Netherlands men's national field hockey team

Netherlands
Nickname(s)Oranje
AssociationRoyal Dutch Hockey Federation
(Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond)
ConfederationEHF (Europe)
Head CoachJeroen Delmee
Assistant coach(es)Eric Verboom
ManagerBas Nieuweweme
CaptainThierry Brinkman
Most capsTeun de Nooijer (453)
Top scorerPaul Litjens (267)
Home
Away
FIH ranking
Current 1 Steady (19 August 2025)[1]
Olympic Games
Appearances20 (first in 1928)
Best resultGold 1st (1996, 2000, 2024)
World Cup
Appearances15 (first in 1971)
Best resultGold 1st (1973, 1990, 1998)
EuroHockey Championship
Appearances20 (first in 1970)
Best resultGold 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
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Team
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Team
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Team
Silver medal – second place 1928 Amsterdam Team
Silver medal – second place 1952 Helsinki Team
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens Team
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Team
Bronze medal – third place 1936 Berlin Team
Bronze medal – third place 1948 London Team
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Seoul Team
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1973 Amstelveen
Gold medal – first place 1990 Lahore
Gold medal – first place 1998 Utrecht
Silver medal – second place 1978 Buenos Aires
Silver medal – second place 1994 Sydney
Silver medal – second place 2014 The Hague
Silver medal – second place 2018 Bhubaneswar
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Kuala Lumpur
Bronze medal – third place 2010 New Delhi
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Bhubaneswar/Rourkela
EuroHockey Championship
Gold medal – first place 1983 Amstelveen
Gold medal – first place 1987 Moscow
Gold medal – first place 2007 Manchester
Gold medal – first place 2015 London
Gold medal – first place 2017 Amstelveen
Gold medal – first place 2021 Amstelveen
Gold medal – first place 2023 Mönchengladbach
Silver medal – second place 1970 Brussels
Silver medal – second place 1978 Hannover
Silver medal – second place 1991 Paris
Silver medal – second place 1995 Dublin
Silver medal – second place 1999 Padua
Silver medal – second place 2005 Leipzig
Silver medal – second place 2011 Mönchengladbach
Silver medal – second place 2025 Mönchengladbach
Bronze medal – third place 1974 Madrid
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Amstelveen
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Boom
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Antwerp
Champions Trophy
Gold medal – first place 1981 Karachi
Gold medal – first place 1982 Amstelveen
Gold medal – first place 1996 Madras
Gold medal – first place 1998 Lahore
Gold medal – first place 2000 Amstelveen
Gold medal – first place 2002 Cologne
Gold medal – first place 2003 Amstelveen
Gold medal – first place 2006 Terrassa
Silver medal – second place 1987 Amstelveen
Silver medal – second place Berlin
Silver medal – second place 1990 Melbourne
Silver medal – second place 2004 Lahore
Silver medal – second place 2005 Chennai
Silver medal – second place 2012 Melbourne
