National coaches Jesse Mahieu (Junior Men) and Kai de Jager (Junior Women) have announced their 25-member training groups for the U21 World Cup. The men will play their global tournament in India (from Nov. 28 to Dec. 10), the women will go to Chile again (Dec. 1 to 13).
It is the first time that not 16, but 24 countries are participating in the World Under 21 Championship. Due to the larger field of participants, smaller field hockey nations are also participating this year. Kai de Jager’s team is defending their 2023 title in South America. They are in the pool with Japan, Chile and Malaysia. The Dutch Junior men (who finished fifth at the previous World Cup) also play Malaysia and will further take on England and Austria.
With twelve players, Kampong is by far the main supplier of the selections. In the women’s team, the Utrecht-based club will supply no fewer than eight names. Kampong is also well represented in the men’s team with four players. Amsterdam follows with a total of nine internationals (five for the women and four for the men). Pinoké stands at seven players with three ladies and four men.
Junior Men:
| Name | Club |
| Thies Bakker | Kampong |
| Finn van Bijnen | Kampong |
| Tjeerd Boermans | Amsterdam |
| Gijs ter Braak | Bloemendaal |
| Lucas Corstens | Amsterdam |
| Lucas Driessen | Den Bosch |
| Ralph Grevenstuk (K) | Pinoké |
| Casper Hafkamp | SCHC |
| Thije Harm | Amsterdam |
| Teun Hogenhout | Bloemendaal |
| Pepijn Jones | Little Switzerland |
| Tim Knapper | Pinoké |
| Jan van ‘t Land | Bloemendaal |
| Dylan Lucieer | Rotterdam |
| Merijn Maas | HDM |
| Olivier Paalman (K) | Amsterdam |
| Kjell Plantenga | Kampong |
| Iwan Roukema | Pinoké |
| Danilo Trieling | SCHC |
| Pepijn van der Valk | Pinoké |
| Peppe Veen | Schaerweijde |
| Casper van der Veen | Bloemendaal |
| Nieki Verbeek (K) | Oranje-Rood |
| Jens de Vuijst | Kampong |
| Joppe Wolbert | Den Bosch |
The Dutch Junior Ladies won the European Championship in the summer of 2024. Photo: WorldSportPics
Young Orange Ladies:
| Name | Club |
| Trijntje Beljaars | Amsterdam |
| Delany van den Broek | HDM |
| Marit van Buul (K) | Pinoké |
| Phileine Hazen (K) | Bloemendaal |
| Maud van den Heuvel | SCHC |
| Veere ter Horst | Kampong |
| Eline Jansen | Kampong |
| Iris de Kemp | Kampong |
| Katerina Langedijk | Amsterdam |
| Sam Luttmer | Pinoké |
| Guusje Moes | Kampong |
| Noa Muller | Amsterdam |
| Noor van den Nieuwenhof | Kampong |
| Annelotte Nijhuis | Hurley |
| Iza Osborne (K) | Huizen |
| Babs Reijnen | Den Bosch |
| Florine Rodenburg | Pinoké |
| Julie Roovers | Kampong |
| Brechtje van Santbrink | Rotterdam |
| Ivy Tellier | Amsterdam |
| Imke Verstraeten | Amsterdam |
| Mea de Vries | Kampong |
| Kaatje Walhof | HDM |
| Lieve Wijckmans | Den Bosch |
| Fleur Wolfert | Kampong |
by Hockey.nl
