Mathilde Duffrène
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Valenciennes, France
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| Born |
19 March 2005 Valenciennes, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Defence | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current club | Racing Club de Bruxelles | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | France U–21 | 5 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | France | 46 | (14) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mathilde Duffrène (born 19 March 2005)[1] is a field hockey player from France.[2][3]
Mathilde Duffrène was born and raised in Valenciennes, a city in the Hauts-de-France region of Northern France.[4]
Career
Domestic hockey
Duffrène currently competes in the Carlsberg 0.0 Hockey League, the top–level domestic competition in Belgium.[4] In the league, she is a member of the defensive unit for Racing Club de Bruxelles.[4][5][6]
Under–21
In 2022, Duffrène made her international debut at under–21 level. She was a member of the French U–21 team at the EuroHockey U–21 Championship II in Vienna.[7] At the tournament, the French squad won a silver medal, earning promotion to the EuroHockey U–21 Championship.[8]
Senior national team
Duffrène made her senior international debut for France in 2022.[7]
Since her sebut, Duffrène has been a constant inclusion in the national team. At the 2023 EuroHockey Championship II in Prague, she won her first medal with the national team, taking home gold.[7][8]
In 2024, Duffrène became an Olympian.[9] She was named in the French squad for the XXXIII Summer Olympics in Paris.[10]
Since the Olympic Games, Duffrène has continued to represent the national team. She was most recently named in the squad for the 2024–25 FIH Nations Cup II in Wałcz and for the 2025 EuroHockey Championship in Monchengladbach.[7]
Major International Tournaments
