Netherlands men's national field hockey team

Netherlands

Nickname(s)	Oranje
Association	Royal Dutch Hockey Federation (Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond)
Confederation	EHF (Europe)
Head Coach	Jeroen Delmee
Assistant coach(es)	Eric Verboom
Manager	Bas Nieuweweme
Captain	Thierry Brinkman
Most caps	Teun de Nooijer (453)
Top scorer	Paul Litjens (267)
Home Away
FIH ranking
Current	1 (18 June 2025) [1]
Olympic Games
Appearances	20 (first in 1928 )
Best result	1st (1996, 2000, 2024)
World Cup
Appearances	15 (first in 1971 )
Best result	1st (1973, 1990, 1998)
EuroHockey Championship
Appearances	20 (first in 1970 )
Best result	1st (1983, 1987, 2007, 2015, 2017, 2021, 2023)
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 3 4 3 World Cup 3 4 3 EuroHockey Championship 7 8 4 Champions Trophy 8 6 9 Hockey World League 1 0 0 Pro League 3 1 1 Total 25 23 20 Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta Team 2000 Sydney Team 2024 Paris Team 1928 Amsterdam Team 1952 Helsinki Team 2004 Athens Team 2012 London Team 1936 Berlin Team 1948 London Team 1988 Seoul Team World Cup 1973 Amstelveen 1990 Lahore 1998 Utrecht 1978 Buenos Aires 1994 Sydney 2014 The Hague 2018 Bhubaneswar 2002 Kuala Lumpur 2010 New Delhi 2023 Bhubaneswar/Rourkela EuroHockey Championship 1983 Amstelveen 1987 Moscow 2007 Manchester 2015 London 2017 Amstelveen 2021 Amstelveen 2023 Mönchengladbach 1970 Brussels 1978 Hannover 1991 Paris 1995 Dublin 1999 Padua 2005 Leipzig 2011 Mönchengladbach 2025 Mönchengladbach 1974 Madrid 2009 Amstelveen 2013 Boom 2019 Antwerp Champions Trophy 1981 Karachi 1982 Amstelveen 1996 Madras 1998 Lahore 2000 Amstelveen 2002 Cologne 2003 Amstelveen 2006 Terrassa 1987 Amstelveen Berlin 1990 Melbourne 2004 Lahore 2005 Chennai 2012 Melbourne 1991 Berlin 1993 Kuala Lumpur 1994 Lahore 1999 Brisbane 2001 Rotterdam 2007 Kuala Lumpur 2010 Mönchengladbach 2011 Auckland 2018 Breda Hockey World League 2012–13 New Delhi Team

The Netherlands national men's field hockey team represents the Netherlands in international men's field hockey and is controlled by the Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond, the governing body for field hockey in the Netherlands.

The Netherlands are one of the most successful teams in the world, having won the Summer Olympics thrice, the Hockey World Cup three times, the Champions Trophy eight times, the EuroHockey Nations Championship seven times, Pro League twice and the Hockey World League once. ^[2]

Tournament record

Summer Olympics

Summer Olympics record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad
1908	did not participate
1920
1928	Final	2nd	4	2	1	1	8	5	Squad
1932	did not participate
1936	3rd place game	3rd	5	3	1	1	13	10	Squad
1948	3rd place game	3rd	7	4	1	2	17	12	Squad
1952	Final	2nd	3	2	0	1	3	6	Squad
1956	Withdrew
1960	9th–12th place pool	9th	6	3	1	2	11	10	Squad
1964	5th–8th play-off	7th	8	4	1	3	21	7	Squad
1968	5th place game	5th	9	6	0	3	16	13	Squad
1972	3rd place game	4th	9	5	1	3	21	14	Squad
1976	3rd place game	4th	7	5	0	2	14	8	Squad
1980	Withdrew
1984	5th place game	6th	7	3	2	2	18	14	Squad
1988	3rd place game	3rd	7	4	1	2	15	9	Squad
1992	3rd place game	4th	7	4	0	3	25	17	Squad
1996	Final	1st	7	6	1	0	20	8	Squad
2000	Final	1st	7	2	4	1	14	11	Squad
2004	Final	2nd	7	6	0	1	20	13	Squad
2008	3rd place game	4th	7	3	2	2	19	13	Squad
2012	Final	2nd	7	6	0	1	28	11	Squad
2016	3rd place game	4th	8	4	2	2	24	10	Squad
2020	Quarter-finals	6th	6	2	2	2	15	15	Squad
2024	Final	1st	8	5	2	1	23	10	Squad
Total	20/25	3 titles	136	79	22	35	345	216	–