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Berlin
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Kuala Lumpur
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Lahore
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Brisbane
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Rotterdam
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Kuala Lumpur
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Mönchengladbach
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Auckland
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Breda
Hockey World League
Gold medal – first place 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
United Kingdom 1908 did not participate
Belgium 1920
Netherlands 1928 Final 2nd 4 2 1 1 8 5 Squad
United States 1932 did not participate
Nazi Germany 1936 3rd place game 3rd 5 3 1 1 13 10 Squad
United Kingdom 1948 3rd place game 3rd 7 4 1 2 17 12 Squad
Finland 1952 Final 2nd 3 2 0 1 3 6 Squad
Australia 1956 Withdrew
Italy 1960 9th–12th place pool 9th 6 3 1 2 11 10 Squad
Japan 1964 5th–8th play-off 7th 8 4 1 3 21 7 Squad
Mexico 1968 5th place game 5th 9 6 0 3 16 13 Squad
West Germany 1972 3rd place game 4th 9 5 1 3 21 14 Squad
Canada 1976 3rd place game 4th 7 5 0 2 14 8 Squad
Soviet Union 1980 Withdrew
United States 1984 5th place game 6th 7 3 2 2 18 14 Squad
South Korea 1988 3rd place game 3rd 7 4 1 2 15 9 Squad
Spain 1992 3rd place game 4th 7 4 0 3 25 17 Squad
United States 1996 Final 1st 7 6 1 0 20 8 Squad
Australia 2000 Final 1st 7 2 4 1 14 11 Squad
Greece 2004 Final 2nd 7 6 0 1 20 13 Squad
China 2008 3rd place game 4th 7 3 2 2 19 13 Squad
United Kingdom 2012 Final 2nd 7 6 0 1 28 11 Squad
Brazil 2016 3rd place game 4th 8 4 2 2 24 10 Squad
Japan 2020 Quarter-finals 6th 6 2 2 2 15 15 Squad
France 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
Spain 1971 5th place game 6th 6 3 0 3 6 6 N/A
Netherlands 1973 Final 1st 7 3 3 1 13 6
Malaysia 1975 9th place game 9th 7 3 1 3 17 10
Argentina 1978 Final 2nd 8 6 0 2 26 14
India 1982 3rd place game 4th 7 3 1 3 21 19
England 1986 7th place game 7th 7 5 0 2 13 8
Pakistan 1990 Final 1st 7 5 1 1 21 13
Australia 1994 Final 2nd 7 4 2 1 25 6
Netherlands 1998 Final 1st 7 6 0 1 26 14 Squad
Malaysia 2002 3rd place game 3rd 9 6 1 2 20 10 Squad
Germany 2006 7th place game 7th 7 4 1 2 21 12 Squad
India 2010 3rd place game 3rd 7 4 1 2 20 10 Squad
Netherlands 2014 Final 2nd 7 5 1 1 16 10 Squad
India 2018 Final 2nd 7 4 2 1 22 8 Squad
India 2023 3rd place game 3rd 6 5 1 0 32 4 Squad
Belgium / Netherlands 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 Belgium Brussels, Belgium 2nd 7 5 1 1 12 5 —
1974 Spain Madrid, Spain 3rd 6 5 0 1 22 4
1978 West Germany Hanover, West Germany 2nd 7 5 1 1 26 11
1983 Netherlands Amstelveen, Netherlands 1st 7 5 2 0 31 8
1987 Soviet Union Moscow, Soviet Union 1st 7 5 1 1 21 5
1991 France Paris, France 2nd 7 6 0 1 41 5
1995 Republic of Ireland Dublin, Ireland 2nd 7 5 2 0 21 7
1999 Italy Padua, Italy 2nd 7 5 2 0 32 9
2003 Spain Barcelona, Spain 4th 7 4 1 2 28 15
2005 Germany Leipzig, Germany 2nd 5 4 0 1 16 11 Squad
2007 England Manchester, England 1st 5 5 0 0 23 9 Squad
