Netherlands men's national under-21 field hockey team

Netherlands
Nickname(s)	Jong Oranje Heren (Young Orange Men)
Association	Royal Dutch Hockey Federation (Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond)
Confederation	EHF (Europe)
Head Coach	Jesse Mahieu
Assistant coach(es)	Tim Oudenaller
Manager	Thijs de Greeff
Captain	Silas Lageman
Home	Away
Junior World Cup
Appearances	13 (first in 1979 )
Best result	2nd (1985, 2009)
EuroHockey Junior Championship
Appearances	20 (first in 1976)
Best result	1st (1976, 1978, 1992, 1996, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2017, 2022)
Medal record
Junior World Cup
EuroHockey Junior Championship

Last updated September 02, 2025

The Netherlands men's national under-21 field hockey team represents the Netherlands in men's international under-21 field hockey and is controlled by the Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond, the governing body for field hockey in the Netherlands.^[1]

Tournament record

Junior World Cup

1979 –
1982 – 6th place
1985 –
1989 – 9th place
1993 – 4th place
1997 – 7th place
2001 – 8th place
2005 – 5th place
2009 –
2013 –
2016 – 7th place
2021 – 5th place
2023 – 5th place

EuroHockey Junior Championship

1976 –
1977 –
1978 –
1981 –
1984 –
1988 –
1992 –
1996 –
1998 –
2000 –
2002 –
2004 –
2006 –
2008 –
2010 –
2012 –
2014 –
2017 –
2019 –
2022 –
2024 –

Source:^[2]

Players

Current squad

The following 18 players were named on 14 July 2022 for the 2022 Men's EuroHockey Junior Championship in Ghent, Belgium from 24 to 30 July 2022.^[3]

Caps updated as of 30 July 2022, after the match against Germany.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	GK	Steven Verhoogt	(2001-10-14) 14 October 2001 (age 23)	7	Pinoké
2		Pepijn van der Heijden	(2003-04-22) 22 April 2003 (age 22)	5	Rotterdam
3	GK	Daan Taphoorn	(2003-02-11) 11 February 2003 (age 22)	0	Amsterdam
4	DF	Sheldon Schouten	(2001-03-24) 24 March 2001 (age 24)	11	Oranje-Rood
5	DF	Bram van Battum	(2001-08-06) 6 August 2001 (age 24)	20	Kampong
7	MF	Floris Middendorp	(2001-06-04) 4 June 2001 (age 24)	21	Amsterdam
8	MF	Menno Boeren	(2002-05-12) 12 May 2002 (age 23)	11	Rotterdam
9		Casper van der Veen	(2004-06-29) 29 June 2004 (age 21)	11	Bloemendaal
10	MF	Silas Lageman (Captain)	(2001-03-06) 6 March 2001 (age 24)	13	Kampong
11	FW	Miles Bukkens	(2003-02-15) 15 February 2003 (age 22)	11	Pinoké
12	FW	Pepijn Reyenga	(2001-05-14) 14 May 2001 (age 24)	5	Den Bosch
14		Olivier Hortensius	(2002-09-04) 4 September 2002 (age 22)	11	Rotterdam
15	MF	Luke Dommershuijzen	(2002-04-11) 11 April 2002 (age 23)	10	Amsterdam
16	FW	Guus Jansen	(2002-03-07) 7 March 2002 (age 23)	11	Rotterdam
17	FW	Duco Telgenkamp	(2002-07-17) 17 July 2002 (age 23)	5	HDM
19	MF	Casper Berkman	(2003-04-08) 8 April 2003 (age 22)	5	Schaerweijde
21	FW	Boris Aardenburg	(2003-02-06) 6 February 2003 (age 22)	5	Schaerweijde
22	FW	David Huussen	(2001-05-07) 7 May 2001 (age 24)	6	Klein Zwitserland

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the squad within the last twelve months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club	Latest call-up
MF	Ties Klinkhamer	(2000-04-16) 16 April 2000 (age 25)	16	SCHC	2021 Junior World Cup
FW	Brent van Bijnen	(2001-07-23) 23 July 2001 (age 24)	11	Amsterdam	2021 Junior World Cup
	Max de Bie	(2000-06-06) 6 June 2000 (age 25)	6	Oranje-Rood	2021 Junior World Cup
DF	Justen Blok	(2000-09-27) 27 September 2000 (age 24)	6	Rotterdam	2021 Junior World Cup
	Joppe Stappenbelt	(2001-12-04) 4 December 2001 (age 23)	6	Pinoké	2021 Junior World Cup
GK	Flip Wijsman	(2001-06-22) 22 June 2001 (age 24)	6	Den Bosch	2021 Junior World Cup
	Daan Bonhof	(2000-10-12) 12 October 2000 (age 24)	1	Pinoké	2021 Junior World Cup
	Sam Figge	(2002-02-04) 4 February 2002 (age 23)	0	Bloemendaal	2021 Junior World Cup

References

↑ "Jong Oranje Heren". www.knhb.nl (in Dutch). Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond . Retrieved 15 July 2019.
↑ "Competitions Archive". European Hockey Federation . Retrieved 15 July 2019.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
↑ "Rotterdam hofleverancier bij EK-selectie van Jong Oranjemannen". hockey.nl (in Dutch). 14 July 2022.

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[1] "Jong Oranje Heren". www.knhb.nl (in Dutch). Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond . Retrieved 15 July 2019.

[2] "Competitions Archive". European Hockey Federation . Retrieved 15 July 2019.^{[ permanent dead link ]}

[3] "Rotterdam hofleverancier bij EK-selectie van Jong Oranjemannen". hockey.nl (in Dutch). 14 July 2022.

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