Pien Sanders

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Pien Sanders
Personal information
Born (1998-06-11) 11 June 1998 (age 27)
Udenhout, Netherlands
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Den Bosch
National team
YearsTeamCapsGoals
2016-2016 Netherlands U–21 6 (3)
2017–present Netherlands 63 (1)

Pien Sanders (born 11 June 1998) is a Dutch field hockey player who plays as a defender for Den Bosch and the Dutch national team. [1] [2]

Contents

Personal life

Pien Sanders grew up in Tilburg, Netherlands. [1]

Sanders is sponsored by Brabo Hockey. [3]

Career

Club hockey

In the Dutch Hoofdklasse, Sanders plays for HC Den Bosch. [4]

National teams

Under–18

In 2015, Sanders was a member of the Netherlands U–18 side at the EuroHockey Youth Championship in Santander, Spain. [5] At the tournament, Sanders won a gold medal with the team and was awarded Player of the Tournament. [6]

Under–21

Sanders was a member of the Netherlands Under–21 team at the 2016 FIH Junior World Cup in Santiago, Chile where the team won a silver medal. [7]

Oranje Dames

Pien Sanders made her debut for the Oranje Dames in 2017, during a test series against Spain in Cádiz, Spain. [1] [7]

Since her debut, Sanders has medalled with the Dutch national team on three occasions, winning gold on each occasion. The medals came at the 2017 EuroHockey Championships in Amstelveen, Netherlands; at the 2016–17 FIH World League in Auckland, New Zealand; and at the 2018 Champions Trophy in Changzhou, China. [7]

In 2019, Sanders appeared in the inaugural tournament of the FIH Pro League. [8]

International goals


Goal
DateLocationOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
124 February 2019 CeNARD, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 2–12–1 2019 FIH Pro League [9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Pien Sanders". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Hockey Netherlands . Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  2. "Team Details – Netherlands". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  3. "Brabo Hockey – The Style of Play". brabohockey.com. Brabo Hockey . Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  4. "Grote Bossche bijdrage in eerste ProLeague-wedstrijden". hcdenbosch.nl (in Dutch). HC Den Bosch . Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  5. "SANDERS Pien". eurohockey.altiusrt.com. European Hockey Federation . Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  6. "SANTANDER – EUROHOCKEY YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS ENDED WITH NETHERLANDS AND GERMANY AS CHAMPIONS". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation . Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  7. 1 2 3 "SANDERS Pien". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  8. "SANDERS Pien". fihproleague.com. FIH Pro League . Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  9. "Argentina 1–2 Netherlands". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 10 January 2020.