Luna Fokke

Luna Noa Fokke (born 9 March 2001)[1] is a Dutch field hockey player.[2]

Luna Fokke
Personal information
Full name Luna Noa Fokke
Born (2001-03-09) 9 March 2001
Leidschendam, Netherlands
Playing position Forward
Senior career
Years Team
Kampong
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 Netherlands U–18 5 (3)
2022 Netherlands U–21 11 (13)
2022– Netherlands 8 (2)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing  Netherlands
FIH Junior World Cup
Gold medal – first place2022 Potchefstroom
EuroHockey Championship
Gold medal – first place2023 Mönchengladbach
EuroHockey Junior Championship
Bronze medal – third place2022 Ghent
EuroHockey Youth Championship
Gold medal – first place2018 Santander

Personal life

Luna Fokke was born and raised in Leidschendam.[2] She currently lives in Utrecht, where she studies computer science.[3]

Career

Domestic hockey

In the Netherlands' domestic league, the Hoofdklasse, Fokke represents Kampong.[4][5]

Under–18

In 2018, Fokke was a member of the Netherlands U–18 team that won gold at the 2018 EuroHockey Youth Championship in Santander.[6]

Junior national team

Fokke made her debut for the junior national team debut in 2022 at the FIH Junior World Cup in Potchefstroom.[7] At the tournament she won a gold medal. Later that year she represented the team again at the EuroHockey Junior Championship in Ghent, where she won a bronze medal.[8]

Senior

Following her success in the national junior teams, Fokke was called up to make her senior international debut in 2022. She made her first appearance in a 2021–22 FIH Pro League match against England.[7]

In 2023, she was named in the national squad.[2] She has since appeared in season four of the FIH Pro League.[7]

International goals
Goal Date Location Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
17 June 2023HC Oranje-Rood, Eindhoven, Netherlands China1–04–02022–23 FIH Pro League[9]
217 June 2023Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre, London, Great Britain United States6–06–0[10]

References
  1. "Team Details – Netherlands". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  2. "Luna Fokke". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Hockey Netherlands. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  3. "LUNA FOKKE – NETHERLANDS". ritualhockey.com. Ritual Hockey. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  4. "Dames 1 2022–2023". kamponghockey.nl (in Dutch). SV Kampong. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  5. "Luna Fokke is blij met het nieuwe vechthockey van Kampong". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Hockey Netherlands. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  6. "EuroHockey Youth Championships 2018 U18 Girls". eurohockey.altiusrt.com. European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  7. "FOKKE Luna". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  8. "Final Day – EuroHockey Junior Championship, m and w, Ghent". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  9. "Netherlands 4–0 China". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  10. "Netherlands 6–0 United States". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
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