World Cup

FIH World Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad
1971	5th place game	6th	6	3	0	3	6	6	N/A
1973	Final	1st	7	3	3	1	13	6
1975	9th place game	9th	7	3	1	3	17	10
1978	Final	2nd	8	6	0	2	26	14
1982	3rd place game	4th	7	3	1	3	21	19
1986	7th place game	7th	7	5	0	2	13	8
1990	Final	1st	7	5	1	1	21	13
1994	Final	2nd	7	4	2	1	25	6
1998	Final	1st	7	6	0	1	26	14	Squad
2002	3rd place game	3rd	9	6	1	2	20	10	Squad
2006	7th place game	7th	7	4	1	2	21	12	Squad
2010	3rd place game	3rd	7	4	1	2	20	10	Squad
2014	Final	2nd	7	5	1	1	16	10	Squad
2018	Final	2nd	7	4	2	1	22	8	Squad
2023	3rd place game	3rd	6	5	1	0	32	4	Squad
/ 2026	Qualified
Total	16/16	3 titles	106	66	15	25	299	150	–

European Championships

EuroHockey Championship record
Year	Host	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
1970	Brussels, Belgium	2nd	7	5	1	1	12	5	—
1974	Madrid, Spain	3rd	6	5	0	1	22	4
1978	Hanover, West Germany	2nd	7	5	1	1	26	11
1983	Amstelveen, Netherlands	1st	7	5	2	0	31	8
1987	Moscow, Soviet Union	1st	7	5	1	1	21	5
1991	Paris, France	2nd	7	6	0	1	41	5
1995	Dublin, Ireland	2nd	7	5	2	0	21	7
1999	Padua, Italy	2nd	7	5	2	0	32	9
2003	Barcelona, Spain	4th	7	4	1	2	28	15
2005	Leipzig, Germany	2nd	5	4	0	1	16	11	Squad
2007	Manchester, England	1st	5	5	0	0	23	9	Squad
2009	Amstelveen, Netherlands	3rd	5	3	0	2	22	6	Squad
2011	Mönchengladbach, Germany	2nd	5	4	0	1	25	14	Squad
2013	Boom, Belgium	3rd	5	4	0	1	22	9	Squad
2015	London, England	1st	5	5	0	0	19	1	Squad
2017	Amstelveen, Netherlands	1st	5	4	0	1	20	9	Squad
2019	Antwerp, Belgium	3rd	5	4	0	1	21	7	Squad
2021	Amstelveen, Netherlands	1st	5	2	3	0	15	6	Squad
2023	Mönchengladbach, Germany	1st	5	4	0	1	19	7	Squad
2025	Mönchengladbach, Germany	2nd	5	4	1	0	16	4	Squad
2027	London, England	qualified
Total		1st place	117	88	14	15	452	152	–

