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Born |
Voorburg, Netherlands | 5 September 1989|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing position | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current club | HGC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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HGC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014–present | Netherlands | 56 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Last updated on: 29 February 2020 |
Sam van der Ven (born 5 September 1989) is a Dutch field hockey player who plays as a goalkeeper for HGC and the Dutch national team.[1]
Van der Ven made his debut for the Dutch national team in a test match against Belgium in 2014.[2] He was a part of the Dutch squad which won the silver medal at the 2018 World Cup.[3][4] In June 2019, he was selected as the joint first goalkeeper in the Netherlands squad for the 2019 EuroHockey Championship.[5] They won the bronze medal by defeating Germany 4–0.[6]