{{short description|French field hockey player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}} {{Use Australian English|date=June 2020}} {{Infobox field hockey player | name = Hugo Genestet | image = | caption = | fullname = Hugo Valentin Paul Genestet | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1992|03|02}} | height = 170cm | weight = 70kg | position = Midfielder | currentclub = Waterloo Ducks | years1 = {{0|0000}}–2014 | clubs1 = Saint Germain | years2 = 2014–2016 | clubs2 = Leuven | years3 = 2016–2018 | clubs3 = Saint Germain | years4 = 2018–2019 | clubs4 = Daring | years5 = 2019–present | clubs5 = Waterloo Ducks | nationalyears1 = 2010–2013 | nationalteam1 = France U21 | nationalcaps1 = 16 | nationalgoals1 = 8 | nationalyears2 = 2010–present | nationalteam2 = France | nationalcaps2 = 167 | nationalgoals2 = 29 | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's field hockey}} {{MedalCountry|{{FRA}}}} {{MedalCompetition|Junior World Cup}} {{MedalSilver|2013 New Delhi|}} }} '''Hugo Valentin Paul Genestet''' (born 2 March 1992)<ref>{{cite web |title=Team Details – France |url=https://tms.fih.ch/competitions/1165/reports/teams |publisher=International Hockey Federation |website=tms.fih.ch |accessdate=21 June 2020}}</ref> is a French field hockey player who plays as a midfielder for Belgian club Waterloo Ducks and the French national team.<ref name="FFH">{{cite web |url=https://www.ffhockey.org/edf-masculine-a/11-hugo-genestet.html |title=Hugo GENESTET |publisher=Fédération Française de Hockey |website=ffhockey.org |language=French |accessdate=21 June 2020}}</ref>
==Club career== Genestet played for Saint Germain in France before he joined Leuven in Belgium in 2014. He played there until 2016 when he returned to France. In 2018 he joined Daring in the Belgian Hockey League.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Toussaint |first1=Laurent |title=Hugo Genestet rejoint le Daring |url=https://hockeybelgium.lesoir.be/le-fil-info/hugo-genestet-rejoint-le-daring/ |website=hockeybelgium.lesoir.be |accessdate=22 June 2020 |language=fr |date=2 July 2018}}</ref> After one season he left Daring for the Waterloo Ducks.<ref>{{cite web |title=Transfert : G. Dykmans et H. Genestet au Watducks |url=https://okey.lalibre.be/transfert-g-dykmans-et-h-genestet-au-watducks/ |website=okey.lalibre.be |accessdate=22 June 2020 |language=fr |date=10 May 2019}}</ref>
==International career== ===Under–21=== Genestet was a member of the French U–21 side from 2010 through to 2013. In 2013, he was a member of the team at the FIH Junior World Cup in New Delhi. At the tournament, the team made history by securing France's first medal at the event, taking home silver.<ref>{{cite web |title=French star Hugo Genestet would like to avoid India |url=http://www.stick2hockey.com/Article/French-star-Hugo-Genestet-would-like-to-avoid-Indi/11245.html |publisher=Stick2Hockey |website=stick2hockey.com |accessdate=21 June 2020}}</ref><ref name="FIH">{{cite web |title=GENESTET Hugo |url=https://tms.fih.ch/people/1076 |publisher=International Hockey Federation |website=tms.fih.ch |accessdate=21 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Germany lifts the Hero Hockey Junior World Cup Men 2013 Beats France 5-2 |url=https://www.hockeyindia.org/news/germany-lifts-the-hero-hockey-junior-world-cup-men-2013-beats-france-5-2 |publisher=Hockey India |website=hockeyindia.org |date=16 December 2013 |accessdate=21 June 2020}}</ref>
===Senior national team=== Genestet also debuted for the France national team in 2010, and has been a member of the team since.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hugo Genestet – Player Info |url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/people/field_hockey/hugo-genestet/294138/ |publisher=Global Sports Archive |website=globalsportsarchive.com |accessdate=21 June 2020}}</ref> He represented France at the 2018 World Cup.<ref>{{cite web |title=#RoadtoBhuba - Découvrez la composition officielle ! |url=https://www.ffhockey.org/haut-niveau/equipe-de-france/equipe-de-france-masculine/1247-roadtobhuba-decouvrez-la-composition-officielle.html |website=ffhockey.org |publisher=Fédération Française de Hockey |language=French |date=13 November 2018}}</ref> He is the current captain of the national team.<ref name="FIH"/>
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==External links== *{{FIH|1076}}
{{France FH Squad 2015 EuroHockey}} {{France FH Squad 2018 World Cup}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Genestet, Hugo}} Category:1992 births Category:Living people Category:French men's field hockey players Category:Men's field hockey midfielders Category:2018 Men's Hockey World Cup players Category:KHC Leuven players Category:Waterloo Ducks H.C. players Category:French expatriate field hockey players Category:Men's Belgian Hockey League players Category:Place of birth missing (living people) Category:21st-century French sportsmen
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