Arno Van Dessel
Belgian field hockey player
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Arno Steven M. Van Dessel (born 3 July 2003)[1] is a Belgian field hockey player who plays as a midfielder for Dutch Hoofdklasse club Bloemendaal and the Belgium national team.
FullnameArno Steven M. Van Dessel
Born3 July 2003
Belgium
SportField hockey
PositionMidfielder
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| Full name | Arno Steven M. Van Dessel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 July 2003 Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Field hockey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Bloemendaal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Van Dessel represented Belgium at the 2023 EuroHockey Championship and the 2024 Summer Olympics.[2][3]
Club career
Van Dessel came through the youth ranks of Herakles and was a part of the first team since September 2020. He won the Golden Stick in 2022 for the best young player in Belgium.[4] In February 2025, it was announced he would leave Belgium to play for Bloemendaal in the Dutch Hoofdklasse from the 2025–26 season onwards.[5][6]