2009 Netherlands Amstelveen, Netherlands 3rd 5 3 0 2 22 6 Squad
2011 Germany Mönchengladbach, Germany 2nd 5 4 0 1 25 14 Squad
2013 Belgium Boom, Belgium 3rd 5 4 0 1 22 9 Squad
2015 England London, England 1st 5 5 0 0 19 1 Squad
2017 Netherlands Amstelveen, Netherlands 1st 5 4 0 1 20 9 Squad
2019 Belgium Antwerp, Belgium 3rd 5 4 0 1 21 7 Squad
2021 Netherlands Amstelveen, Netherlands 1st 5 2 3 0 15 6 Squad
2023 Germany Mönchengladbach, Germany 1st 5 4 0 1 19 7 Squad
2025 Germany Mönchengladbach, Germany 2nd 5 4 1 0 16 4 Squad
2027 England 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
Pakistan 1978 did not participate
Pakistan 1980 4th 6 3 0 3 23 19
Pakistan 1981 1st 5 3 2 0 22 16
Netherlands 1982 1st 5 4 1 0 21 10
Pakistan 1982 5th 5 2 0 3 11 13
Pakistan 1984 4th 5 2 1 2 9 8
Australia 1985 5th 5 1 1 3 10 11
Pakistan 1986 6th 5 1 1 3 5 10
Netherlands 1987 2nd 7 5 1 1 15 5
Pakistan 1988 did not participate
West Germany 1989 2nd 5 4 0 1 12 6
Australia 1990 2nd 5 3 1 1 14 8
Germany 1991 3rd 5 2 1 2 12 10
Pakistan 1992 4th 6 3 0 3 13 11
Malaysia 1993 3rd 6 4 0 2 14 9
Pakistan 1994 3rd 6 1 3 2 15 14
Germany 1995 4th 6 3 0 3 7 8
India 1996 1st 6 4 2 0 13 5
Australia 1997 4th 6 2 1 3 14 15
Pakistan 1998 1st 6 5 0 1 22 11
Australia 1999 3rd 6 3 1 2 15 9
Netherlands 2000 1st 6 6 0 0 12 5
Netherlands 2001 3rd 6 3 1 2 16 13
Germany 2002 1st 6 4 2 0 21 9
Netherlands 2003 1st 6 5 1 0 27 13
Pakistan 2004 2nd 6 4 0 2 15 25
India 2005 2nd 6 3 1 2 14 12
Spain 2006 1st 6 4 2 0 23 12
Malaysia 2007 3rd 8 4 3 1 25 19
Netherlands 2008 4th 6 2 1 3 15 14
Australia 2009 4th 6 3 0 3 15 20
Germany 2010 3rd 6 3 0 3 17 19
New Zealand 2011 3rd 7 3 2 2 19 18
Australia 2012 2nd 6 4 1 1 16 9
India 2014 5th 6 3 1 2 17 11
United Kingdom 2016 Withdrew
Netherlands 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
*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

23 June 2024 Netherlands Leg   2–2
(4–5 p)		  Germany Utrecht, Netherlands
16:00 Janssen field hockey ball 35'
Bijen field hockey ball 56'		 Report Hellwig field hockey ball 14'
Weigand field hockey ball 49'		 Stadium: SV Kampong
Penalties
Croon Penalty shoot-out scored
T. Brinkman Penalty shoot-out scored
De Geus Penalty shoot-out scored
Van Dam Penalty shoot-out missed
De Mol Penalty shoot-out scored
Croon Penalty shoot-out missed
T. Brinkman Penalty shoot-out missed		 Penalty shoot-out missed Wellen
Penalty shoot-out scored H. Müller
Penalty shoot-out scored Große
Penalty shoot-out scored Prinz
Penalty shoot-out scored Weigand
Penalty shoot-out missed Wellen
Penalty shoot-out scored H. Müller
25 June 2024 Netherlands Leg   3–1  Belgium Utrecht, Netherlands
20:00 Janssen field hockey ball 41'
Reyenga field hockey ball 45'
De Mol field hockey ball 51'		 Report Boon field hockey ball 18' Stadium: SV Kampong
27 June 2024 Netherlands Leg   1–1
(1–3 p)		  Germany Amsterdam, Netherlands
19:00 Janssen field hockey ball 26' Report Wellen field hockey ball 46' Stadium: Wagener Stadium
Penalties
T. Brinkman Penalty shoot-out missed
De Geus Penalty shoot-out scored
Bijen Penalty shoot-out missed
Telgenkamp Penalty shoot-out missed		 Penalty shoot-out scored Wellen
Penalty shoot-out missed Rühr
Penalty shoot-out scored H. Müller
