Derck de Vilder
Dutch field hockey player
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Derck de Vilder (born 23 November 1998) is a Dutch professional field hockey player who plays as a defender or midfielder for Hoofdklasse club Kampong and the Dutch national team.[1][2][3]
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| Born | 23 November 1998 Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Field hockey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defender / Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
Club hockey
In the Dutch Hoofdklasse, De Vilder plays for SV Kampong.[4]
National teams
Under–21
De Vilder made his debut for the Netherlands U–21 team in 2017 during a test series against Germany in Mönchengladbach.[5] Later that year he won a gold medal with the team at the EuroHockey Junior Championship in Valencia, Spain.[6]
In 2019, two years after his debut, De Vilder returned to the junior national team during an eight-nations tournament in Madrid.[5] He went on to represent the team at another EuroHockey Junior Championship later that year, on this occasion winning a bronze medal.[7]
Oranje
Derck de Vilder made his senior debut for the Oranje in 2018 during a test series against Australia in Perth.[5]
He has since gone on to make a number of appearances for the national team, before being named in the official squad for the first time in 2022.[2]
