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Sam van der Ven
Personal information
Born (1989-09-05) 5 September 1989 (age 36)
Voorburg, Netherlands
Sport
SportField hockey
PositionGoalkeeper
Youth career
Team
Rijswijk
HDM
Senior career
Years Team Caps Goals
2008–2024 HGC - -
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2014–2020 Netherlands 57 (0)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing the  Netherlands
World Cup
Silver medal – second place2018 Bhubaneswar
EuroHockey Championship
Gold medal – first place2017 Amstelveen
Bronze medal – third place2019 Antwerp
Champions Trophy
Bronze medal – third place2018 Breda

Sam van der Ven (born 5 September 1989) is a Dutch former field hockey player who played as a goalkeeper for HGC and the Dutch national team.[1]

Club career

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Van der Ven started playing for Rijswijk and in the under-16's he switched to HDM.[2] He played his whole senior career for HGC where he played for 16 years. His last games for HGC were the relegation play-offs in the 2023–24 season.[3]

International career

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Van der Ven made his debut for the Dutch national team in a test match against Belgium in 2014.[4] He was a part of the Dutch squad which won the silver medal at the 2018 World Cup.[5][6] In June 2019, he was selected as the joint first goalkeeper in the Netherlands squad for the 2019 EuroHockey Championship.[7] They won the bronze medal by defeating Germany 4–0.[8]

References

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  1. "Sam van der Ven". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Hockey.nl. Archived from the original on 19 September 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  2. Collewijn, Sander (5 May 2019). "Hockeymonoloog Sam van der Ven: 'Keepers zijn perfectionisten'". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Hockey.nl. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  3. Romijn, Kees (1 June 2024). "Na 16 jaar HGC stopt Sam van der Ven (34) ermee: 'No way dat ik in mijn laatste wedstrijd degradeer'". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). DPG Media. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  4. "van der VEN Sam". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  5. "Team Details Netherlands". fih.altiusrt.com. International Hockey Federation. p. 12. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  6. "Dit is de selectie van Oranje voor het WK in India". hockey.nl (in Dutch). 26 October 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  7. "Selectie Heren EK Hockey 2019 bekend". www.knhb.nl (in Dutch). Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond. 29 July 2019. Archived from the original on 9 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  8. "Hockeyers verslaan Duitsland weer en pakken brons". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). DPG Media. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
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