Sam van der Ven

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Sam van der Ven
Personal information
Born (1989-09-05) 5 September 1989 (age 35)
Voorburg, Netherlands
Playing position Goalkeeper
Youth career
Rijswijk
HDM
Senior career
YearsTeam
2008–2024 HGC
National team
YearsTeamCapsGoals
2014–2020 Netherlands 57 (0)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing the Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
World Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Bhubaneswar
EuroHockey Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Amstelveen
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Antwerp
Champions Trophy
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Breda

Sam van der Ven (born 5 September 1989) is a Dutch former field hockey player who played as a goalkeeper for HGC and the Dutch national team. [1]

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Club career

Van der Ven started playing for Rijswijk and in the under-16's he switched to HDM. [2] He played his whole senior career for HGC where he played for 16 years. His last games for HGC were the relegation play-offs in the 2023–24 season. [3]

International career

Van der Ven made his debut for the Dutch national team in a test match against Belgium in 2014. [4] He was a part of the Dutch squad which won the silver medal at the 2018 World Cup. [5] [6] In June 2019, he was selected as the joint first goalkeeper in the Netherlands squad for the 2019 EuroHockey Championship. [7] They won the bronze medal by defeating Germany 4–0. [8]

References

  1. ↑ "Sam van der Ven". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Hockey.nl. Archived from the original on 19 September 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  2. ↑ Collewijn, Sander (5 May 2019). "Hockeymonoloog Sam van der Ven: 'Keepers zijn perfectionisten'". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Hockey.nl. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  3. ↑ Romijn, Kees (1 June 2024). "Na 16 jaar HGC stopt Sam van der Ven (34) ermee: 'No way dat ik in mijn laatste wedstrijd degradeer'". ad.nl (in Dutch). Algemeen Dagblad . Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  4. ↑ "van der VEN Sam". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  5. ↑ "Team Details Netherlands". fih.altiusrt.com. International Hockey Federation. p. 12. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  6. ↑ "Dit is de selectie van Oranje voor het WK in India". hockey.nl (in Dutch). 26 October 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  7. ↑ "Selectie Heren EK Hockey 2019 bekend". www.knhb.nl (in Dutch). Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond. 29 July 2019. Archived from the original on 9 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  8. ↑ "Hockeyers verslaan Duitsland weer en pakken brons". www.ad.nl (in Dutch). Algemeen Dagblad. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.


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