Bio

Alexander Hendrickx is born on the 6th of August 1993 in Antwerp. He is the second oldest in a family of four brothers. His first steps on a hockey field were at the age of 5 for Royal Antwerp Hockey Club. Alexander and his family live two streets away from the club where he developed himself as a youth player, going through all the youth teams, to finally be playing in the first men’s team at the age of 14. In 2015 he left Antwerp for KHC Dragons to further improve his hockey game. During the 3 years Alexander played for Dragons he won 3 league titles and one European medal. After these successes with Dragons he felt he needed a new challenge to get out of his comfort zone and develop himself both as an athlete and as a person. In 2018 his new challenge translated itself in playing for Pinoké in the Dutch Hoofdklasse. 

Alexander’s dream to play for the national men’s team was preceded by going through all the youth teams, winning a European silver medal with the U16’s before being crowned European Champions with both the U18’s as the U21’s. Next to that he participated in the Youth Olympic Games in Singapore in 2010 where he achieved a bronze medal and where Alexander was named top scorer with 11 goals.

His journey with the Red Lions started in 2010. Alexander was selected to train with the squad which resulted in his first official tournament in 2012, the Champions Trophy in Melbourne. Following this tournament, in 2013, Alexander received the individual prize Golden Stick for most promising player in Belgium. In 2016 he won a silver medal at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Being in the squad as a reserve player watching his team achieve this greatness, was on the one hand making him feel really proud, but was on the other hand making him feel sad not being able to be out there on the pitch with his teammates fighting for the title. At that moment Alexander told himself he would work even harder to achieve his dreams and to never be a reserve player again. 

After the Olympics, the Red Lions lost another final in the 2017 European Championship obtaining the silver medal. In 2018 they wrote history by becoming World Champions in Bhubaneswar, India. Alexander was named top scorer of the World Cup with 7 goals. From then the tide has turned, after losing a lot of finals the Red Lions started winning. One year later, in 2019, Belgium hosted the European Championship in home city Antwerp, where the Red Lions were crowned European Champions in front of their home crowd. Alexander was named top scorer of the European cup with 5 goals.

Following the European Championship on home soil in Antwerp, the Red Lions continued their rise to the top of world hockey. In 2021, after the postponement of the Olympic Games due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Alexander travelled to Tokyo with Belgium. The tournament became the pinnacle of his career as Belgium won its first ever Olympic gold medal after a dramatic final against Australia. Alexander played a crucial role throughout the tournament and finished as the top scorer of the Olympic Games with 14 goals.
That same year, Belgium added another trophy to its collection by winning the FIH Pro League. The success of the Red Lions confirmed their status as the number one team in the world and one of the most dominant hockey teams of their generation.

At club level, Alexander continued his journey with Pinoké in the Dutch Hoofdklasse. After several years of building and developing the team, Pinoké achieved a historic breakthrough by winning its first ever Dutch national title in 2023. One year later, in 2024, Alexander helped the club reach another milestone by winning the Euro Hockey League, Europe’s most prestigious club competition.
After six memorable seasons in the Netherlands, Alexander decided it was time for a new challenge and returned to Belgium in 2024 to join Gantoise. His first season at the club proved highly successful. Gantoise won both the Belgian championship and the Euro Hockey League in 2025, making Alexander one of the few players to have won Europe’s highest club competition with two different clubs.

On the international stage, Alexander continued to represent Belgium at the highest level, including the Olympic Games in Paris in 2024. Over the years he established himself as one of the world’s leading drag flickers and became recognised for his scoring ability, leadership and consistency at both club and international level.
Alongside his sporting career, Alexander graduated with honours from the University of Antwerp, obtaining a Master’s degree in Applied Economic Sciences. Throughout his career he has combined elite sport with a strong interest in business, entrepreneurship and personal development.

Today, Alexander is an Olympic Champion, World Champion, European Champion and multiple national champion at club level. Despite having achieved many of his childhood dreams, he remains motivated by continuous improvement and the pursuit of new challenges, both on and off the hockey field.