Jacques van Tonder

Jacques van Tonder

Personal information
Born	(2000-04-11) 11 April 2000 (age 25)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	WPCC Badgers [1]
Senior career
Years	Team
2019–2023	Maties
2024–present	WPCC Badgers
National team
Years	Team	Caps	Goals
2021	South Africa U21	6	(2)
2022–present	South Africa	37	(2)
Last updated on: 4 August 2025

Jacques Michiel van Tonder (born 11 April 2000) is a South African field hockey player who plays for the South African national team. He competed in the 2024 Summer Olympics. ^{[2] [3]}

Early life

He attended Grey College, Bloemfontein, ^[4] graduated at the Stellenbosch University. ^{[5] [6]}

Career

Under–21

He made the 2021 FIH Hockey Junior World Cup in Bhubaneswar. ^{[7] [8]}

Senior national team

Jacques made he debut for the 2022 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup. ^[9]

References

1. @wpcc_badgers; (16 April 2023). "Massive congrats to these three on their debut for the @wpcc_badgers yesterday" – via Instagram.
2. "Team South Africa Hockey teams named for the Paris Olympic Games". SA Hockey Association. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
3. Lemke, Gary (2024-06-19). "Second group of Team SA athletes for Paris named". TeamSA. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
4. "10 Bloem hockey players in SA schools squads". Bloemfontein Courant. 2015-07-22. Retrieved 2024-07-22.
5. "South African National Players | MATIES HOCKEY CLUB" . Retrieved 2024-07-22.
6. Jacques van Tonder - Education on LinkedIn ^{[ self-published source? ]}
7. "SA U21 Men Announced for the Junior World Cup". sahockey.co.za. South African Hockey Association. 26 October 2021. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
8. "Bhubaneshwar 2021 - South Africa finish record high of 9th following defeat of Korea". African Hockey Federation. 2021-12-05. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
9. "SA Mens Squad named for Azlan Shah Cup - South African Hockey Association". www.sahockey.co.za. Archived from the original on 2022-10-24. Retrieved 2022-10-24.

External links

• Jacques van Tonder at the International Hockey Federation
• Jacques van Tonder at the South African Hockey Association
• Jacques van Tonder at the South African Hockey Association