Netherlands men's national under-21 field hockey team

The Netherlands men's national under-21 field hockey team represents the Netherlands in men's international under-21 field hockey and is controlled by the Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond, the governing body for field hockey in the Netherlands.[1]

Netherlands

Nickname	Jong Oranje Heren (Young Orange Men)
Association	Royal Ducth Hockey Federation (Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond)
Confederation	EHF (Europe)
Coach	Michiel van der Struijk
Assistant coach(es)	Gerold Hoeben
Manager	Renske van Geel
Captain	Max Kuijpers
Home Away
Junior World Cup
Appearances	12 (first in 1979)
Best result	2nd (1985, 2009)
EuroHockey Junior Championship
Appearances	19 (first in 1976)
Best result	1st (1976, 1978, 1992, 1996, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2017)
Medal record Junior World Cup 1985 Vancouver 2009 Johor Bahru-Singapore 1979 Versailles 2013 New Delhi EuroHockey Junior Championship 1976 Hamburg 1978 Dublin 1992 Vught 1996 Vejle 2002 Lausanne 2006 Prague 2010 Siemianowice Śląskie 2014 Waterloo 2017 Valencia 1977 Folkestone 1984 Rome 2008 San Sebastián 2012 's-Hertogenbosch 1981 Barcelona 1988 Santander 1998 Poznań 2000 Madrid 2004 Nivelles 2019 Valencia

The team competes in the EuroHockey Junior Championships which they have won a record nine times. They have also appeared in all Junior World Cups where their best result is winning the silver medal in 1985 and 2009.

Tournament record

Junior World Cup

• 1979 –
• 1982 – 6th place
• 1985 –
• 1989 – 9th place
• 1993 – 4th place
• 1997 – 7th place
• 2001 – 8th place
• 2005 – 5th place
• 2009 –
• 2013 –
• 2016 – 7th place
• 2021 – Qualified

EuroHockey Junior Championship

• 1976 –
• 1977 –
• 1978 –
• 1981 –
• 1984 –
• 1988 –
• 1992 –
• 1996 –
• 1998 –
• 2000 –
• 2002 –
• 2004 –
• 2006 –
• 2008 –
• 2010 –
• 2012 –
• 2014 –
• 2017 –
• 2019 –

Source:[2]

Players

Current squad

The following 18 players were named on 26 June 2019 for the 2019 EuroHockey Junior Championship in Valencia, Spain.[3]

Head coach: Michiel van der Struijk

Caps updated as of 21 July 2019, after the match against Spain.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	GK	Sander van Berkel	(1999-11-21) 21 November 1999	8	Oranje-Rood
6	MF	Max Kuijpers (Captain)	(1999-08-15) 15 August 1999	9	Oranje-Rood
7	MF	Floris Middendorp	(2001-06-04) 4 June 2001	10	Amsterdam
8		Jasper Tukkers	(1998-12-05) 5 December 1998	10	Den Bosch
9		Jim van de Venne	(2000-03-08) 8 March 2000	9	Oranje-Rood
10	MF	Derck de Vilder	(1998-11-23) 23 November 1998	16	Kampong
11	FW	Brent van Bijnen	(2001-07-23) 23 July 2001	5	Amsterdam
12		Sijbrand Bolhuis	(1998-04-07) 7 April 1998	7	Rotterdam
13	GK	Hidde Brink	(1998-06-15) 15 June 1998	14	Pinoké
14		Tjep Hoedemakers	(1999-10-14) 14 October 1999	10	Rotterdam
16	MF	Silas Lageman	(2001-03-06) 6 March 2001	2	Kampong
17	DF	Teun Beins	(1998-10-28) 28 October 1998	10	Oranje-Rood
18		Pepijn Scheen	(1999-11-04) 4 November 1999	10	Pinoké
19		Ties Klinkhamer	(2000-04-16) 16 April 2000	10	Amsterdam
20	MF	Siem Schoenaker	(1998-04-14) 14 April 1998	11	HGC
21		Koen Bijen	(1998-07-27) 27 July 1998	10	Klein Zwitserland
22	FW	Valentijn Charbon	(2000-07-21) 21 July 2000	8	Almere
25		Bram van Battum	(2001-08-06) 6 August 2001	9	Kampong

See also

• Netherlands men's national field hockey team
• Netherlands women's national under-21 field hockey team

References

1. "Jong Oranje Heren". www.knhb.nl (in Dutch). Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
2. "Competitions Archive". European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
3. "EK selectie Jong Oranje Heren EK juli 2019 (Valencia)" (PDF). www.knhb.nl (in Dutch). Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.