Steijn van Heijningen
Dutch field hockey player (born 1997)
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Steijn van Heijningen (born 28 January 1997) is a Dutch field hockey player who plays as a midfielder for Hoofdklasse club Rotterdam and the Dutch national team.[1][2][3]
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| Born | 28 January 1997 Leiderdorp, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Field hockey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Rotterdam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club career
International career
Under–21
Steijn van Heijningen made his debut for the national junior team in 2016 during a four-nations tournament in Hannover. Later that year he went on to represent the team at the FIH Junior World Cup in Lucknow, finishing in seventh place.[6]
Following his debut, Van Heijningen returned to the junior national team in 2017 for the EuroHockey Junior Championship in Valencia, Spain. At the tournament he won a gold medal.[7]
Oranje
Van Heijningen made his senior debut for the Oranje in 2021 during season three of the FIH Pro League.[8][6]
He was officially named in the national senior squad in 2022.[2] Because of an injured teammate, he participated in only the final of the 2024 Summer Olympics, winning gold.
