Joyce Sombroek

Joyce Sombroek (born 10 September 1990) is a former Dutch goalkeeper of the field hockey team of the Netherlands. Her international debut was on June 29, 2010 and in total she played 117 caps (February 2, 2017). With the Dutch national team Sombroek won every title you can win as a professional field hockey player. Her biggest achievements are the gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics, silver medal at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro and winning the 2014 Women's Hockey World Cup in The Hague. In both Olympic semi finals Sombroek played an important role by stopping multiple shoot-outs and leading her team into the finals. Sombroek also won several individual titles. The Féderation Internationale de Hockey (FIH) chose her for the international All Star team in 2010 and 2011 [1] and Sombroek was nominated for Best Young Player of the World in 2012. On top of that she was chosen as Best Goalkeeper of the World in 2014 and 2015.

Joyce Sombroek
Personal information
Born (1990-09-10) 10 September 1990
Alkmaar, Netherlands
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 64 kg (141 lb)
Senior career
Years Team
Lochemse Hockey Club
Schaerweijde
Mixed Hockey Club Laren
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2016 Netherlands 117
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2012 LondonTeam
Silver medal – second place2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
World Cup
Gold medal – first place2014 The Hague
Silver medal – second place2010 Rosario
European Championship
Gold medal – first place2011 Gladbach
Silver medal – second place2015 London
Bronze medal – third place2013 Boom
Champions Trophy
Gold medal – first place2011 Amsterdam
Silver medal – second place2010 Nottingham
Silver medal – second place2015 London
Silver medal – second place2016 London
Bronze medal – third place2012 Rosario
Bronze medal – third place2014 Mendoza

In the highest National league of the Netherlands, the Hoofdklasse, she became vice-champion of the Netherlands in 2010, 2011 and 2012 with the first ladies team of Hockeyclub Laren. In this competition Sombroek got named 'Talent of the year' in 2010 and 'Best player of the year' in 2012. At the EuroHockey Club Champions Cup she and her teammates won a bronze medal in 2011, a gold medal in 2012 and a silver medal in 2013. Her last titles were the National Indoor Championships in 2018 and the EuroHockey Indoor Championships in 2019 in Hamburg.

Sombroek combined her career as a professional athlete with her medicine studies at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam and is now working as a doctor. She also regularly gives presentations and is a devoted ambassador for several charities.

References
  1. FIH All-Star Teams


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