Daniel Bell (field hockey)

Daniel Bell
Personal information
Born (1990-09-28) 28 September 1990
Johannesburg, South Africa
Sport
SportField hockey
PositionDefender
ClubBeerschot
Senior career
Years Team Caps Goals
2015–2018 Gantoise - -
2019–2024 Daring - -
2024–present Beerschot - -
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2015–present South Africa 71 (11)
Medal record
Africa Cup of Nations
Gold medal – first place2017 Ismailia
Gold medal – first place2022 Accra

Daniel Bell OLY (born 28 September 1990) is a South African field hockey player who plays as a defender for Belgian Hockey League club Beerschot and the South African national team.

He competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics.[1]

Club career

Bell moved to Europe in 2015 to play for Gantoise in the Belgian second division.[2] He was immediately promoted and then stayed at Gantoise until 2019 when he joined his current club Royal Daring. He played for five years for Daring before joining Beerschot in 2024.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Hockey - BELL Daniel". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "La Gantoise wil snel terugkeren naar de hoogste afdeling". nieuwsblad.be (in Dutch). Het Nieuwsblad. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  3. ↑ "Transferts : deux arrivées au Beerschot" (in French). 6 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.