Sander de Wijn
Dutch field hockey player
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Sander Sebastiaan Robert Jan de Wijn (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsɑndər də ˈʋɛin]; born 2 May 1990) is a Dutch field hockey player who plays as a defender for Kampong and the Dutch national team.
Full name
Sander Sebastian
Robert Jan de Wijn
Robert Jan de Wijn
Born
2 May 1990
Boxmeer, Netherlands
Boxmeer, Netherlands
Height
1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight
78 kg (172 lb)
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name |
Sander Sebastian Robert Jan de Wijn | ||
| Born |
2 May 1990 Boxmeer, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Kampong | ||
| Youth career | |||
| – | Union | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2008– | Kampong | ||
| 2018 | → UniKL | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
| 2011–2021 | Netherlands | 161 | (8) |
| 2022–2024 | Netherlands hockey5s | 13 | (19) |
Medal record | |||
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed for the national team in the men's tournament winning a silver medal.[1] He also competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where the Netherlands lost the bronze-medal match to Germany in the field hockey tournament.[2]