# Netherlands men's national under-21 field hockey team

The Netherlands men's national under-21 field hockey team represents the Netherlands in men's international under-21 field hockey and is controlled by the Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond, the governing body for field hockey in the Netherlands.
The team competes in the Men's EuroHockey Junior Championships which they have won a record ten times. They have also appeared in all Junior World Cups where their best result is winning the silver medal in 1985 and 2009.

## Tournament record
### Junior World Cup

* 1979 –
* 1982 – 6th place
* 1985 –
* 1989 – 9th place
* 1993 – 4th place
* 1997 – 7th place
* 2001 – 8th place
* 2005 – 5th place
* 2009 –
* 2013 –
* 2016 – 7th place
* 2021 – 5th place
* 2023 – 5th place

### EuroHockey Junior Championship

* 1976 –
* 1977 –
* 1978 –
* 1981 –
* 1984 –
* 1988 –
* 1992 –
* 1996 –
* 1998 –
* 2000 –
* 2002 –
* 2004 –
* 2006 –
* 2008 –
* 2010 –
* 2012 –
* 2014 –
* 2017 –
* 2019 –
* 2022 –
* 2024 –
Source:

## Players
### Current squad

The following 18 players were named on 14 July 2022 for the 2022 Men's EuroHockey Junior Championship in Ghent, Belgium from 24 to 30 July 2022.
Caps updated as of 30 July 2022, after the match against Germany.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
| 1 | GK | Steven Verhoogt | (2001-10-14) 14 October 2001 (age 23) | 7 | Pinoké |
| 2 | | Pepijn van der Heijden | (2003-04-22) 22 April 2003 (age 21) | 5 | Rotterdam |
| 3 | GK | Daan Taphoorn | (2003-02-11) 11 February 2003 (age 21) | 0 | Amsterdam |
| 4 | DF | Sheldon Schouten | (2001-03-24) 24 March 2001 (age 23) | 11 | Oranje-Rood |
| 5 | DF | Bram van Battum | (2001-08-06) 6 August 2001 (age 23) | 20 | Kampong |
| 7 | MF | Floris Middendorp | (2001-06-04) 4 June 2001 (age 23) | 21 | Amsterdam |
| 8 | MF | Menno Boeren | (2002-05-12) 12 May 2002 (age 22) | 11 | Rotterdam |
| 9 | | Casper van der Veen | (2004-06-29) 29 June 2004 (age 20) | 11 | Bloemendaal |
| 10 | MF | Silas Lageman (Captain) | (2001-03-06) 6 March 2001 (age 23) | 13 | Kampong |
| 11 | FW | Miles Bukkens | (2003-02-15) 15 February 2003 (age 21) | 11 | Pinoké |
| 12 | FW | Pepijn Reyenga | (2001-05-14) 14 May 2001 (age 23) | 5 | Den Bosch |
| 14 | | Olivier Hortensius | (2002-09-04) 4 September 2002 (age 22) | 11 | Rotterdam |
| 15 | MF | Luke Dommershuijzen | (2002-04-11) 11 April 2002 (age 22) | 10 | Amsterdam |
| 16 | FW | Guus Jansen | (2002-03-07) 7 March 2002 (age 22) | 11 | Rotterdam |
| 17 | FW | Duco Telgenkamp | (2002-07-17) 17 July 2002 (age 22) | 5 | HDM |
| 19 | MF | Casper Berkman | (2003-04-08) 8 April 2003 (age 21) | 5 | Schaerweijde |
| 21 | FW | Boris Aardenburg | (2003-02-06) 6 February 2003 (age 21) | 5 | Schaerweijde |
| 22 | FW | David Huussen | (2001-05-07) 7 May 2001 (age 23) | 6 | Klein Zwitserland |

### Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the squad within the last twelve months.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club | Latest call-up |
| MF | Ties Klinkhamer | (2000-04-16) 16 April 2000 (age 24) | 16 | SCHC | 2021 Junior World Cup |
| FW | Brent van Bijnen | (2001-07-23) 23 July 2001 (age 23) | 11 | Amsterdam | 2021 Junior World Cup |
| | Max de Bie | (2000-06-06) 6 June 2000 (age 24) | 6 | Oranje-Rood | 2021 Junior World Cup |
| DF | Justen Blok | (2000-09-27) 27 September 2000 (age 24) | 6 | Rotterdam | 2021 Junior World Cup |
| | Joppe Stappenbelt | (2001-12-04) 4 December 2001 (age 23) | 6 | Pinoké | 2021 Junior World Cup |
| GK | Flip Wijsman | (2001-06-22) 22 June 2001 (age 23) | 6 | Den Bosch | 2021 Junior World Cup |
| | Daan Bonhof | (2000-10-12) 12 October 2000 (age 24) | 1 | Pinoké | 2021 Junior World Cup |
| | Sam Figge | (2002-02-04) 4 February 2002 (age 22) | 0 | Bloemendaal | 2021 Junior World Cup |