Jorrit Croon

Jorrit Croon
Croon at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1998-08-09) 9 August 1998 (age 26)
Leiderdorp, Netherlands
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 75 kg (165 lb)
Playing position Midfielder / Forward
Club information
Current club Bloemendaal
Youth career
L.S.C. Alecto
HGC
Senior career
Years Team
2014–2018 HGC
2018–present Bloemendaal
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2015–2016 Netherlands U21 8 (2)
2016–present Netherlands 127 (19)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Team
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2018 Bhubaneswar
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Bhubaneswar–Rourkela
EuroHockey Championship
Gold medal – first place 2017 Amstelveen
Gold medal – first place 2021 Amstelveen
Gold medal – first place 2023 Mönchengladbach
Champions Trophy
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Breda

Jorrit Croon (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈjɔrɪt ˈkroːn]; born 9 August 1998) is a Dutch professional field hockey player[1] who plays as a midfielder or forward for Bloemendaal and the Dutch national team.

Club career

Croon started playing hockey at LSC Alecto. Since 2014 he has played for the first team of HGC, he made his debut at 16 years old. In 2016 Croon and his team finished third in the Hoofdklasse but were eliminated in the playoffs to win the national championship. After 3 seasons with HGC, he transferred in the summer of 2018 to Bloemendaal.[2] In his first season with Bloemendaal, he won his first Dutch national title by defeating Kampong in the championship final.[3]

International career

After his great performances in the Hoofdklasse, Croon was called up for the national team to play in the 2016 Summer Olympics.[4] At the 2017 EuroHockey Championship, where the Netherlands won the gold medal, Croon won the Under-21 Player of the Tournament award.[5] He initially wasn't selected for the 2018 World Cup,[6] but he replaced the injured Floris Wortelboer before the start of the tournament.[7] He had to miss the 2019 EuroHockey Championship due to a shoulder injury he incurred during the 2019 FIH Pro League semi-finals.[8]

Personal life

Croon is studying commercial economy at the Johan Cruyff University in Amsterdam.[9]

Honours

Club

Bloemendaal

International

Netherlands

References

  1. ^ Jorrit Croon (27 May 2016). "Jorrit Croon". Hockey.nl. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Jorrit Croon volgend seizoen bij Bloemendaal" (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Oranjefeest in Bloemendaal: hockeyers na negen jaar weer kampioen". nos.nl (in Dutch). NOS. 26 May 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  4. ^ "'Wat goed is, is goed. En Jorrit Croon is een goede speler' | NOS". Nos.nl. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  5. ^ Barreveld, Merel (27 August 2017). "Arthur van Doren wins best player award, Jorrit Croon is under-21 talent". rabo-eurohockeychampionships2017.com. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  6. ^ "Dit is de selectie van Oranje voor het WK in India". hockey.nl (in Dutch). 26 October 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  7. ^ "Jorrit Croon vervangt geblesseerde Floris Wortelboer in WK-selectie". hockey.nl (in Dutch). 30 October 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  8. ^ "Hockeyer Jorrit Croon mist EK door schouderblessure". www.noordhollandsdagblad.nl (in Dutch). Leiderdorp: Noordhollands Dagblad. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  9. ^ Jorrit Croon. nbcolympics.com
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