France men's national field hockey team

France
Nickname(s)Les Bleus
AssociationFrance Hockey Federation (Fédération Française de Hockey)
ConfederationEHF (Europe)
Head CoachJohn-John Dohmen
Assistant coach(es)Jeroen Hertzberger
Ramón Sala
ManagerJulien Ryckembusch
CaptainFrançois Goyet
Home
Away
FIH ranking
Current 9 (19 December 2025)[1]
Olympic Games
Appearances10 (first in 1908)
Best result4th (1920, 1936)
World Cup
Appearances4 (first in 1971)
Best result7th (1971, 1990)
EuroHockey Championship
Appearances17 (first in 1970)
Best result4th (1970, 2025)

The France men's national field hockey team represents France in international field hockey competitions.[2]

Tournament history

Summer Olympics

Summer Olympics record
Year Host Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
1908 London, Great Britain 6th 2 0 0 2 1 11 Squad
1920 Antwerp, Belgium 4th 3 0 0 3 3 17 Squad
1928 Amsterdam, Netherlands 5th 3 1 0 2 2 8 Squad
1932 Los Angeles, United States did not participate
1936 Berlin, Germany 4th 5 1 1 3 7 19 Squad
1948 London, Great Britain 8th 4 0 1 3 4 9 Squad
1952 Helsinki, Finland 11th 3 1 0 2 6 8 Squad
1956 Melbourne, Australia did not participate
1960 Rome, Italy 10th 5 2 1 2 3 7 Squad
1964 Tokyo, Japan did not participate
1968 Mexico City, Mexico 10th 8 2 1 5 2 8 Squad
1972 Munich, West Germany 12th 8 2 1 5 10 17 Squad
1976 to 1988 did not participate
1992 to 2020 did not qualify
2024 Paris, France 11th 5 0 1 4 8 22 Squad
2028 Los Angeles, United States to be determined
2032 Brisbane, Australia
Total 4th place 46 9 6 31 46 126

World Cup

World Cup record
Year Host Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
1971 Barcelona, Spain 7th 6 3 0 3 4 7 N/a
1973 to 1986 did not qualify.
1990 Lahore, Pakistan 7th 7 3 1 3 9 13 N/a
1994 to 2014 did not qualify.
2018 Bhubaneswar, India 8th 5 2 1 2 8 9 Squad
2023 Odisha, India 13th 6 2 2 2 14 23 Squad
2026 Wavre, Belgium
Amstelveen, Netherlands
To be determined.
Total 4/15 24 10 4 10 35 52

EuroHockey Championship

EuroHockey Championship II

World League

FIH Pro League

FIH Hockey Nations Cup

Champions Trophy

Champions Challenge I

Champions Challenge II

Current squad

Roster for the 2025 Men's EuroHockey Championship.[3]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) CapsClub
1 GK Edgar Reynaud (1992-04-17)17 April 1992 (aged 33) 49 Léopold
3 DF Mattéo Desgouillons (2000-01-21)21 January 2000 (aged 25) 56 CA Montrouge
4 DF Brieuc Delemazure (2002-04-02)2 April 2002 (aged 23) 41 Lille
5 MF Stanislas Branicki (2002-04-09)9 April 2002 (aged 23) 34 Royal Orée
6 FW Corentin Sellier (2001-05-29)29 May 2001 (aged 24) 34 CA Montrouge
7 MF Lucas Montécot (2001-09-04)4 September 2001 (aged 23) 21 CA Montrouge
8 FW Xavier Esmenjaud (1997-06-22)22 June 1997 (aged 28) 14 Royal Herakles
12 DF Gaspard Xavier (2002-05-10)10 May 2002 (aged 23) 45 Racing Club de Bruxelles
13 MF Benjamin Marqué (2000-08-11)11 August 2000 (aged 24) 27 Royal Daring
14 MF Malo Martinache (2007-04-08)8 April 2007 (aged 18) 2 Lille MHC
16 MF François Goyet (Captain) (1994-11-04)4 November 1994 (aged 30) 165 Gantoise
18 MF Eliot Curty (1998-09-18)18 September 1998 (aged 26) 77 Waterloo Ducks
21 FW Etienne Tynevez (1999-02-13)13 February 1999 (aged 26) 128 Gantoise
22 DF Victor Charlet (1993-11-19)19 November 1993 (aged 31) 171 Waterloo Ducks
24 DF Amaury Bellenger (1998-08-14)14 August 1998 (aged 26) 83 Uccle Sport
28 FW Timothée Clément (2000-04-08)8 April 2000 (aged 25) 73 Gantoise
31 GK Corentin Saunier (1994-02-01)1 February 1994 (aged 31) 47 Racing Club de France
95 MF Louis Haertelmeyer (2003-04-09)9 April 2003 (aged 22) 8 CA Montrouge

See also

References

  1. ^ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 19 December 2025. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  2. ^ "France Hockey Federation". ffhockey.org. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Liste officielle EuroHockey Mönchengladbach 2025". ffhockey.org. 29 July 2025. Retrieved 29 July 2025.