Penalty shoot-out scored Prinz
30 June 2024 Netherlands Leg   3–5  Belgium Amsterdam, Netherlands
15:00 T. Brinkman field hockey ball 13', 15'
Pieters field hockey ball 46'		 Report Stockbroekx field hockey ball 1'
De Kerpel field hockey ball 12'
Hendrickx field hockey ball 27'
Luypaert field hockey ball 39'
Onana field hockey ball 58'		 Stadium: Wagener Stadium
27 July 2024 2024 Summer Olympics GS   5–3  South Africa Paris, France
12:45 Janssen field hockey ball 2', 30'
De Geus field hockey ball 10'
Hoedemakers field hockey ball 16'
Telgenkamp field hockey ball 33'		 Report M. Cassiem field hockey ball 7'
Kok field hockey ball 34'
Guise-Brown field hockey ball 44'		 Stadium: Stade Yves-du-Manoir
28 July 2024 2024 Summer Olympics GS   4–0  France Paris, France
19:45 Reyenga field hockey ball 7'
Bijen field hockey ball 28'
De Geus field hockey ball 31'
Telgenkamp field hockey ball 54'		 Report Stadium: Stade Yves-du-Manoir
30 July 2024 2024 Summer Olympics GS Great Britain  2–2   Paris, France
19:45 Morton field hockey ball 56', 58' Report Wortelboer field hockey ball 45'
Van Dam field hockey ball 52'		 Stadium: Stade Yves-du-Manoir
31 July 2024 2024 Summer Olympics GS Germany  1–0   Paris, France
17:30 Wellen field hockey ball 3' Report Stadium: Stade Yves-du-Manoir
2 August 2024 2024 Summer Olympics GS   5–3  Spain Paris, France
10:30 Janssen field hockey ball 19', 53'
Hoedemakers field hockey ball 40', 48'
Wortelboer field hockey ball 43'		 Report Basterra field hockey ball 7'
Reyné field hockey ball 15'
Miralles field hockey ball 48'		 Stadium: Stade Yves-du-Manoir
4 August 2024 2024 Summer Olympics QF   2–0  Australia Paris, France
17:30 Telgenkamp field hockey ball 35'
Van Dam field hockey ball 52'		 Report Stadium: Stade Yves-du-Manoir
6 August 2024 2024 Summer Olympics SF   4–0  Spain Paris, France
14:00 Janssen field hockey ball 12'
Brinkman field hockey ball 20'
van Dam field hockey ball 32'
Telgenkamp field hockey ball 50'		 Report Stadium: Stade Yves-du-Manoir
8 August 2024 2024 Summer Olympics F Germany  1–1
(1–3 p)		   Paris, France
19:00 Prinz field hockey ball 50' Report
Shootout report		 Brinkman field hockey ball 46' Stadium: Stade Yves-du-Manoir
Penalties
Wellen Penalty shoot-out missed
H. Müller Penalty shoot-out missed
Prinz Penalty shoot-out missed
Weigand Penalty shoot-out scored		 Penalty shoot-out missed De Geus
Penalty shoot-out missed De Mol
Penalty shoot-out scored Brinkman
Penalty shoot-out scored Van Dam
Penalty shoot-out scored Telgenkamp
30 November 2024 Netherlands Leg   1–1
(4–1 p)		  Germany Amsterdam, Netherlands
14:30 Brinkman field hockey ball 30' Report Hartkopf field hockey ball 58' Stadium: Wagener Stadium
Penalties
De Mol Penalty shoot-out scored
Bijen Penalty shoot-out scored
Bukkens Penalty shoot-out scored
Brinkman Penalty shoot-out scored		 Penalty shoot-out missed H. Müller
Penalty shoot-out scored Struthoff
Penalty shoot-out missed Große
1 December 2024 Netherlands Leg   1–1
(3–1 p)		  Belgium Amsterdam, Netherlands
14:30 Van Dam field hockey ball 25' Report Stockbroekx field hockey ball 14' Stadium: Wagener Stadium
Penalties
Pieters Penalty shoot-out scored
Bijen Penalty shoot-out missed
