Steijn van Heijningen

Steijn van Heijningen (born 28 January 1997) is a Dutch professional field hockey who plays as a midfielder for Hoofdklasse club HGC and the Dutch national team.[1][2][3]

Steijn van Heijningen
Personal information
Born (1997-01-28) 28 January 1997
Playing position Midfield
Club information
Current club HGC
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Netherlands U21 15 (0)
2021– Netherlands 7 (0)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing the  Netherlands
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place2023 Bhubaneswar/Rourkela
EuroHockey Championship
Gold medal – first place2023 Mönchengladbach
EuroHockey Junior Championship
Gold medal – first place2017 Valencia

Career

Club hockey

In the Dutch Hoofdklasse, Van Heijningen plays for HC Rotterdam.[4][5]

Under–21

Steijn van Heijningen made his debut for the national junior team in 2016 during a four-nations tournament in Hannover. Later that year he went on to represent the team at the FIH Junior World Cup in Lucknow, finishing in seventh place.[6]

Following his debut, Van Heijningen returned to the junior national team in 2017 for the EuroHockey Junior Championship in Valencia, Spain. At the tournament he won a gold medal.[7]

Oranje

Van Heijningen made his senior debut for the Oranje in 2021 during season three of the FIH Pro League.[8][6]

He was officially named in the national senior squad in 2022.[2]

References
  1. "Team Details – Netherlands". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  2. "Steijn van Heijningen". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Hockey Netherlands. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  3. "van HEIJNINGEN Steijn". eurohockey.altiusrt.com. European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  4. "Heren 1". hgc.nl (in Dutch). HC Rotterdam. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  5. "Steijn van Heijningen". hoofdklassehockey.nl (in Dutch). Hoofdklasse Hockey. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  6. "van HEIJNINGEN Steijn". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  7. "DUTCH GOLD ONCE AGAIN AS THE ORANJE SHOOT DOWN BELGIUM IN MEN'S JUNIOR EURO FINAL". archive.eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  8. "van HEIJNINGEN Steijn". fihproleague.com. FIH Pro League. Retrieved 8 March 2022.


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