Pien Sanders
Personal information
Born (1998-06-11) 11 June 1998
Udenhout, Netherlands
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
Women's field hockey
Representing  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2020 TokyoTeam
World Cup
Gold medal – first place2022 Terrassa/Amstelveen
FIH World League
Gold medal – first place2016–17 AucklandTeam
EuroHockey Nations Championship
Gold medal – first place2017 Amstelveen
Gold medal – first place2021 Amstelveen
Gold medal – first place2023 Mönchengladbach
Champions Trophy
Gold medal – first place2018 Changzhou
FIH Junior World Cup
Silver medal – second place2016 Santiago

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]

Personal life

Pien Sanders grew up in Tilburg, Netherlands.[1]

Sanders is sponsored by Brabo Hockey.[3]

Career

Club hockey

In the Dutch Hoofdklasse, Sanders plays for HC Den Bosch.[4]

National teams

Under–18

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]

Under–21

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]

Oranje Dames

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]

International goals


Goal		 Date Location Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
124 February 2019CeNARD, Buenos Aires, Argentina Argentina2–12–12019 FIH Pro League[9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Pien Sanders". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Hockey Netherlands. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  2. ↑ "Team Details – Netherlands". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  3. ↑ "Brabo Hockey – The Style of Play". brabohockey.com. Brabo Hockey. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  4. ↑ "Grote Bossche bijdrage in eerste ProLeague-wedstrijden". hcdenbosch.nl (in Dutch). HC Den Bosch. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  5. ↑ "SANDERS Pien". eurohockey.altiusrt.com. European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  6. ↑ "SANTANDER – EUROHOCKEY YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS ENDED WITH NETHERLANDS AND GERMANY AS CHAMPIONS". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  7. 1 2 3 "SANDERS Pien". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  8. ↑ "SANDERS Pien". fihproleague.com. FIH Pro League. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  9. ↑ "Argentina 1–2 Netherlands". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
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