De Mol Penalty shoot-out scored
Veen Penalty shoot-out scored		 Penalty shoot-out missed Duvekot
Penalty shoot-out scored Van Dessel
Penalty shoot-out missed Boccard
Penalty shoot-out missed Kina
7 December 2024 Netherlands Leg   2–3  Germany Amsterdam, Netherlands
14:30 Janssen field hockey ball 37'
Brinkman field hockey ball 59'		 Report Schwarzhaupt field hockey ball 10'
Peillat field hockey ball 17'
Prinz field hockey ball 43'		 Stadium: Wagener Stadium
8 December 2024 Netherlands Leg   3–3
(3–1 p)		  Belgium Amsterdam, Netherlands
14:30 Bijen field hockey ball 11', 28'
Van der Veen field hockey ball 27'		 Report Boon field hockey ball 1', 45'
Stockbroekx field hockey ball 22'		 Stadium: Wagener Stadium
Penalties
De Mol Penalty shoot-out scored
Bijen Penalty shoot-out scored
Brinkman Penalty shoot-out missed
Veen Penalty shoot-out scored		 Penalty shoot-out missed Boccard
Penalty shoot-out scored Willems
Penalty shoot-out missed De Sloover
Penalty shoot-out missed Van Dessel

2025

4 February 2025 Australia Leg   4–2  Spain Sydney, Australia
17:30 Bukkens field hockey ball 27'
Bijen field hockey ball 32'
Veen field hockey ball 34'
Van Heijningen field hockey ball 40'		 Report N. Álvarez field hockey ball 45'
Basterra field hockey ball 59'		 Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park Hockey Centre
6 February 2025 Australia Leg Australia  4–2   Sydney, Australia
17:30 J. Harvie field hockey ball 27'
Atkin field hockey ball 34'
Burns field hockey ball 43'
Willott field hockey ball 48'		 Report Bijen field hockey ball 44'
Hoedemakers field hockey ball 46'		 Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park Hockey Centre
7 February 2025 Australia Leg Spain  1–2   Sydney, Australia
17:30 Clapés field hockey ball 41' Report Van der Heijden field hockey ball 2'
Bijen field hockey ball 34'		 Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park Hockey Centre
9 February 2025 Australia Leg Australia  4–4
(1–3 p)		   Sydney, Australia
17:30 Hayward field hockey ball 27', 34'
White field hockey ball 28', 36'		 Report De Vilder field hockey ball 7'
Van der Heijden field hockey ball 47', 57'
Bukkens field hockey ball 50'		 Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park Hockey Centre
Penalties
Ephraums Penalty shoot-out missed
Harvie Penalty shoot-out scored
Willott Penalty shoot-out missed
Henderson Penalty shoot-out missed		 Penalty shoot-out scored Croon
Penalty shoot-out scored Bijen
Penalty shoot-out scored De Mol
7 June 2025 Europe Leg   2–1  India Wagener Stadium, Amsterdam
16:00 Van Dam field hockey ball 25', 58' Report Harmanpreet field hockey ball 19'
9 June 2025 Europe Leg   3–2  India Wagener Stadium, Amsterdam
14:30 Van Dam field hockey ball 24'
Hoedemakers field hockey ball 33'
Janssen field hockey ball 57'		 Report Abhishek field hockey ball 20'
Jugraj field hockey ball 54'
11 June 2025 Europe Leg   2–0  Ireland Wagener Stadium, Amsterdam
20:00 Dommershuijzen field hockey ball 24'
Van Heijningen field hockey ball 38'		 Report
12 June 2025 Europe Leg   6–2  Ireland Wagener Stadium, Amsterdam
20:00 Janssen field hockey ball 24', 32'
Pieters field hockey ball 29'
