NETHERLANDS: PLAYER OF THE YEAR- THREE BELGIAN STARS IN THE TOP FIVE

Earlier this week we announced the Player of the Year list for the women in the Tulp Hoofdklasse. Today it is time for the men. We already know the winner, that is Sander de Wijn. His closest pursuer is Justen Blok, who finished just behind the leader. The Rotterdam defender played a huge part in the magnificent season of his team, which made it to the play-off final.

The rest of the top five is filled by three Belgian internationals. Both Arthurs – De Sloover and Van Doren – and Florent Van Aubel were all the best players on their teams. Just behind that we also find a notable customer, Sam Lane. Lane. The Oranje-Rood striker owes all his points to his first half of the season, in which he performed fantastically. Due to injuries, the New Zealander no longer played for the Eindhoven team.

WV2022 WV2R3954 - Netherlands: Player of the Year: three Belgian stars in the top five - Earlier this week we announced the Player of the Year list for the women in the Tulp Hoofdklasse. Today it's time for the men. We already know the winner, that's Sander de Wijn. His closest pursuer is Justen Blok, who finished just behind the leader. The Rotterdam defender played a huge part in the great season of his team, who made it to the play-off final.

Sam Lane of Oranje-Rood. Photo: Willem Vernes

What also stands out: the winner of the previous season, who we find in eleventh place. Jonas de Geus missed practically the entire first half of the competition due to an injury, but recovered nicely after the winter. Last highlight: the first player without international matches to his name is Schaerweijde goalkeeper Jan de Wijkerslooth, who finished eighteenth.

The ranking is a result of the vote of all captains and coaches in the Hoofdklasse. They submitted their top five to the editors of hockey.nl during the winter break and after the season, which led to the following ranking.

Player of the Year

1. Sander de Wijn	Kampong	109
2. Justen Block	Rotterdam	97
3. Arthur De Sloover	Orange-Red	84
4. Arthur Van Doren	Bloemendaal	82
5. Florent Van Aubel	Pino’s	71
6. Sam Lane	Orange-Red	52
7. Zach Wallace	Bloemendaal	51
8. Thierry Brinkman	Bloemendaal	46
9. Jeroen Hertzberger	Rotterdam	41
10. David Hart	Kampong	40
11. Jonas de Geus	Kampong	34
Floris Middendorp	Amsterdam	34
13. Floris Wortelboer	Bloemendaal	29
14. Derk Meijer	Rotterdam	26
15. Jip Janssen	Kampong	22
Joep de Mol	Orange-Red	22
Joep Troost	Pino’s	22
18. Jan de Wijkerslooth	Schaerweide	19
19. Tjep Hoedemakers	Rotterdam	18
Lars Balk	Kampong	18
21. Duco Telgenkamp	Kampong	14
22. Marc Miralles	Bloemendaal	12
Dyan Cassiem	HDM	12
Tijmen Reyenga	Orange-Red	12
Steyn van Heijningen	Rotterdam	12
26. Joaquin Menini	Rotterdam	10
27. Guus Jansen	Rotterdam	9
Pirmin Blaak	Orange-Red	9
29. Matt Swann	Little Switzerland	7
Koen Bijen	the Bosch	7
Nico Keenan	Little Switzerland	7
32. Alexander Hendrickx	Pino’s	6
Derck de Vilder	Kampong	6
34. David Hussen	Little Switzerland	5
35. Mustapha Cassiem	HDM	4
Thibeau Stockbroekx	Orange-Red	4
Marlon Agriculture	Pino’s	4
38. Jorrit Croon	Bloemendaal	3
Timo Boers	the Bosch	3
Maurits Visser	Bloemendaal	3
41. Kenny Bain	Laren	2
Silas Lageman	Kampong	2
Sébastien Dockier	Pino’s	2
44. Jur van der Have	Schaerweide	1
Lucas Toscani	Laren	1