Danique van der Veerdonk

Danique van der Veerdonk

Personal information
Born	(2000-11-29) 29 November 2000 (age 24) Landgraaf, Netherlands
Playing position	Defence
Club information
Current club	Den Bosch
National team
Years	Team	Caps	Goals
2019–2022	Netherlands U–21	11	(2)
2025–	Netherlands	2	(0)
Medal record Women's field hockey Representing   Netherlands EuroHockey Championship 2025 Mönchengladbach FIH Junior World Cup 2022 Potchefstroom EuroHockey U21 Championship 2019 Valencia Women's Hockey5s FIH Junior World Cup 2024 Muscat

Danique van der Veerdonk (born 20 November 2000) ^[1] is a field hockey player from the Netherlands. ^[2]

Personal life

Danique van der Veerdonk was born and raised in Landgraaf, a municipality in the Limburg province of the Netherlands. ^{[3] [4]}

Career

Hoofdklasse

In the Dutch Hoofdklasse, van der Veerdonk represents Den Bosch. ^[5]

Under–21

Van der Veerdonk made her international debut at under–21 level. ^[6] During her junior career with the Netherlands U–21 side, she won silver at the 2019 edition of the EuroHockey U21 Championship in Valencia, and won gold at the 2022 FIH Junior World Cup in Potchefstroom. ^{[7] [8] [9]}

Hockey5s

In addition to traditional eleven a side field hockey, van der Veerdonk also competed in the Hockey5s format. In 2023, she was a member of the Netherlands squad at the EuroHockey5s Championship in Wałcz. ^[6] She followed this up with a gold medal winning performance at the FIH Hockey5s World Cup in Muscat. ^{[10] [11]}

Oranje

Van der Veerdonk received her first call-up to the senior national squad in 2025. ^{[12] [13]} She made her senior international debut during an FIH Pro League match against Australia in Amsterdam. ^[6]

References

1. "Team Details – Netherlands". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 13 June 2025.
2. "Danique van der Veerdonk". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Hockey Netherlands . Retrieved 13 June 2025.
3. "Danique van der Veerdonk". interlandhistorie.knhb.nl (in Dutch). Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond . Retrieved 13 June 2025.
4. "Landgraafse hockeyster Danique van der Veerdonk krijgt nog steeds kippenvel bij het Wilhelmus". limburger.nl (in Dutch). De Limburger. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
5. "Dames 1". hcdenbosch.nl (in Dutch). HC 's-Hertogenbosch . Retrieved 13 June 2025.
6. "VAN DER VEERDONK Danique". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 13 June 2025.
7. "SPAIN MAKES HISTORY AS THEY CLAIM THE EUROHOCKEY JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 24 July 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
8. "Hockey Women's Junior World Cup: Netherlands beat Germany 3-1 to be crowned champions". scroll.in. Scroll. 13 April 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
9. "Netherlands reign supreme but Germany push all the way; England win bronze after close encounter with India; Argentina and South Africa sign off with victories. Highlights from Day 12 in Potchefstroom". fih.hockey. International Hockey Federation. 12 April 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
10. "The Netherlands, winner of the inaugural Hockey 5s Women's World Cup". insidethegames.biz. Inside the Games. 28 January 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
11. "India finish runners-up in FIH Hockey5s Women's World Cup". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Times of India. 28 January 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
12. "Vier nieuwkomers in selectie hockeysters voor Pro League". welingelichtekringen.nl (in Dutch). Welingelichte Kringen. 31 May 2025. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
13. "De bizarre dagen van Van der Veerdonk: 'Hield altijd een beetje hoop'". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Hockey Netherlands. 9 June 2025. Retrieved 13 June 2025.

External links

• Danique van der Veerdonk at the International Hockey Federation