Van der Heijden field hockey ball 37'
Troost field hockey ball 49'
Van Dam field hockey ball 60'		 Report B. Nelson field hockey ball 47', 59'
14 June 2025 Europe Leg   1–1
(4–2 p)		  Argentina Wagener Stadium, Amsterdam
16:00 Reyenga field hockey ball 36' Report Capurro field hockey ball 30'
Penalties
Croon Penalty shoot-out scored
Bijen Penalty shoot-out scored
Brinkman Penalty shoot-out scored
Middendorp Penalty shoot-out scored		 Penalty shoot-out scored Méndez
Penalty shoot-out scored Domene
Penalty shoot-out missed Capurro
Penalty shoot-out missed J. Toscani
15 June 2025 Europe Leg   1–1
(3–0 p)		  Argentina Wagener Stadium, Amsterdam
16:00 Brinkman field hockey ball 29' Report Keenan field hockey ball 29'
Penalties
Van Dam Penalty shoot-out scored
Croon Penalty shoot-out scored
Brinkman Penalty shoot-out scored		 Penalty shoot-out missed Méndez
Penalty shoot-out missed Domene
Penalty shoot-out missed L. Toscani
17 June 2025 Europe Leg England  2–3   Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre, London
13:15 Wallace field hockey ball 29'
Ward field hockey ball 39'		 Report Pieters field hockey ball 10'
Bijen field hockey ball 16', 25'
18 June 2025 Europe Leg England  1–1
(2–4 p)		   Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre, London
20:00 Bhuhi field hockey ball 51' Report Janssen field hockey ball 43'
Penalties
Rushmere Penalty shoot-out scored
Goodfield Penalty shoot-out scored
Sorsby Penalty shoot-out missed
Waller Penalty shoot-out missed		 Penalty shoot-out scored Croon
Penalty shoot-out scored Van Dam
Penalty shoot-out scored Brinkman
Penalty shoot-out scored Middendorp
9 August 2025 2025 EC GS   3–0  Spain Mönchengladbach, Germany
13:15 Hoedemakers field hockey ball 26'
Janssen field hockey ball 40'
Middendorp field hockey ball 41'		 Report Stadium: Warsteiner HockeyPark
10 August 2025 2025 EC GS Belgium  2–4   Mönchengladbach, Germany
17:30 Onana field hockey ball 16'
Hellin field hockey ball 35'		 Report Pieters field hockey ball 10', 47'
Janssen field hockey ball 22', 55'		 Stadium: Warsteiner HockeyPark
12 August 2025 2025 EC GS   5–0  Austria Mönchengladbach, Germany
17:00 Brinkman field hockey ball 1'
Bijen field hockey ball 20', 36', 53'
Hoedemakers field hockey ball 42'		 Report Stadium: Warsteiner HockeyPark
14 August 2025 2025 EC SF   3–1  France Mönchengladbach, Germany
17:00 Janssen field hockey ball 2', 57'
Brinkman field hockey ball 31'		 Report Goyet field hockey ball 37' Stadium: Warsteiner HockeyPark
16 August 2025 2025 EC Final   1–1
(1–4 p)		  Germany Mönchengladbach, Germany
18:00 Reijenga field hockey ball 26' Report Weigand field hockey ball 46' Stadium: Warsteiner HockeyPark
Penalties
Croon Penalty shoot-out missed
Van Dam Penalty shoot-out missed
Brinkman Penalty shoot-out scored
Janssen Penalty shoot-out missed		 Penalty shoot-out scored Weigand
Penalty shoot-out scored Struthoff
Penalty shoot-out scored Müller
Penalty shoot-out scored 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) CapsClub
1 GK Maurits Visser (1995-06-08) 8 June 1995 45 Netherlands Bloemendaal
20 GK Derk Meijer (1997-05-12) 12 May 1997 21 Netherlands Rotterdam
2 DF Jip Janssen (1997-10-14) 14 October 1997 129 Netherlands Kampong
