Ambre Ballenghien

Ambre Ballenghien
Personal information
Born (2000-12-13) 13 December 2000
Brussels, Belgium
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
SportField hockey
PositionAttacker
ClubLa Gantoise[1]
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2017 Belgium U–21 4 (0)
2017– Belgium 79 (38)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing  Belgium
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place2026 Wavre/Amstelveen
EuroHockey Championships
Bronze medal – third place2021 AmsterdamTeam
FIH Olympic Qualifiers
Gold medal – first place2024 ValenciaTeam
EuroHockey Junior Championship
Silver medal – second place2017 ValenciaTeam

Ambre Ballenghien (born 13 December 2000)[2] is a Belgian field hockey player, who plays as a striker.[3]

Career

Junior National Team

In 2017, Ambre Ballenghien made her first appearance for a Belgian junior team at the EuroHockey Junior Championship in Valencia. At the tournament, Belgium won their first medal at the tournament, finishing second after losing in the final.[4]

Senior National Team

Ballenghien made her senior international debut in 2017, in a test match against Germany. During the match, she scored her first international goal.[5]

In 2019, Ballenghien was a member of the Belgian team in the inaugural FIH Pro League.[6][7] The team finished in fifth place, eight places above their pre tournament ranking of 13th.[8] Throughout the tournament, Ballenghien scored 3 goals.

International Goals


Goal
Date Location Opponent Score Result Event Ref
114 April 2017Venlose Hockey Club, Venlo, Netherlands Germany3–13–4Test Match[9]
227 November 2018Spooky Nook Sports, Lancaster, United States United States1–12–3[10]
329 November 20184–14–1[11]
47 April 2019Royal Uccle Sport, Brussels, Belgium China2–04–12019 FIH Pro League[12]
512 June 2019Crefelder Hockey und Tennis Club, Krefeld, Germany Germany1–01–2[13]
619 June 2019Wilrijkse Plein, Antwerp, Belgium Australia1–01–0[14]
77 August 2019 Ireland3–14–2Test Match[15]
823 August 20191–11–22019 EuroHockey Championships[16]
914 October 2019National Sports Campus, Dublin, Ireland South Korea2–02–0Test Match[17]
101 February 2020North Harbour Hockey Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand New Zealand1–02–12020–21 FIH Pro League[18]
1123 September 2020Düsseldorfer HC, Düsseldorf, Germany Germany1–01–3[19]
1216 May 2021Wilrijkse Plein, Antwerp, Belgium United States1–06–1[20]
134–0
146 June 2021Wagener Stadium, Amsterdam, Netherlands Germany1–11–12021 EuroHockey Championships[21]
157 June 2021 Italy1–04–0[22]
164–0
1713 June 2021 Spain3–13–1[23]
1816 October 2021Royal Uccle Sport, Brussels, Belgium Germany1–01–02021–22 FIH Pro League[24]
1920 May 2022Wilrijkse Plein, Antwerp, Belgium Spain1–01–2[25]
2021 May 20222–03–0[26]
2111 June 2022 India2–02–1[27]
2212 June 20225–05–0[28]
2316 June 2022HC Den Bosch, 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands United States1–03–0[29]
246 July 2022Estadi Olímpic de Terrassa, Terrassa, Spain Japan3–03–02022 FIH World Cup[30]
257 November 2022Estadio Mendocino de Hockey, Mendoza, Argentina Germany2–22–22022–23 FIH Pro League[31]
269 November 2022 Argentina2–12–2[32]
2715 January 2024Estadio Beteró, Valencia, Spain South Korea1–010–12024 FIH Olympic Qualifier[33]
282–0
296–0
3010–1
3116 January 2024 Ukraine1–013–0[34]
324–0
335–0
349–0
3510–0
3625 May 2024Wilrijkse Plein, Antwerp, Belgium India1–02–12023–24 FIH Pro League[35]
3726 May 2024 United States2–12–1[36]
381 June 2024 China1–11–2[37]

References

  1. ↑ Thys, Werner (2021-05-06). "Ambre Ballenghien kijkt uit naar finale: "Mijn droom? Drie jaar op rij titel winnen met Gantoise"". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  2. ↑ "Team Details – Belgium". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  3. ↑ "Ambre Ballenghien". www.scorrd.com. Scorrd. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  4. ↑ "NETHERLANDS HIT BELGIUM FOR SIX OF THE BEST TO RETAIN WOMEN'S EURO JUNIORS TITLE". European Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 24 July 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  5. ↑ "Germany 4–3 Belgium". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  6. ↑ "BALLENGHIEN Ambre". www.fihproleague.com. FIH Pro League. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  7. ↑ "Ambre Ballenghien – Player Info". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  8. ↑ "FIH Rankings – Outdoor". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  9. ↑ "Germany 4–3 Belgium". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  10. ↑ "United States 3–2 Belgium". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  11. ↑ "United States 1–4 Belgium". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  12. ↑ "Belgium 4–1 China". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  13. ↑ "Germany 2–1 Belgium". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  14. ↑ "Belgium 1–0 Australia". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  15. ↑ "Belgium 4–2 Ireland". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  16. ↑ "Belgium 1–2 Ireland". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  17. ↑ "Belgium 2–0 South Korea". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  18. ↑ "New Zealand 1–2 Belgium". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  19. ↑ "Germany 3–1 Belgium". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  20. ↑ "Belgium 6–1 United States". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  21. ↑ "Germany 1–1 Belgium". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  22. ↑ "Belgium 4–0 Italy". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  23. ↑ "Belgium 3–1 Spain". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  24. ↑ "Belgium 1–0 Germany". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  25. ↑ "Belgium 1–2 Spain". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  26. ↑ "Belgium 3–0 Spain". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  27. ↑ "Belgium 2–1 India". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  28. ↑ "Belgium 5–0 India". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  29. ↑ "United States 0–3 Belgium". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  30. ↑ "Japan 0–3 Belgium". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  31. ↑ "Belgium 2–2 Germany". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  32. ↑ "Argentina 2–2 Belgium". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  33. ↑ "South Korea 1–10 Belgium". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  34. ↑ "Belgium 13–0 Ukraine". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  35. ↑ "India 1–2 Belgium". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  36. ↑ "United States 1–2 Belgium". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  37. ↑ "China 2–1 Belgium". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 June 2024.