Miles Bukkens
Dutch field hockey player
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Miles Bukkens (born 15 February 2003)[1] is a Dutch field hockey player who plays as a forward for Hoofdklasse club Pinoké and the Dutch national team.[2]
Badhoevedorp, Netherlands
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| Born |
15 February 2003 Badhoevedorp, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2012 | Kikkers | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Reigers | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2020 | Pinoké | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2020–present | Pinoké | |||||||||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021–present | Netherlands U21 | 11 | (23) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2023–present | Netherlands | 11 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal life
Miles Bukkens was born and raised in Badhoevedorp, Netherlands.[3]
Club career
In the Netherlands' domestic league, the Hoofdklasse, Bukkens represents Pinoké.[4][5][6][7] Before he joined the youth ranks of Pinoké he played for the Kikkers and Reigers.[8]
Bukkens currently holds Pinoké's all-time scoring record for their Heren 1, with 27[3]. He achieved this in the 2024/25 season.
International career
Under–21
Miles Bukkens made his debut for the Netherlands under-21 team at the 2021 FIH Junior World Cup in Bhubaneswar.[9] He finished the tournament as the highest scorer, with 18 goals.[10]
In 2022, Bukkens was a member of the gold medal-winning squad at the EuroHockey Junior Championship in Ghent.[9][11]
National team
Bukkens made his senior international debut in 2022 during season four of the FIH Pro League.[9]
