Jonas de Geus

Jonas de Geus (Dutch pronunciation: ['joːnɑs də ɣøːs]; born 29 April 1998) is a Dutch field hockey player who plays as a midfielder for Kampong and the Dutch national team.[1]

In this Dutch name, the family name is de Geus, not Geus.
Jonas de Geus
Personal information
Born (1998-04-29) 29 April 1998
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Kampong
Youth career
Almere
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–2019 Almere
2019–present Kampong
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Netherlands U21 5 (0)
2017–present Netherlands 79 (4)
Medal record
Representing the  Netherlands
Men's field hockey
World Cup
2018 Bhubaneswar
EuroHockey Championship
2017 Amstelveen
2019 Antwerp
FIH Pro League
2019 Amstelveen
Champions Trophy
2018 Breda
Last updated on: 29 February 2020

Club career

De Geus started playing hockey at Almere where he went through all the youth ranks until he made his debut for the first team. In April 2019, he announced he would leave Almere at the end of the season.[2] One month later he signed a four-year contract at Kampong.[3]

International career

In November 2016, de Geus was selected for the 2016 Junior World Cup, where the team finished seventh.[4] He made his debut for the senior national team at the age of 18 in a test match against South Africa in 2017.[5] He was part of the Dutch team that won the silver medal at the 2018 World Cup. In June 2019, he was selected in the Netherlands squad for the 2019 EuroHockey Championship.[6] They won the bronze medal by defeating Germany 4–0.[7] He was named the under-21 player of the tournament.[8] In December 2019, he was nominated for the FIH Rising Star of the Year Award.[9]

References
  1. "Jonas de Geus". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  2. "Hockey-internationals Pieters en De Geus verlaten de Almeerse". www.omroepflevoland.nl (in Dutch). Omroep Flevoland. 19 April 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  3. "Hockey-international Jonas de Geus naar Kampong". www.omroepflevoland.nl (in Dutch). Almere: Omroep Flevoland. 26 May 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  4. Mansier, Jeroen. "Van Dijk en Huybregts vallen af bij Jong Oranje Heren". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  5. "de GEUS Jonas History". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  6. "Selectie Heren EK Hockey 2019 bekend". www.knhb.nl (in Dutch). Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond. 29 July 2019. Archived from the original on 9 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  7. "Hockeyers verslaan Duitsland weer en pakken brons". www.ad.nl (in Dutch). Algemeen Dagblad. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  8. "Brilliant Belgium win their first ever European Championship crown". belfiuseurohockey.com. 24 August 2019.
  9. "Manpreet Singh nominated for FIH Player of the Year award". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Lausanne: The Times of India. 6 December 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
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