 | Paris, France | Ireland | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2024 Summer Olympics |
| 289. | 30 July 2024 | Paris, France | Australia | 2–0 | 6–2 | 2024 Summer Olympics |
| 290. | 30 July 2024 | Paris, France | Australia | 3–1 | 6–2 | 2024 Summer Olympics |
| 291. | 30 July 2024 | Paris, France | Australia | 6–2 | 6–2 | 2024 Summer Olympics |