Pien Sanders
| Personal information | |||
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| Born |
11 June 1998 Udenhout, Netherlands | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Den Bosch | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
| 2016-2016 | Netherlands U–21 | 6 | (3) |
| 2017–present | Netherlands | 63 | (1) |
Medal record | |||
Pien Sanders (born 11 June 1998) is a Dutch field hockey player who plays as a defender for Den Bosch and the Dutch national team.[1] [2]
Personal life
[edit]Pien Sanders grew up in Tilburg, Netherlands.[1]
Sanders is sponsored by Brabo Hockey.[3]
Career
[edit]Club hockey
[edit]In the Dutch Hoofdklasse, Sanders plays for HC Den Bosch.[4]
National teams
[edit]Under–18
[edit]In 2015, Sanders was a member of the Netherlands U–18 side at the EuroHockey Youth Championship in Santander, Spain.[5] At the tournament, Sanders won a gold medal with the team and was awarded Player of the Tournament.[6]
Under–21
[edit]Sanders was a member of the Netherlands Under–21 team at the 2016 FIH Junior World Cup in Santiago, Chile where the team won a silver medal.[7]
Oranje Dames
[edit]Pien Sanders made her debut for the Oranje Dames in 2017, during a test series against Spain in Cádiz, Spain.[1][7]
Since her debut, Sanders has medalled with the Dutch national team on three occasions, winning gold on each occasion. The medals came at the 2017 EuroHockey Championships in Amstelveen, Netherlands; at the 2016–17 FIH World League in Auckland, New Zealand; and at the 2018 Champions Trophy in Changzhou, China.[7]
In 2019, Sanders appeared in the inaugural tournament of the FIH Pro League.[8]
International goals
[edit]Goal |
Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 February 2019 | CeNARD, Buenos Aires, Argentina |  Argentina |
2–1 | 2–1 | 2019 FIH Pro League | [9] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Pien Sanders". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Hockey Netherlands. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ "Team Details – Netherlands". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ "Brabo Hockey – The Style of Play". brabohockey.com. Brabo Hockey. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ "Grote Bossche bijdrage in eerste ProLeague-wedstrijden". hcdenbosch.nl (in Dutch). HC Den Bosch. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ "SANDERS Pien". eurohockey.altiusrt.com. European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ "SANTANDER – EUROHOCKEY YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS ENDED WITH NETHERLANDS AND GERMANY AS CHAMPIONS". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ a b c "SANDERS Pien". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ "SANDERS Pien". fihproleague.com. FIH Pro League. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ "Argentina 1–2 Netherlands". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
External links
[edit]- Pien Sanders at the International Hockey Federation
- Pien Sanders at the European Hockey Federation
- Pien Sanders at Olympics.com
- Pien Sanders at Olympedia
- Pien Sanders at TeamNL (archive) (in Dutch)
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- 1998 births
- Living people
- Dutch female field hockey players
- People from Udenhout
- HC Den Bosch players
- Field hockey players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Field hockey players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic field hockey players for the Netherlands
- Olympic gold medalists for the Netherlands
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic medalists in field hockey
- Field hockey players from North Brabant
- Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Women's Hoofdklasse Hockey players
- 21st-century Dutch sportswomen