Steijn van Heijningen

Steijn van Heijningen

Personal information
Born	(1997-01-28) 28 January 1997 (age 27) Leiderdorp, Netherlands
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Rotterdam
Youth career
	Alecto
Senior career
Years	Team
2015–2016	Leiden
2016–2022	HGC
2022–present	Rotterdam
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2017	Netherlands U21	15	(0)
2021–present	Netherlands	41	(4)
Medal record Men's field hockey Representing the   Netherlands World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar–Rourkela EuroHockey Championship 2023 Mönchengladbach EuroHockey Junior Championship 2017 Valencia

Steijn van Heijningen (born 28 January 1997) is a Dutch field hockey player who plays as a midfielder for Hoofdklasse club Rotterdam and the Dutch national team. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Club career

Van Heijningen started playing at his local club Alecto, where he played his whole youth career. He then played one year for Leiden during the 2015–16 season. After which he joined HGC. ^[4] After six years at HGC he left them for Rotterdam. ^[5]

International career

Under–21

Steijn van Heijningen made his debut for the national junior team in 2016 during a four-nations tournament in Hannover. Later that year he went on to represent the team at the FIH Junior World Cup in Lucknow, finishing in seventh place. ^[6]

Following his debut, Van Heijningen returned to the junior national team in 2017 for the EuroHockey Junior Championship in Valencia, Spain. At the tournament he won a gold medal. ^[7]

Oranje

Van Heijningen made his senior debut for the Oranje in 2021 during season three of the FIH Pro League. ^{[8] [6]}

He was officially named in the national senior squad in 2022. ^[2]

References

1. "Team Details – Netherlands". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 8 March 2022.
2. "Steijn van Heijningen". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Hockey Netherlands . Retrieved 8 March 2022.
3. "van HEIJNINGEN Steijn". eurohockey.altiusrt.com. European Hockey Federation . Retrieved 8 March 2022.
4. "Steijn van Heijningen over zijn overstap naar HGC en selectie voor Jong Oranje" (in Dutch).
5. "🔜 Steijn van Heijningen sluit aan bij Heren-1" (in Dutch).
6. "van HEIJNINGEN Steijn". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 8 March 2022.
7. "DUTCH GOLD ONCE AGAIN AS THE ORANJE SHOOT DOWN BELGIUM IN MEN'S JUNIOR EURO FINAL". archive.eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation . Retrieved 8 March 2022.
8. "van HEIJNINGEN Steijn". fihproleague.com. FIH Pro League . Retrieved 8 March 2022.

External links

• Steijn van Heijningen at the International Hockey Federation
• Steijn van Heijningen at the European Hockey Federation