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Dutch field hockey player
Pien Sanders
Personal information
Born (1998-06-11) 11 June 1998 (age 26)
Udenhout, Netherlands
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Den Bosch
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2016-2016 Netherlands U–21 6 (3)
2017–present Netherlands 63 (1)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Team
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Team
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2022 Terrassa/Amstelveen
FIH World League
Gold medal – first place 2016–17 Auckland Team
EuroHockey Nations Championship
Gold medal – first place 2017 Amstelveen
Gold medal – first place 2021 Amstelveen
Gold medal – first place 2023 Mönchengladbach
Champions Trophy
Gold medal – first place 2018 Changzhou
FIH Junior World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2016 Santiago

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.

Personal life

Pien Sanders grew up in Tilburg, Netherlands.

Sanders is sponsored by Brabo Hockey.

Career

Club hockey

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

National teams

Under–18

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

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.

Oranje Dames

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

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.

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

International goals


Goal 		Date Location Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 24 February 2019 CeNARD, Buenos Aires, Argentina  Argentina 2–1 2–1 2019 FIH Pro League

References

  1. ^ "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. ^ "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.

External links

Netherlands squad – 2016–17 FIH World League – Champions (2nd Title)
Netherlands
Netherlands squad – 2018 Champions Trophy – Champions (7th Title)
Netherlands
Netherlands squad – 2020 Summer Olympics – Gold medal (4th Title)
Netherlands
Netherlands squad – 2022 World Cup – Gold Medal (9th Title)
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