Tom Boon


Tom Alain Boon is a Belgian professional field hockey player who plays as a forward for 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.
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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, LΓ©opold, 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 MΓΆnchengladbach. In 2011, he also won the Champions Challenge. With his club Racing Brussels, he became Belgian field hockey champion for five consecutive years. 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

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. His sister Jill Boon has also played Olympic hockey for Belgium.

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.3 August 2012London, United Kingdom1–02–12012 Summer Olympics
2.5 August 2012London, United Kingdom1–01–12012 Summer Olympics
3.7 August 2012London, United Kingdom3–03–02012 Summer Olympics
4.11 August 2012London, United Kingdom2–15–22012 Summer Olympics
5.11 August 2012London, United Kingdom4–15–22012 Summer Olympics
6.6 May 2013Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France1–019–02012–13 Men's FIH Hockey World League Round 2
7.6 May 2013Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France2–019–02012–13 Men's FIH Hockey World League Round 2
8.6 May 2013Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France8–019–02012–13 Men's FIH Hockey World League Round 2
9.6 May 2013Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France9–019–02012–13 Men's FIH Hockey World League Round 2
10.6 May 2013Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France16–019–02012–13 Men's FIH Hockey World League Round 2
11.6 May 2013Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France18–019–02012–13 Men's FIH Hockey World League Round 2
12.6 May 2013Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France19–019–02012–13 Men's FIH Hockey World League Round 2
13.7 May 2013Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France4–17–12012–13 Men's FIH Hockey World League Round 2
14.7 May 2013Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France6–17–12012–13 Men's FIH Hockey World League Round 2
15.9 May 2013Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France1–13–22012–13 Men's FIH Hockey World League Round 2
16.11 May 2013Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France1–05–22012–13 Men's FIH Hockey World League Round 2
17.11 May 2013Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France4–15–22012–13 Men's FIH Hockey World League Round 2
18.12 May 2013Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France6–010–12012–13 Men's FIH Hockey World League Round 2
19.12 May 2013Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France8–110–12012–13 Men's FIH Hockey World League Round 2
20.12 May 2013Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France10–110–12012–13 Men's FIH Hockey World League Round 2
21.15 June 2013Rotterdam, Netherlands3–03–02012–13 Men's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals
22.19 June 2013Rotterdam, Netherlands5–26–32012–13 Men's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals
23.21 June 2013Rotterdam, Netherlands2–13–22012–13 Men's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals
24.21 June 2013Rotterdam, Netherlands3–13–22012–13 Men's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals
25.23 June 2013Rotterdam, Netherlands1–12–2 2012–13 Men's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals
26.17 August 2013Boom, Belgium1–12–12013 Men's EuroHockey Championship
27.17 August 2013Boom, Belgium2–12–12013 Men's EuroHockey Championship
28.19 August 2013Boom, Belgium2–04–02013 Men's EuroHockey Championship
29.21 August 2013Boom, Belgium1–02–22013 Men's EuroHockey Championship
30.25 August 2013Boom, Belgium1–01–32013 Men's EuroHockey Championship
116.1 February 2020Auckland, New Zealand3–06–22020–21 Men's FIH Pro League
117.1 February 2020Auckland, New Zealand6–26–22020–21 Men's FIH Pro League
118.31 October 2020Brussels, Belgium2–13–22020–21 Men's FIH Pro League
119.5 June 2021Amstelveen, Netherlands2–14–22021 Men's EuroHockey Championship
120.5 June 2021Amstelveen, Netherlands4–14–22021 Men's EuroHockey Championship
121.6 June 2021Amstelveen, Netherlands1–11–22021 Men's EuroHockey Championship
122.8 June 2021Amstelveen, Netherlands7–19–22021 Men's EuroHockey Championship
123.12 June 2021Amstelveen, Netherlands1–03–22021 Men's EuroHockey Championship
124.12 June 2021Amstelveen, Netherlands3–13–22021 Men's EuroHockey Championship
125.29 July 2021Tokyo, Japan8–19–12020 Summer Olympics
126.30 July 2021Tokyo, Japan1–12–22020 Summer Olympics
127.1 August 2021Tokyo, Japan2–13–12020 Summer Olympics
286.2 June 2024Antwerp, Belgium1–14–4 2023–24 Men's FIH Pro League
287.25 June 2024Utrecht, Netherlands1–01–32023–24 Men's FIH Pro League
288.27 July 2024Paris, France1–02–02024 Summer Olympics
289.30 July 2024Paris, France2–06–22024 Summer Olympics
290.30 July 2024Paris, France3–16–22024 Summer Olympics
291.30 July 2024Paris, France6–26–22024 Summer Olympics