Tjep Hoedemakers (born 14 October 1999)[1] is a Dutch field hockey player who plays as a forward for Hoofdklasse club Rotterdam and the Dutch national team.

Tjep Hoedemakers
Personal information
Born (1999-10-14) 14 October 1999 (age 25)
Geldrop, Netherlands]
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club Rotterdam
Youth career
0000–2016 Oranje Zwart
2016–2017 Oranje-Rood
2017–2018 Rotterdam
Senior career
Years Team
2018–present Rotterdam
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2019 Netherlands U21 10 (6)
2021–present Netherlands 40 (14)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Team
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Bhubaneswar–Rourkela
EuroHockey Junior Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Valencia

Club career

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Hoedemakers played in the youth ranks of Oranje Zwart and Oranje-Rood until 2018 when he moved to Rotterdam.[2] After one season in the under-18 team and training with the first team and already playing a few matches he officially joined the first senior team.[3]

International career

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Under–21

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In 2019, Hoedemakers made his debut for the national junior team during an eight-nations tournament in Madrid.[4] He went on to represent the team at the EuroHockey Junior Championship in Valencia later that year, winning a bronze medal.[5]

Oranje

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Tjep Hoedemakers made his senior debut for the Oranje in 2021 during season three of the FIH Pro League.[6][4] He was officially named in the national senior squad in 2022.[7] He was originally selected for the squad for the 2023 Men's EuroHockey Championship but he had to withdraw because of on injury.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Team Details – Netherlands". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Hockeyers Van Baal en Hoedemakers naar Rotterdam". bndestem.nl (in Dutch). 2 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Tjep Hoedemakers eerste versterking Heren-1" (in Dutch).
  4. ^ a b "HOEDEMAKERS Tjep". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  5. ^ "GERMANY LIFTS THE JUNIOR EUROHOCKEY CUP, MEN". archive.eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 21 July 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  6. ^ "HOEDEMAKERS Tjep". fihproleague.com. FIH Pro League. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Tjep Hoedemakers". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Hockey Netherlands. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  8. ^ "Geblesseerde Hoedemakers niet mee naar EK hockey, Middendorp vervanger". nos.nl (in Dutch). NOS. 15 August 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
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