Personal information | |||
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Born |
Udenhout, Netherlands | 11 June 1998||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Den Bosch | ||
National team | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016-2016 | Netherlands U–21 | 6 | (3) |
2017–present | Netherlands | 63 | (1) |
Medal record |
Pien Sanders (born 11 June 1998) is a Dutch field hockey player who plays as a defender for Den Bosch and the Dutch national team. [1] [2]
Pien Sanders grew up in Tilburg, Netherlands. [1]
Sanders is sponsored by Brabo Hockey. [3]
In the Dutch Hoofdklasse, Sanders plays for HC Den Bosch. [4]
In 2015, Sanders was a member of the Netherlands U–18 side at the EuroHockey Youth Championship in Santander, Spain. [5] At the tournament, Sanders won a gold medal with the team and was awarded Player of the Tournament. [6]
Sanders was a member of the Netherlands Under–21 team at the 2016 FIH Junior World Cup in Santiago, Chile where the team won a silver medal. [7]
Pien Sanders made her debut for the Oranje Dames in 2017, during a test series against Spain in Cádiz, Spain. [1] [7]
Since her debut, Sanders has medalled with the Dutch national team on three occasions, winning gold on each occasion. The medals came at the 2017 EuroHockey Championships in Amstelveen, Netherlands; at the 2016–17 FIH World League in Auckland, New Zealand; and at the 2018 Champions Trophy in Changzhou, China. [7]
In 2019, Sanders appeared in the inaugural tournament of the FIH Pro League. [8]
Goal |
Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1 | 24 February 2019 | CeNARD, Buenos Aires, Argentina | ![]() |
2–1 | 2–1 | 2019 FIH Pro League | [9] |