Champions Trophy

Champions Trophy record
Year	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1978	did not participate
1980	4th	6	3	0	3	23	19
1981	1st	5	3	2	0	22	16
1982	1st	5	4	1	0	21	10
1982	5th	5	2	0	3	11	13
1984	4th	5	2	1	2	9	8
1985	5th	5	1	1	3	10	11
1986	6th	5	1	1	3	5	10
1987	2nd	7	5	1	1	15	5
1988	did not participate
1989	2nd	5	4	0	1	12	6
1990	2nd	5	3	1	1	14	8
1991	3rd	5	2	1	2	12	10
1992	4th	6	3	0	3	13	11
1993	3rd	6	4	0	2	14	9
1994	3rd	6	1	3	2	15	14
1995	4th	6	3	0	3	7	8
1996	1st	6	4	2	0	13	5
1997	4th	6	2	1	3	14	15
1998	1st	6	5	0	1	22	11
1999	3rd	6	3	1	2	15	9
2000	1st	6	6	0	0	12	5
2001	3rd	6	3	1	2	16	13
2002	1st	6	4	2	0	21	9
2003	1st	6	5	1	0	27	13
2004	2nd	6	4	0	2	15	25
2005	2nd	6	3	1	2	14	12
2006	1st	6	4	2	0	23	12
2007	3rd	8	4	3	1	25	19
2008	4th	6	2	1	3	15	14
2009	4th	6	3	0	3	15	20
2010	3rd	6	3	0	3	17	19
2011	3rd	7	3	2	2	19	18
2012	2nd	6	4	1	1	16	9
2014	5th	6	3	1	2	17	11
2016	Withdrew
2018	3rd	6	3	1	2	15	7
Total	8 titles	199	109	32	58	534	404

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup record
Year	Position
1996	6th
2006	1st
Best result: 1st place

Hockey World League FIH Hockey World League record Season Position Round Pld W D* L GF GA 2012–13 1st Semifinal 6 4 1 1 25 12 Final 6 4 1 1 18 12 2014–15 4th Semifinal 7 5 1 1 24 7 Final 6 3 2 1 15 11 2016–17 7th Semifinal 7 7 0 0 28 3 Final 5 1 2 2 9 12 Total 1 title Final 37 24 7 6 119 57

FIH Pro League FIH Pro League record Season Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad 2019 3rd 16 6 5 5 43 38 Squad 2020–21 5th 12 5 4 3 32 29 Squad 2021–22 1st 16 12 3 1 61 28 Squad 2022–23 1st 16 10 4 2 46 31 Squad 2023–24 2nd 16 8 5 3 45 32 Squad 2024–25 1st 16 7 7 2 38 29 Squad Total Best: 1st 92 48 28 16 265 187

*Draws include knockout matches decided on a penalty shoot-out.

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win  Draw  Loss  Fixture

2024

Netherlands   v   Germany

23 June 2024 Netherlands Leg	Netherlands	2–2 (4–5 p)	Germany	Utrecht, Netherlands
16:00	Janssen  35' Bijen  56'	Report	Hellwig  14' Weigand  49'	Stadium: SV Kampong
	Penalties
	Croon T. Brinkman De Geus Van Dam De Mol Croon T. Brinkman		Wellen H. Müller Große Prinz Weigand Wellen H. Müller

Netherlands   v   Belgium

25 June 2024 Netherlands Leg	Netherlands	3–1	Belgium	Utrecht, Netherlands
20:00	Janssen  41' Reyenga  45' De Mol  51'	Report	Boon  18'	Stadium: SV Kampong

Netherlands   v   Germany

27 June 2024 Netherlands Leg	Netherlands	1–1 (1–3 p)	Germany	Amsterdam, Netherlands
19:00	Janssen  26'	Report	Wellen  46'	Stadium: Wagener Stadium
	Penalties
	T. Brinkman De Geus Bijen Telgenkamp		Wellen Rühr H. Müller Prinz

Netherlands   v   Belgium

30 June 2024 Netherlands Leg	Netherlands	3–5	Belgium	Amsterdam, Netherlands
15:00	T. Brinkman  13', 15' Pieters  46'	Report	Stockbroekx  1' De Kerpel  12' Hendrickx  27' Luypaert  39' Onana  58'	Stadium: Wagener Stadium

