Sam van der Ven

Sam van der Ven (born 5 September 1989) is a Dutch field hockey player who plays as a goalkeeper for HGC and the Dutch national team.[1]

In this Dutch name, the surname is van der Ven, not Ven.

Sam van der Ven
Personal information
Born (1989-09-05) 5 September 1989
Voorburg, Netherlands
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club HGC
Senior career
Years Team
HGC
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–present Netherlands 56 (0)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing the  Netherlands
World Cup
Silver medal – second place2018 Bhubaneswar
EuroHockey Championship
Gold medal – first place2017 Amstelveen
Bronze medal – third place2019 Antwerp
FIH Pro League
Bronze medal – third place2019 Amstelveen
Champions Trophy
Bronze medal – third place2018 Breda
Last updated on: 29 February 2020

International career

Van der Ven made his debut for the Dutch national team in a test match against Belgium in 2014.[2] He was a part of the Dutch squad which won the silver medal at the 2018 World Cup.[3][4] In June 2019, he was selected as the joint first goalkeeper in the Netherlands squad for the 2019 EuroHockey Championship.[5] They won the bronze medal by defeating Germany 4–0.[6]

References
  1. "Sam van der Ven". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Hockey.nl. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  2. "van der VEN Sam". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  3. "Team Details Netherlands". fih.altiusrt.com. International Hockey Federation. p. 12. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  4. "Dit is de selectie van Oranje voor het WK in India". hockey.nl (in Dutch). 26 October 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  5. "Selectie Heren EK Hockey 2019 bekend". www.knhb.nl (in Dutch). Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond. 29 July 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  6. "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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