Maria Steensma
Dutch field hockey player
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Maria Bobbie Steensma (born 25 September 2001)[1] is a Dutch field hockey player for the Netherlands national team.[2]
The Hague, Netherlands
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Maria Bobbie Steensma | ||
| Born |
25 September 2001 The Hague, Netherlands | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| – | Pinoké | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
| 2022 | Netherlands U–21 | 12 | (6) |
| 2022– | Netherlands | 3 | (1) |
Medal record | |||
Personal life
Career
Domestic hockey
In the Netherlands' domestic league, the Hoofdklasse, Steensma represents Pinoké.[4]
Under–18
In 2018, Steensma was a member of the Netherlands U–18 team that won gold at the 2018 EuroHockey Youth Championship in Santander.[5]
Junior national team
Steensma made her debut for the junior national team in 2022 at the FIH Junior World Cup in Potchefstroom, where the Dutch won the gold medal.[6] Later that year she represented the team again at the EuroHockey Junior Championship in Ghent, where she won a bronze medal.[7]
Senior
Following her success in the national junior teams, Steensma was called up to make her senior international debut in 2022. She made her first appearance in a 2021–22 FIH Pro League match against England.[6]
In 2023, she was named in the national squad.[2] She has since appeared in season four of the FIH Pro League.[6]
International goals
| Goal | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 December 2023 | Polideportivo Provincial, Santiago del Estero, Argentina |  Great Britain | 5–1 | 5–1 | 2023–24 FIH Pro League | [8] |