4 DF Lars Balk (1996-02-26) 26 February 1996 151 Netherlands Kampong
12 DF Justen Blok (2000-09-27) 27 September 2000 88 Netherlands Rotterdam
14 DF Derck de Vilder (1998-11-23) 23 November 1998 88 Netherlands Kampong
16 DF Floris Wortelboer (1996-08-04) 4 August 1996 131 Netherlands Bloemendaal
23 DF Joep de Mol (1995-12-10) 10 December 1995 171 Netherlands Oranje-Rood
10 MF Jorrit Croon (1998-08-09) 9 August 1998 164 Netherlands Bloemendaal
24 MF Steijn van Heijningen (1997-01-28) 28 January 1997 68 Netherlands Rotterdam
29 MF Tijmen Reijenga (1999-10-10) 10 October 1999 64 Netherlands Oranje-Rood
77 MF Floris Middendorp (2001-06-04) 4 June 2001 57 Netherlands Amsterdam
7 FW Thijs van Dam (1997-01-05) 5 January 1997 132 Netherlands Rotterdam
8 FW Thierry Brinkman (Captain) (1995-03-19) 19 March 1995 197 Netherlands Den Bosch
9 FW Koen Bijen (1998-07-27) 27 July 1998 83 Netherlands Den Bosch
11 FW Terrance Pieters (1996-12-14) 14 December 1996 91 Netherlands Kampong
18 FW Olivier Hortensius (2002-09-04) 4 September 2002 4 Netherlands Rotterdam
19 FW Tjep Hoedemakers (1999-10-14) 14 October 1999 70 Netherlands 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 1 Netherlands Pinoké v.  England, 18 June 2025
GK Pirmin Blaak (1988-03-08) 8 March 1988 154 Belgium Braxgata 2024 Summer Olympics
DF Timo Boers (2003-10-10) 10 October 2003 9 Netherlands Den Bosch v.  Argentina, 15 June 2025
DF Pepijn van der Heijden (2003-04-22) 22 April 2003 8 Netherlands Rotterdam v.  Ireland, 12 June 2025
DF Bram van Battum (2001-08-06) 6 August 2001 6 Netherlands Kampong v.  Australia, 9 February 2025
DF Daan Bonhof (2000-10-12) 12 October 2000 2 Netherlands Pinoké v.  Spain, 7 February 2025
MF Luke Dommershuijzen (2002-04-11) 11 April 2002 16 Netherlands Amsterdam v.  France, 29 July 2025
MF Lucas Veen (2003-11-23) 23 November 2003 9 Netherlands Bloemendaal v.  England, 17 June 2025
MF Max de Bie (2000-06-06) 6 June 2000 21 Netherlands Oranje-Rood v.  Argentina, 14 June 2025
MF David Huussen (2001-05-07) 7 May 2001 5 Netherlands Amsterdam v.  Belgium, 1 December 2024
MF Seve van Ass (1992-04-10) 10 April 1992 236 Netherlands HGC 2024 Summer Olympics
MF Jonas de Geus (1998-04-29) 29 April 1998 147 Netherlands Kampong 2024 Summer Olympics
FW Guus Jansen (2002-03-07) 7 March 2002 14 Netherlands Rotterdam v.  England, 18 June 2025
FW Joep Troost (2001-08-21) 21 August 2001 5 Netherlands Pinoké v.  Argentina, 14 June 2025
FW Miles Bukkens (2003-02-15) 15 February 2003 8 Netherlands Pinoké v.  India, 7 June 2025
FW Casper van der Veen (2004-06-29) 29 June 2004 4 Netherlands Bloemendaal v.  Australia, 9 February 2025
FW Boris Aardenburg (2003-02-06) 6 February 2003 2 Netherlands Pinoké v.  Spain, 7 February 2025
FW Duco Telgenkamp (2002-07-17) 17 July 2002 29 Netherlands Kampong 2024 Summer Olympics

Records

As of 6 April 2022[4]
Players in bold are still active with the national team.

Notable players

See also

References

  1. ^ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 19 August 2025. Retrieved 19 August 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).
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