Floris Frederik van Son (born February 5, 1992) is a Canadian field hockey player who plays as a forward for Dutch Hoofdklasse club Hurley and the Canadian national team.[1] Although born in the Netherlands, Van Son represents the country of birth of his father, Canada.[2]
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Full name | Floris Frederik van Son | |||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Apeldoorn, Netherlands | May 14, 1992|||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||
Playing position | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||||||||||
Current club | Hurley | |||||||||||||||||||
Senior career | ||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||
–2019 | HIC | |||||||||||||||||||
2019–2021 | AMVJ | |||||||||||||||||||
2021–present | Hurley | |||||||||||||||||||
National team | ||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Caps | Goals | |||||||||||||||||
2016–present | Canada | 47 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Last updated on: 24 July 2021 |
Career
editVan Son represented Canada at the 2017 Men's Pan American Cup, winning silver. In 2018, Van Son competed for Canada at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia. The team finished in 8th.[1] Later that year, Van Son was part of the 11th place Canadian team at the 2018 Men's Field hockey World Cup.[1]
Olympics
editVan Son was selected to represent Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Floris Van Son". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ "Floris Van Son". www.fieldhockey.ca/. Field Hockey Canada. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ Awad, Brandi (28 June 2021). "Team Canada's squad of 16 set for field hockey at Tokyo 2020". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ "Sixteen Athletes Chosen to Represent Canada in Tokyo". www.fieldhockey.ca/. Field Hockey Canada. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
External links
edit- Floris van Son at the International Hockey Federation
- Floris van Son at Team Canada
- Floris van Son at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (archived)
- Floris van Son at Olympedia
- Floris Frederik van Son at Olympics.com