Emma Reijnen

Emma Reijnen

Personal information
Born	(2003-09-21) 21 September 2003 (age 21) Engelen, Netherlands
Playing position	Midfield
Senior career
Years	Team
	Den Bosch
National team
Years	Team	Caps	Goals
2023–2024	Netherlands U–21	11	(2)
2024–	Netherlands	4	(1)
Medal record Women's field hockey Representing   Netherlands FIH Junior World Cup 2023 Santiago Team EuroHockey U21 Championship 2024 Terrassa Team

Emma Reijnen (Engelen, 21 September 2003) is a Dutch field hockey player. ^[1] Reijnen has been playing for HC Den Bosch since her youth. As a child, she transferred from hockey club Vlijmen to Den Bosch, where she started in the F-youth team. From that moment on, she stayed with the club and completed her entire youth training at Den Bosch. Since the 2021-2022 season, she has been part of the first team, with which she has won multiple national titles and EHLs.

Personal life

Emma Reijnen was born on 21 September 2003, in Engelen. ^{[2] [3]}

Career

Under–21

Reijnen made her international debut at under–21 level in 2023. ^[4] She was a member of the gold medal winning Netherlands U–21 squad at the FIH Junior World Cup in Santiago. ^{[5] [6] [7] [8]}

In 2024, Reijnen was named captain of the national junior squad. In July of that year, she led the team to a gold medal at the EuroHockey U21 Championship in Terrassa. ^{[1] [9] [10]}

Oranje

In 2024, Reijnen received her first call-up to the senior national team under new head coach, Raoul Ehren. She will make her senior international debut during season six of the FIH Pro League. ^{[4] [11]}

References

1. "Emma Reijnen speelt het EK-21 met haar zus Babs: 'Heel bijzonder'". interlandhistorie.knhb.nl (in Dutch). Hockey Netherlands. 14 July 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
2. "Team Details – Netherlands". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 11 November 2024.
3. "Youngstars: 10 brandende vragen aan Emma Reijnen (17)". interlandhistorie.knhb.nl (in Dutch). Hockey Netherlands. 23 December 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
4. "REIJNEN Emma". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 11 November 2024.
5. "'Best game of our lives': Netherlands women win Junior Hockey World Cup". thehockeypaper.co.uk. The Hockey Paper. 11 December 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
6. "FIH Hockey Women's Junior World Cup: Netherlands beat Argentina on penalties to win fifth title". scroll.in. Scroll. 11 December 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
7. "Defending Champions Netherlands make a stunning comeback to clinch their fifth Junior Women's World Cup title". fih.hockey. International Hockey Federation. 11 December 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
8. "Netherlands' magic eight sets up women's JWC final date but Panthers denied". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 9 December 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
9. "Dutch women ready for big opening to U21 Euros". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
10. "Dutch delight as they survive Spanish tornado to win women's Euro U21 title". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 20 July 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
11. "Oranje: Geen De Waard, Van Gils terug, plek voor tiener Verstraeten". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Hockey Netherlands. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.

External links

• Emma Reijnen at the International Hockey Federation