Thijs van Dam

Thijs van Dam
Personal information
Full name Thijs Johannes
Reinier van Dam
Born (1997-01-05) 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)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Team
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2018 Bhubaneswar
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Bhubaneswar/Rourkela
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2021 Amstelveen
Gold medal – first place 2023 Mönchengladbach
Silver medal – second place 2025 Mönchengladbach
Champions Trophy
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Breda
EuroHockey Junior Championship
Gold medal – first place 2017 Valencia

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

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

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

  1. ^ "Thijs van Dam". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  2. ^ a b Wagtman, Stan (15 November 2018). "Delftenaar van Dam naar WK hockey". www.delftsepost.nl (in Dutch). Delftse Post. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Netherlands". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  4. ^ Mansier, Jeroen. "Van Dijk en Huybregts vallen af bij Jong Oranje Heren". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Max Caldas maakt groep voor trainingsstage Kaapstad bekend". hockey.nl (in Dutch). 21 December 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Thijs van Dam baalde even, maar ziet in EK U21 een mooie uitdaging". hockey.nl (in Dutch). 3 August 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  7. ^ "Revaliderende Thijs van Dam droomt nog van het EK hockey". hockey.nl (in Dutch). 12 March 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2019.