{{short description|Belgian field hockey player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}} {{Infobox field hockey player | name = Loic van Doren | image = | full_name = Loic Philippe Oscar<br/>Serge Van Doren | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|9|14|df=y}} | birth_place = Antwerp, Belgium | position = Goalkeeper | currentclub = Dragons | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Dragons | years1 = {{0|0000}}–2018 | clubs1 = Dragons | years2 = 2018–2021 | clubs2 = Den Bosch | years3 = 2021–present | clubs3 = Dragons | nationalyears1 = 2014–2016 | nationalteam1 = Belgium U21 | nationalcaps1 = 12 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2017–present | nationalteam2 = Belgium | nationalcaps2 = 75 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's field hockey}} {{MedalCountry|{{flagu|Belgium}}}} {{MedalCompetition|World Cup}} {{MedalGold|2018 Bhubaneswar|}} {{MedalSilver|2023 Bhubaneswar–Rourkela|}} {{MedalCompetition|EuroHockey Championship}} {{MedalGold|2019 Antwerp|}} {{MedalSilver|2017 Amstelveen|}} {{MedalBronze|2021 Amstelveen|}} {{MedalBronze|2023 Mönchengladbach|}} {{MedalCompetition|Junior World Cup}} {{MedalSilver|2016 Lucknow|}} }} '''Loic Philippe Oscar Serge Van Doren''' (born 14 September 1996) is a Belgian professional field hockey player who plays as a goalkeeper for Dragons and the Belgium national team.
He is the brother of fellow Belgian international Arthur Van Doren.<ref>{{cite web |title=Professioneel hockeyspelers Arthur (23) en Loïc (21) van doren: twee broers, één passie |url=https://www.stampmedia.be/artikel/professioneel-hockeyspelers-arthur-23-en-loic-21-van-doren-twee-broers-een-passie |website=www.stampmedia.be |publisher=Stampmedia |accessdate=11 March 2019 |language=Dutch |date=14 May 2018}}</ref>
==Club career== Van Doren came through the youth ranks of Dragons and played there for the senior team until 2018 when he transferred to Dutch club Den Bosch.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wester |first1=Eelko |title=Belg Loïc van Doren nieuwe keeper Den Bosch |url=https://hockey.nl/nieuws/hoofdklasse-heren/belg-loic-van-doren-nieuwe-keeper-den-bosch/ |website=hockey.nl |accessdate=11 March 2019 |language=Dutch |date=17 April 2018}}</ref> After three seasons in Den Bosch he returned to Dragons for the 2021–22 season.<ref>{{cite web |title=Doelman Loic Van Doren keert terug naar Dragons |url=https://sporza.be/nl/2021/03/01/doelman-loic-van-doren-keert-terug-naar-dragons~1614637742751/ |website=sporza.be |publisher=Sporza |access-date=28 April 2021 |language=nl |date=1 March 2021}}</ref>
==International career== Van Doren played for the Belgian under-21 national team at the 2016 Junior World Cup, where they won the silver medal. He made his debut for the senior national team in a test match in South Africa.<ref>{{cite web |title=Eerste cap voor onze eigen Loïc Van Doren |url=https://www.dragons.be/840-eerste-cap-voor-onze-eigen-loic-van-doren |website=www.dragons.be |publisher=KHC Dragons |accessdate=11 March 2019 |language=Dutch}}</ref> He was the second goalkeeper of the Belgian team that won the 2018 World Cup.<ref>{{cite web |title=De selectie van de Red Lions voor het WK |url=https://www.hockey.be/nl/nieuws/de-selectie-van-de-red-lions-voor-het-wk/ |website=hockey.be |accessdate=11 March 2019 |language=Dutch |date=4 November 2018}}</ref> He played in one game in the 2019 EuroHockey Championship, where Belgium won their first European title.<ref>{{cite web |title=Goud in eigen land! De Red Lions winnen na het WK nu ook het EK |url=https://sporza.be/nl/matches/hockey/2019-08/mf-ek-hockey-finale-mannen-belgie-spanje/ |website=sporza.be |publisher=Sporza |accessdate=25 August 2019 |language=nl |date=24 August 2019}}</ref> On 25 May 2021, he was selected in the squad for the 2021 EuroHockey Championship.<ref>{{cite web |title=Selectie Red Panthers en Red Lions voor het Europees Kampioenschap aangekondigd |url=https://hockey.be/nl/selectie-red-panthers-en-red-lions-voor-het-europees-kampioenschap-aangekondigd/ |website=hockey.be |access-date=25 May 2021 |language=nl |date=25 May 2021}}</ref>
==Honours== ===International=== ;Belgium<ref>{{cite web |title=van DOREN Loic|url=https://tms.fih.ch/people/6069|website=tms.fih.ch |publisher=International Hockey Federation}}</ref> *World Cup: 2018 *EuroHockey Championship: 2019 *FIH Pro League: 2020–21
===Club=== ;Dragons *Belgian Hockey League: 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{Sports links}}
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