Netherlands men's national under-21 field hockey team
| Nickname(s) | Jong Oranje Heren (Young Orange Men) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Association | Royal Dutch Hockey Federation (Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Confederation | EHF (Europe) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head Coach | Jesse Mahieu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assistant coach(es) | Tim Oudenaller | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | Thijs de Greeff | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Captain | Silas Lageman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Junior World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 13 (first in 1979) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | 2nd (1985, 2009) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| EuroHockey Junior Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 20 (first in 1976) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | 1st (1976, 1978, 1992, 1996, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2017, 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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The Netherlands men's national under-21 field hockey team represents the Netherlands in men's international under-21 field hockey and is controlled by the Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond, the governing body for field hockey in the Netherlands.[1]
The team competes in the Men's EuroHockey Junior Championships which they have won a record ten times. They have also appeared in all Junior World Cups where their best result is winning the silver medal in 1985 and 2009.
Tournament record
Junior World Cup
- 1979 –
- 1982 – 6th place
- 1985 –
- 1989 – 9th place
- 1993 – 4th place
- 1997 – 7th place
- 2001 – 8th place
- 2005 – 5th place
- 2009 –
- 2013 –
- 2016 – 7th place
- 2021 – 5th place
- 2023 – 5th place
EuroHockey Junior Championship
- 1976 –
- 1977 –
- 1978 –
- 1981 –
- 1984 –
- 1988 –
- 1992 –
- 1996 –
- 1998 –
- 2000 –
- 2002 –
- 2004 –
- 2006 –
- 2008 –
- 2010 –
- 2012 –
- 2014 –
- 2017 –
- 2019 –
- 2022 –
- 2024 –
Source:[2]
Players
Current squad
The following 20 players were named on 4 November 2025 for the 2025 Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup in Tamil Nadu, India from 28 November to 10 December 2025.[3]
Caps updated as of 20 July 2024, after the match against Spain.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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| 1 | GK | Nieki Verbeek | 7 October 2004 | 7 | Oranje-Rood |
| 2 | GK | Olivier Paalman | 30 June 2006 | 0 | Amsterdam |
| 5 | Peppe Veen | 11 December 2005 | 0 | Schaerweijde | |
| 6 | Tjeerd Boermans | 1 October 2004 | 0 | Amsterdam | |
| 7 | Danilo Trieling | 22 February 2004 | 5 | SCHC | |
| 8 | Thies Bakker | 22 January 2005 | 5 | Kampong | |
| 9 | Finn van Bijnen | 24 May 2004 | 5 | Kampong | |
| 10 | DF | Gijs ter Braak | 22 September 2004 | 11 | Bloemendaal |
| 11 | MF | Merijn Maas | 15 December 2004 | 0 | HDM |
| 12 | Jens de Vuijst | 12 June 2004 | 3 | Kampong | |
| 13 | Joppe Wolbert | 14 May 2005 | 10 | Den Bosch | |
| 14 | FW | Jan van 't Land | 7 April 2005 | 11 | Bloemendaal |
| 15 | Teun Hogenhout | 19 February 2008 | 0 | Bloemendaal | |
| 16 | MF | Pepijn van der Valk | 9 June 2006 | 18 | Pinoké |
| 17 | Tim Knapper | 22 August 2006 | 5 | Pinoké | |
| 18 | Pepijn Jones | 26 March 2006 | 0 | Klein Zwitserland | |
| 19 | Lucas Corstens | 14 May 2007 | 0 | Amsterdam | |
| 21 | Kjell Plantenga | 19 June 2004 | 0 | Kampong | |
| 22 | FW | Casper van der Veen (Captain) | 29 June 2004 | 22 | Bloemendaal |
| 25 | Casper Hafkamp | 30 May 2004 | 0 | SCHC |
See also
- Netherlands men's national field hockey team
- Netherlands women's national under-21 field hockey team
References
- ^ "Jong Oranje Heren". www.knhb.nl (in Dutch). Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ^ "Competitions Archive". European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ^ "Jong Oranje Heren-selectie voor het WK bekend". knhb.nl. Royal Dutch Hockey Association. 4 November 2025. Retrieved 12 November 2025.