Maria Bobbie Steensma (born 25 September 2001)[1] is a Dutch field hockey player.[2]

Maria Steensma
Personal information
Full name Maria Bobbie Steensma
Born (2001-09-25) 25 September 2001 (age 23)
The Hague, Netherlands
Playing position Forward
Senior career
Years Team
Pinoké
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2022 Netherlands U–21 12 (6)
2022– Netherlands 3 (1)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing  Netherlands
FIH Junior World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2022 Potchefstroom Team
EuroHockey Junior Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Ghent Team
EuroHockey Youth Championship
Gold medal – first place 2018 Santander Team

Personal life

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Maria Steensma was born and raised in The Hague.[3]

Career

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Domestic hockey

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In the Netherlands' domestic league, the Hoofdklasse, Steensma represents Pinoké.[4]

Under–18

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In 2018, Steensma was a member of the Netherlands U–18 team that won gold at the 2018 EuroHockey Youth Championship in Santander.[5]

Junior national team

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Steensma made her debut for the junior national team in 2022 at the FIH Junior World Cup in Potchefstroom.[6] At the tournament she won a gold medal. Later that year she represented the team again at the EuroHockey Junior Championship in Ghent, where she won a bronze medal.[7]

Senior

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Following her success in the national junior teams, Steensma was called up to make her senior international debut in 2022. She made her first appearance in a 2021–22 FIH Pro League match against England.[6]

In 2023, she was named in the national squad.[2] She has since appeared in season four of the FIH Pro League.[6]

International goals

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Goal Date Location Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 10 December 2023 Polideportivo Provincial, Santiago del Estero, Argentina   Great Britain 5–1 5–1 2023–24 FIH Pro League [8]

References

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  1. ^ "Team Details – Netherlands". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Maria Steensma". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Hockey Netherlands. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Maria Steensma". interlandhistorie.knhb.nl (in Dutch). Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Dames 1". pinoke.nl (in Dutch). Pinoké. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  5. ^ "STEENSMA Maria". eurohockey.altiusrt.com. European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  6. ^ a b c "STEENSMA Maria". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Final Day – EuroHockey Junior Championship, m and w, Ghent". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  8. ^ "Netherlands 5–1 Great Britain". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
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