Simon Pierre F. Gougnard (born 17 January 1991) is a Belgian professional field hockey player who plays as a midfielder for Racing and the Belgium national team.
[3][11] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed for the national team in the men's tournament.
During the 2018 World Cup, he lost his father and in the match on the next day against England, Belgium played with a mourning band.
[13] Gougnard scored the 2–0 in that match and eventually they won the tournament by defeating the Netherlands in the final.
[16] In the summer from 2023 he took a break from the national team because he feels he has not got the energy to perform at the highest level.