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Born | Blaricum, Netherlands | 7 February 1998||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amsterdam | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017–2019 | Netherlands U–21 | 10 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023– | Netherlands | 4 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Fay van der Elst (born 2 February 1998) [1] is a Dutch field hockey player. [2] [3]
In the Netherlands' domestic league, the Hoofdklasse, Van der Elst represents Amsterdam. [5] [6]
Van der Elst made her international debut at U–18 level. She won back-to-back gold medals with the Netherlands at the 2015 and 2016 editions of the EuroHockey Youth Championship, held in Santander and Cork, respectively. [7]
Following her U–18 career, Van der Elst transitioned into the junior national team. She made her first appearance with the side in 2017, winning gold at the EuroHockey Junior Championship in Valencia. [8]
She won her second EuroHockey Junior Championship medal in 2019, taking home silver at the tournament held in Valencia. [9]
After not receiving any international call-ups in four years, Van der Elst made her return to international hockey in 2023. She was named in the national squad for season five of the FIH Pro League. [2] She made her first international appearance in December during an FIH Pro League match against Great Britain, and also scored on debut. [8]
Goal | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1 | 7 December 2023 | Polideportivo Provincial, Santiago del Estero, Argentina | ![]() | 7–0 | 8–0 | 2023–24 FIH Pro League | [10] |
2 | 4 February 2024 | Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar, India | ![]() | 2–1 | 3–1 | [11] |
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