Thijs van Dam
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name |
Thijs Johannes Reinier van Dam | ||
| Born |
5 January 1997 Delft, Netherlands | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Rotterdam | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ring Pass Delft | |||
| Rotterdam | |||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| Rotterdam | |||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
| 2016– | Netherlands (indoor) | 5 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | Netherlands U21 | 14 | (4) |
| 2017– | Netherlands | 54 | (7) |
Thijs Johannes Reinier van Dam (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈtɛis fɑn ˈdɑm]; born 5 January 1997) is a Dutch professional field hockey player who plays as a forward for Rotterdam and the Dutch national team.[1]
Club career
[edit]Born in Delft, van Dam started playing at Ring Pass Delft.[2] After the under 14s, he switched to Rotterdam where he currently still plays in the first team.[2]
International career
[edit]Van Dam's first international match was for the Dutch national indoor hockey team at the 2016 EuroHockey Indoor Championship, where they finished seventh.[3] In November 2016, van Dam was selected for the 2016 Junior World Cup, where the team finished seventh.[4] He made his debut for the senior national team in a test match in Cape Town, South Africa.[5] He was not selected for the 2017 EuroHockey Championship so he played at the 2017 EuroHockey Junior Championship.[6] He was part of the Dutch team that won the silver medal at the 2018 World Cup. Due to a hip operation, he had to mis the 2019 Pro League.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Thijs van Dam". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ a b Wagtman, Stan (15 November 2018). "Delftenaar van Dam naar WK hockey". www.delftsepost.nl (in Dutch). Delftse Post. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ "Netherlands". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ Mansier, Jeroen. "Van Dijk en Huybregts vallen af bij Jong Oranje Heren". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ "Max Caldas maakt groep voor trainingsstage Kaapstad bekend". hockey.nl (in Dutch). 21 December 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ "Thijs van Dam baalde even, maar ziet in EK U21 een mooie uitdaging". hockey.nl (in Dutch). 3 August 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ "Revaliderende Thijs van Dam droomt nog van het EK hockey". hockey.nl (in Dutch). 12 March 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
External links
[edit]- Thijs van Dam at the International Hockey Federation
- Thijs van Dam at the European Hockey Federation
- Thijs van Dam at Olympedia (archive)
- Thijs van Dam at Olympics.com
- Thijs van Dam at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- Thijs van Dam at TeamNL (archive) (in Dutch)
- Thijs van Dam on Instagram
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- 1997 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Delft
- Field hockey players from South Holland
- Dutch male field hockey players
- Male field hockey forwards
- 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup players
- Field hockey players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Field hockey players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic field hockey players for the Netherlands
- HC Rotterdam players
- Men's Hoofdklasse Hockey players
- 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup players
- Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for the Netherlands
- Olympic medalists in field hockey
- 21st-century Dutch sportsmen