Netherlands   v   South Africa

27 July 2024 2024 Summer Olympics GS	Netherlands	5–3	South Africa	Paris, France
12:45	Janssen  2', 30' De Geus  10' Hoedemakers  16' Telgenkamp  33'	Report	M. Cassiem  7' Kok  34' Guise-Brown  44'	Stadium: Stade Yves-du-Manoir

Netherlands   v   France

28 July 2024 2024 Summer Olympics GS	Netherlands	4–0	France	Paris, France
19:45	Reyenga  7' Bijen  28' De Geus  31' Telgenkamp  54'	Report		Stadium: Stade Yves-du-Manoir

Great Britain   v   Netherlands

30 July 2024 2024 Summer Olympics GS	Great Britain	2–2	Netherlands	Paris, France
19:45	Morton  56', 58'	Report	Wortelboer  45' Van Dam  52'	Stadium: Stade Yves-du-Manoir

Germany   v   Netherlands

31 July 2024 2024 Summer Olympics GS	Germany	1–0	Netherlands	Paris, France
17:30	Wellen  3'	Report		Stadium: Stade Yves-du-Manoir

Netherlands   v   Spain

2 August 2024 2024 Summer Olympics GS	Netherlands	5–3	Spain	Paris, France
10:30	Janssen  19', 53' Hoedemakers  40', 48' Wortelboer  43'	Report	Basterra  7' Reyné  15' Miralles  48'	Stadium: Stade Yves-du-Manoir

Netherlands   v   Australia

4 August 2024 2024 Summer Olympics QF	Netherlands	2–0	Australia	Paris, France
17:30	Telgenkamp  35' Van Dam  52'	Report		Stadium: Stade Yves-du-Manoir

Netherlands   v   Spain

6 August 2024 2024 Summer Olympics SF	Netherlands	4–0	Spain	Paris, France
14:00	Janssen  12' Brinkman  20' van Dam  32' Telgenkamp  50'	Report		Stadium: Stade Yves-du-Manoir

Germany   v   Netherlands

8 August 2024 2024 Summer Olympics F	Germany	1–1 (1–3 p)	Netherlands	Paris, France
19:00	Prinz  50'	Report Shootout report	Brinkman  46'	Stadium: Stade Yves-du-Manoir
	Penalties
	Wellen H. Müller Prinz Weigand		De Geus De Mol Brinkman Van Dam Telgenkamp

Netherlands   v   Germany

30 November 2024 Netherlands Leg	Netherlands	1–1 (4–1 p)	Germany	Amsterdam, Netherlands
14:30	Brinkman  30'	Report	Hartkopf  58'	Stadium: Wagener Stadium
	Penalties
	De Mol Bijen Bukkens Brinkman		H. Müller Struthoff Große

Netherlands   v   Belgium

1 December 2024 Netherlands Leg	Netherlands	1–1 (3–1 p)	Belgium	Amsterdam, Netherlands
14:30	Van Dam  25'	Report	Stockbroekx  14'	Stadium: Wagener Stadium
	Penalties
	Pieters Bijen De Mol Veen		Duvekot Van Dessel Boccard Kina

Netherlands   v   Germany

7 December 2024 Netherlands Leg	Netherlands	2–3	Germany	Amsterdam, Netherlands
14:30	Janssen  37' Brinkman  59'	Report	Schwarzhaupt  10' Peillat  17' Prinz  43'	Stadium: Wagener Stadium

Netherlands   v   Belgium

8 December 2024 Netherlands Leg	Netherlands	3–3 (3–1 p)	Belgium	Amsterdam, Netherlands
14:30	Bijen  11', 28' Van der Veen  27'	Report	Boon  1', 45' Stockbroekx  22'	Stadium: Wagener Stadium
	Penalties
	De Mol Bijen Brinkman Veen		Boccard Willems De Sloover Van Dessel

