Jonas de Geus
Dutch field hockey player
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Jonas de Geus (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈjoːnɑz də ˈɣøːs]; born 29 April 1998) is a Dutch professional field hockey player who plays as a midfielder for Kampong and the Dutch national team.[1]
Amsterdam, Netherlands
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
29 April 1998 Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Kampong | ||
| Youth career | |||
| – | Almere | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| –2019 | Almere | ||
| 2019–present | Kampong | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
| 2016 | Netherlands U21 | 5 | (0) |
| 2017–present | Netherlands | 127 | (7) |
Club career
De Geus started playing hockey at Almere where he went through all the youth ranks until he made his debut for the first team. In April 2019, he announced he would leave Almere at the end of the season.[2] One month later he signed a four-year contract at Kampong.[3] In the 2022–23 season he won the Golden Stick as the best player of the season.[4]
International career
In November 2016, de Geus was selected for the 2016 Junior World Cup, where the team finished seventh.[5] He made his debut for the senior national team at the age of 18 in a test match against South Africa in 2017.[6] He was part of the Dutch team that won the silver medal at the 2018 World Cup. In June 2019, he was selected in the Netherlands squad for the 2019 EuroHockey Championship.[7] They won the bronze medal by defeating Germany 4–0.[8] He was named the under-21 player of the tournament.[9] In December 2019, he was nominated for the FIH Rising Star of the Year Award.[10]
