Sam van der Ven
Sam van der Ven (born 5 September 1989) is a Dutch former field hockey player who played as a goalkeeper for HGC and the Dutch national team.[1] Club careerVan der Ven started playing for Rijswijk and in the under-16's he switched to HDM.[2] He played his whole senior career for HGC where he played for 16 years. His last games for HGC were the relegation play-offs in the 2023–24 season.[3] International careerVan der Ven made his debut for the Dutch national team in a test match against Belgium in 2014.[4] He was a part of the Dutch squad which won the silver medal at the 2018 World Cup.[5][6] In June 2019, he was selected as the joint first goalkeeper in the Netherlands squad for the 2019 EuroHockey Championship.[7] They won the bronze medal by defeating Germany 4–0.[8] References
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