Fay van der Elst

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Fay van der Elst
Personal information
Born (1998-02-07) 7 February 1998 (age 27)
Blaricum, Netherlands
Playing position Forward
Senior career
YearsTeam
Amsterdam
National team
YearsTeamCapsGoals
2017–2019 Netherlands U–21 10 (1)
2023– Netherlands 16 (12)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
EuroHockey Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Mönchengladbach
FIH Pro League
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg Season Five
EuroHockey Junior Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Valencia
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Valencia
EuroHockey Youth Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Santander
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Cork

Fay van der Elst (born 2 February 1998) [1] is a Dutch field hockey player. [2] [3]

Contents

Personal life

Fay van der Elst was born and raised in Blaricum. [4]

Career

Domestic hockey

In the Netherlands' domestic league, the Hoofdklasse, Van der Elst represents Amsterdam. [5] [6]

Under–18

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]

Under–21

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]

Senior

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]

International goals

GoalDateLocationOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
17 December 2023Polideportivo Provincial, Santiago del Estero, ArgentinaFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 7–08–0 2023–24 FIH Pro League [10]
24 February 2024 Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar, IndiaFlag of India.svg  India 2–13–1 [11]

References

  1. ↑ "Team Details – Netherlands". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Fay van der Elst". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Hockey Netherlands . Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  3. ↑ "Fay van der Elst – Player Info". globalsportsarchive.com. Global Sports Archive . Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  4. ↑ "Fay van der Elst". interlandhistorie.knhb.nl (in Dutch). Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond . Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  5. ↑ "Dames 1". ahbc.nl (in Dutch). Amsterdamsche Hockey & Bandy Club . Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  6. ↑ "12 – FAY VAN DER ELST". hoofdklassehockey.nl. Hoofdklasse Hockey . Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  7. ↑ "van der ELST Fay". eurohockey.altiusrt.com. European Hockey Federation . Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  8. 1 2 "van der ELST Fay". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  9. ↑ "SPAIN MAKES HISTORY AS THEY CLAIM THE EUROHOCKEY JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 24 July 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  10. ↑ "Great Britain 0–8 Netherlands". International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  11. ↑ "India 1–3 Netherlands". International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 9 February 2024.
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