Netherlands men's national under-21 field hockey team

Netherlands
Nickname(s)	Jong Oranje Heren (Young Orange Men)
Association	Royal Dutch Hockey Federation (Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond)
Confederation	EHF (Europe)
Head Coach	Michiel van der Struijk
Assistant coach(es)	Jesse Mahieu
Manager	Tim Jenniskens
Captain	Silas Lageman
Home	Away
Junior World Cup
Appearances	12 (first in 1979)
Best result	2nd (1985, 2009)
EuroHockey Junior Championship
Appearances	19 (first in 1976)
Best result	1st (1976, 1978, 1992, 1996, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2017)
Medal record
Junior World Cup
EuroHockey Junior Championship

The Netherlands men's national under-21 field hockey team represents the Netherlands in men's international under-21 field hockey and is controlled by the Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond, the governing body for field hockey in the Netherlands.[1]

The team competes in the EuroHockey Junior Championships which they have won a record nine times. They have also appeared in all Junior World Cups where their best result is winning the silver medal in 1985 and 2009.

Tournament record

Junior World Cup

1979 –
1982 – 6th place
1985 –
1989 – 9th place
1993 – 4th place
1997 – 7th place
2001 – 8th place
2005 – 5th place
2009 –
2013 –
2016 – 7th place
2021 – 5th place

EuroHockey Junior Championship

1976 –
1977 –
1978 –
1981 –
1984 –
1988 –
1992 –
1996 –
1998 –
2000 –
2002 –
2004 –
2006 –
2008 –
2010 –
2012 –
2014 –
2017 –
2019 –
2022 – Qualified

Source:[2]

Current squad

The following 20 players were named on 16 November 2021 for the 2021 Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup in Bhubaneswar, India.[3]

Caps updated as of 5 December 2021, after the match against Belgium.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	GK	Flip Wijsman	(2001-06-22) 22 June 2001	6	Den Bosch
4	DF	Sheldon Schouten	(2001-03-24) 24 March 2001	6	Oranje-Rood
5		Bram van Battum	(2001-08-06) 6 August 2001	15	Kampong
7	MF	Floris Middendorp	(2001-06-04) 4 June 2001	16	Amsterdam
8		Menno Boeren	(2002-05-12) 12 May 2002	6	Rotterdam
9		Casper van der Veen	(2004-06-29) 29 June 2004	6	Bloemendaal
10	MF	Silas Lageman (Captain)	(2001-03-06) 6 March 2001	8	Kampong
11	FW	Brent van Bijnen	(2001-07-23) 23 July 2001	11	Amsterdam
12		Daan Bonhof	(2000-10-12) 12 October 2000	1	Pinoké
13	GK	Steven Verhoogt	(2001-10-14) 14 October 2001	2	Pinoké
14	FW	Miles Bukkens	(2003-02-15) 15 February 2003	6	Pinoké
15		Max de Bie	(2000-06-06) 6 June 2000	6	Oranje-Rood
16	FW	Guus Jansen	(2002-03-07) 7 March 2002	6	Rotterdam
17		Joppe Stappenbelt	(2001-12-04) 4 December 2001	6	Pinoké
19		Sam Figge	(2002-02-04) 4 February 2002	0	Bloemendaal
20	MF	Luke Dommershuijzen	(2002-04-11) 11 April 2002	5	Amsterdam
21	DF	Justen Blok	(2000-09-27) 27 September 2000	6	Rotterdam
22	FW	David Huussen	(2001-05-07) 7 May 2001	6	Klein Zwitserland
23	MF	Ties Klinkhamer	(2000-04-16) 16 April 2000	16	SCHC
24		Olivier Hortensius	(2002-09-04) 4 September 2002	6	Rotterdam

References

"Jong Oranje Heren". www.knhb.nl (in Dutch). Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
"Competitions Archive". European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
van Nugteren, Marco (16 November 2021). "Van der Struijk: 'Wij willen natuurlijk wereldkampioen worden'". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 November 2021.

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[1] "Jong Oranje Heren". www.knhb.nl (in Dutch). Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond. Retrieved 15 July 2019.

[2] "Competitions Archive". European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 15 July 2019.

[3] van Nugteren, Marco (16 November 2021). "Van der Struijk: 'Wij willen natuurlijk wereldkampioen worden'". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 November 2021.