2025

Netherlands   v   Spain

4 February 2025 Australia Leg	Netherlands	4–2	Spain	Sydney, Australia
17:30	Bukkens  27' Bijen  32' Veen  34' Van Heijningen  40'	Report	N. Álvarez  45' Basterra  59'	Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park Hockey Centre

Australia   v   Netherlands

6 February 2025 Australia Leg	Australia	4–2	Netherlands	Sydney, Australia
17:30	J. Harvie  27' Atkin  34' Burns  43' Willott  48'	Report	Bijen  44' Hoedemakers  46'	Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park Hockey Centre

Spain   v   Netherlands

7 February 2025 Australia Leg	Spain	1–2	Netherlands	Sydney, Australia
17:30	Clapés  41'	Report	Van der Heijden  2' Bijen  34'	Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park Hockey Centre

Australia   v   Netherlands

9 February 2025 Australia Leg	Australia	4–4 (1–3 p)	Netherlands	Sydney, Australia
17:30	Hayward  27', 34' White  28', 36'	Report	De Vilder  7' Van der Heijden  47', 57' Bukkens  50'	Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park Hockey Centre
	Penalties
	Ephraums Harvie Willott Henderson		Croon Bijen De Mol

Netherlands   v   India

7 June 2025 Europe Leg	Netherlands	2–1	India	Wagener Stadium, Amsterdam
16:00	Van Dam  25', 58'	Report	Harmanpreet  19'

Netherlands   v   India

9 June 2025 Europe Leg	Netherlands	3–2	India	Wagener Stadium, Amsterdam
14:30	Van Dam  24' Hoedemakers  33' Janssen  57'	Report	Abhishek  20' Jugraj  54'

Netherlands   v   Ireland

11 June 2025 Europe Leg	Netherlands	2–0	Ireland	Wagener Stadium, Amsterdam
20:00	Dommershuijzen  24' Van Heijningen  38'	Report

Netherlands   v   Ireland

12 June 2025 Europe Leg	Netherlands	6–2	Ireland	Wagener Stadium, Amsterdam
20:00	Janssen  24', 32' Pieters  29' Van der Heijden  37' Troost  49' Van Dam  60'	Report	B. Nelson  47', 59'

Netherlands   v   Argentina

14 June 2025 Europe Leg	Netherlands	1–1 (4–2 p)	Argentina	Wagener Stadium, Amsterdam
16:00	Reyenga  36'	Report	Capurro  30'
	Penalties
	Croon Bijen Brinkman Middendorp		Méndez Domene Capurro J. Toscani

Netherlands   v   Argentina

15 June 2025 Europe Leg	Netherlands	1–1 (3–0 p)	Argentina	Wagener Stadium, Amsterdam
16:00	Brinkman  29'	Report	Keenan  29'
	Penalties
	Van Dam Croon Brinkman		Méndez Domene L. Toscani

England   v   Netherlands

17 June 2025 Europe Leg	England	2–3	Netherlands	Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre, London
13:15	Wallace  29' Ward  39'	Report	Pieters  10' Bijen  16', 25'

England   v   Netherlands

18 June 2025 Europe Leg	England	1–1 (2–4 p)	Netherlands	Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre, London
20:00	Bhuhi  51'	Report	Janssen  43'
	Penalties
	Rushmere Goodfield Sorsby Waller		Croon Van Dam Brinkman Middendorp

Netherlands   v   Spain

9 August 2025 2025 EC GS	Netherlands	3–0	Spain	Mönchengladbach, Germany
13:15	Hoedemakers  26' Janssen  40' Middendorp  41'	Report		Stadium: Warsteiner HockeyPark

Belgium   v   Netherlands

10 August 2025 2025 EC GS	Belgium	2–4	Netherlands	Mönchengladbach, Germany
17:30	Onana  16' Hellin  35'	Report	Pieters  10', 47' Janssen  22', 55'	Stadium: Warsteiner HockeyPark

