Joep de Mol

Joep Paul Eric de Mol (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈjub də ˈmɔl]; born 10 December 1995) is a Dutch field hockey player who plays as a defender for Oranje-Rood and the Dutch national team.[1]

In this Dutch name, the surname is de Mol, not Mol.

Joep de Mol
Personal information
Full name Joep Paul Eric de Mol
Born (1995-12-10) 10 December 1995
Berkel-Enschot, Netherlands
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Oranje-Rood
Youth career
Berkel Enschot
0000–2011 Tilburg
Senior career
Years Team
2011–2014 Push
2014–2016 Oranje Zwart
2016–present Oranje-Rood
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Netherlands U21 11 (1)
2015–present Netherlands 87 (0)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing the  Netherlands
World Cup
Silver medal – second place2018 Bhubaneswar
EuroHockey Championship
Gold medal – first place2017 Amstelveen
Gold medal – first place2021 Amstelveen
Gold medal – first place2023 Mönchengladbach
Bronze medal – third place2019 Antwerp
FIH Pro League
Bronze medal – third place2019 Amstelveen
Champions Trophy
Bronze medal – third place2018 Breda

Club career

De Mol started playing hockey at his local club in Berkel-Enschot and he also played in the youth ranks of HC Tilburg. He then played three years for Push in Breda.[2] In 2014 he made the switch to Oranje Zwart.[3] After Oranje Zwart merged in 2016 with EMHC he started playing for the newly formed club Oranje-Rood.

International career

De Mol made his debut for the senior national team at the 2015 Hockey World League Final when he replaced the injured Sander Baart.[4] He was named as a reserve for the 2018 World Cup.[5] He was called up during the knockout stage to replace the injured Sander de Wijn.[6] In June 2019, he was selected in the Netherlands squad for the 2019 EuroHockey Championship.[7] They won the bronze medal by defeating Germany 4–0.[8]

References
  1. "Joep de Mol". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Hockey.nl. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  2. Weber, Natasja (27 June 2018). "Even geen etentje bij Pakistaanse buren voor hockeyer Joep de Mol". www.bndestem.nl (in Dutch). BN DeStem. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  3. Liebrand, Anneke (1 April 2014). "OZ strikt Tilburgse middenvelder Joep de Mol". www.bndestem.nl (in Dutch). BN DeStem. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  4. "De Mol vervangt geblesseerde Baart bij HWL". nos.nl (in Dutch). NOS. 19 November 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  5. "Dit is de selectie van Oranje voor het WK in India". hockey.nl (in Dutch). 26 October 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  6. "Netherlands' Joep de Mol Replaces Sander de Wijn". www.worldcup2018.hockey. International Hockey Federation. 12 December 2018. Retrieved 4 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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