Netherlands   v   Austria

12 August 2025 2025 EC GS	Netherlands	5–0	Austria	Mönchengladbach, Germany
17:00	Brinkman  1' Bijen  20', 36', 53' Hoedemakers  42'	Report		Stadium: Warsteiner HockeyPark

Netherlands   v   France

14 August 2025 2025 EC SF	Netherlands	3–1	France	Mönchengladbach, Germany
17:00	Janssen  2', 57' Brinkman  31'	Report	Goyet  37'	Stadium: Warsteiner HockeyPark

Netherlands   v   Germany

16 August 2025 2025 EC Final	Netherlands	1–1 (1–4 p)	Germany	Mönchengladbach, Germany
18:00	Reijenga  26'	Report	Weigand  46'	Stadium: Warsteiner HockeyPark
	Penalties
	Croon Van Dam Brinkman Janssen		Weigand Struthoff Müller Prinz

Team

Current squad

On 22 July 2025, the following 18 players were called up for the 2025 Men's EuroHockey Championship in Mönchengladbach, Germany from 8 to 16 August 2025. ^[3]

Caps updated as of 29 July 2025, after the match against France.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	GK	Maurits Visser	(1995-06-08) 8 June 1995 (age 30)	45	Bloemendaal
20	GK	Derk Meijer	(1997-05-12) 12 May 1997 (age 28)	21	Rotterdam
2	DF	Jip Janssen	(1997-10-14) 14 October 1997 (age 27)	129	Kampong
4	DF	Lars Balk	(1996-02-26) 26 February 1996 (age 29)	151	Kampong
12	DF	Justen Blok	(2000-09-27) 27 September 2000 (age 24)	88	Rotterdam
14	DF	Derck de Vilder	(1998-11-23) 23 November 1998 (age 26)	88	Kampong
16	DF	Floris Wortelboer	(1996-08-04) 4 August 1996 (age 29)	131	Bloemendaal
23	DF	Joep de Mol	(1995-12-10) 10 December 1995 (age 29)	171	Oranje-Rood
10	MF	Jorrit Croon	(1998-08-09) 9 August 1998 (age 27)	164	Bloemendaal
24	MF	Steijn van Heijningen	(1997-01-28) 28 January 1997 (age 28)	68	Rotterdam
29	MF	Tijmen Reijenga	(1999-10-10) 10 October 1999 (age 25)	64	Oranje-Rood
77	MF	Floris Middendorp	(2001-06-04) 4 June 2001 (age 24)	57	Amsterdam
7	FW	Thijs van Dam	(1997-01-05) 5 January 1997 (age 28)	132	Rotterdam
8	FW	Thierry Brinkman (Captain)	(1995-03-19) 19 March 1995 (age 30)	197	Den Bosch
9	FW	Koen Bijen	(1998-07-27) 27 July 1998 (age 27)	83	Den Bosch
11	FW	Terrance Pieters	(1996-12-14) 14 December 1996 (age 28)	91	Kampong
18	FW	Olivier Hortensius	(2002-09-04) 4 September 2002 (age 22)	4	Rotterdam
19	FW	Tjep Hoedemakers	(1999-10-14) 14 October 1999 (age 25)	70	Rotterdam

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up for the national team in the last 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Hidde Brink	(1998-06-15) 15 June 1998 (age 27)	1	Pinoké	v.   England, 18 June 2025
GK	Pirmin Blaak	(1988-03-08) 8 March 1988 (age 37)	154	Braxgata	2024 Summer Olympics
DF	Timo Boers	(2003-10-10) 10 October 2003 (age 21)	9	Den Bosch	v.   Argentina, 15 June 2025
DF	Pepijn van der Heijden	(2003-04-22) 22 April 2003 (age 22)	8	Rotterdam	v.   Ireland, 12 June 2025
DF	Bram van Battum	(2001-08-06) 6 August 2001 (age 24)	6	Kampong	v.   Australia, 9 February 2025
DF	Daan Bonhof	(2000-10-12) 12 October 2000 (age 24)	2	Pinoké	v.   Spain, 7 February 2025
MF	Luke Dommershuijzen	(2002-04-11) 11 April 2002 (age 23)	16	Amsterdam	v.   France, 29 July 2025
MF	Lucas Veen	(2003-11-23) 23 November 2003 (age 21)	9	Bloemendaal	v.   England, 17 June 2025
MF	Max de Bie	(2000-06-06) 6 June 2000 (age 25)	21	Oranje-Rood	v.   Argentina, 14 June 2025
MF	David Huussen	(2001-05-07) 7 May 2001 (age 24)	5	Amsterdam	v.   Belgium, 1 December 2024
MF	Seve van Ass	(1992-04-10) 10 April 1992 (age 33)	236	HGC	2024 Summer Olympics
MF	Jonas de Geus	(1998-04-29) 29 April 1998 (age 27)	147	Kampong	2024 Summer Olympics
FW	Guus Jansen	(2002-03-07) 7 March 2002 (age 23)	14	Rotterdam	v.   England, 18 June 2025
FW	Joep Troost	(2001-08-21) 21 August 2001 (age 23)	5	Pinoké	v.   Argentina, 14 June 2025
FW	Miles Bukkens	(2003-02-15) 15 February 2003 (age 22)	8	Pinoké	v.   India, 7 June 2025
FW	Casper van der Veen	(2004-06-29) 29 June 2004 (age 21)	4	Bloemendaal	v.   Australia, 9 February 2025
FW	Boris Aardenburg	(2003-02-06) 6 February 2003 (age 22)	2	Pinoké	v.   Spain, 7 February 2025
FW	Duco Telgenkamp	(2002-07-17) 17 July 2002 (age 23)	29	Kampong	2024 Summer Olympics

Records

As of 6 April 2022 ^[4]

Players in bold are still active with the national team.

Most capped players Rank Name Caps Goals Career 1 Teun de Nooijer 453 217 1994–2012 2 Jeroen Delmee 401 10 1994–2008 3 Jacques Brinkman 339 80 1987–2000 4 Erik Jazet 310 9 1990–2004 5 Cees Jan Diepeveen 286 16 1978–1992 6 Stephan Veen 277 113 1989–2000 7 Robert van der Horst 272 14 2004–2016 8 Sander van der Weide 271 8 1996–2008 9 Jeroen Hertzberger 267 127 2007–2024 10 Guus Vogels 264 0 1996–2010

Top goalscorers Rank Name Goals Caps Ratio Career 1 Paul Litjens 267 177 1.51 1970–1982 2 Taeke Taekema 221 243 0.91 2000–2012 3 Teun de Nooijer 217 453 0.48 1994–2012 4 Floris Jan Bovelander 212 241 0.88 1985–1996 5 Ties Kruize 166 202 0.82 1971–1986 6 Bram Lomans 140 206 0.68 1995–2007 7 Jeroen Hertzberger 127 267 0.48 2007–2024 8 Mink van der Weerden 115 191 0.6 2010–2021 9 Taco van den Honert 114 215 0.53 1987–1996 10 Stephan Veen 113 277 0.41 1989–2000

Notable players

• Floris Evers
• Guus Vogels
• Marc Delissen
• Remco van Wijk
• Taeke Taekema
• Teun de Nooijer
• Taco van den Honert

See also

• Netherlands men's national under-21 field hockey team
• Netherlands women's national field hockey team

References

1. "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 18 June 2025. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
2. "Welkom – Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond" . Retrieved 21 November 2014.
3. "Bondscoach Delmée maakt selectie EK Hockey 2025 bekend". knhb.nl (in Dutch). KNHB. 22 July 2025. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
4. "Interlandhistorie - KNHB" (in Dutch).

External links

• Official website
• FIH profile