Koen Bijen

Koen Bijen
Personal information
Born (1998-07-27) 27 July 1998 (age 26)
Leiden, Netherlands
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club Den Bosch
Youth career
HDM
Senior career
Years Team
–2017 HDM
2017–2020 Klein Zwitserland
2020–present Den Bosch
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2019 Netherlands U21 10 (3)
2021–present Netherlands 43 (22)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Team
FIH Hockey World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Bhubaneswar–Rourkela
EuroHockey Championship
Gold medal – first place 2023 Mönchengladbach
EuroHockey Junior Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Valencia

Koen Bijen (born 27 July 1998) is a Dutch professional field hockey player who plays as a forward for Hoofdklasse club Den Bosch and the Dutch national team.[1][2][3]

Club career

Bijen first played football when he was young but after nine years of playing football he switched to hockey and joined HDM.[4] When HDM in 2017 was promoted to the Hoofdklasse, he was deemed not good enough and he left HDM for Klein Zwitserland.[5] He currently plays for Den Bosch who he joined in 2020.[6]

International career

Under–21

In 2019 Bijen made his debut for the national junior team during an eight-nations tournament in Madrid.[7] He went on to represent the team at the EuroHockey Junior Championship in Valencia later that year, winning a bronze medal.[8]

Oranje

Koen Bijen made his senior debut for the Oranje in 26 november 2021 during season three of the FIH Pro League.[9][7]

He was officially named in the national senior squad in 2022.[2]

Honours

Den Bosch
  • Gold Cup: 2022–23
Netherlands

References

  1. ^ "Team Details – Netherlands". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Koen Bijen". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Hockey Netherlands. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  3. ^ "BIJEN Koen". eurohockey.altiusrt.com. European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  4. ^ Goossens, Chloë (10 May 2022). "Hagenees Bijen naar Den Bosch: 'De zachte G lukt me al'". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  5. ^ Klanke, Peter (12 October 2018). "Koen Bijen zet eerste stap op weg naar uiteindelijke droom". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Heren 1". hcdenbosch.nl (in Dutch). HC Den Bosch. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  7. ^ a b "BIJEN Koen". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  8. ^ "GERMANY LIFTS THE JUNIOR EUROHOCKEY CUP, MEN". archive.eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 21 July 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  9. ^ "BIJEN Koen". fihproleague.com. FIH Pro League. Retrieved 6 March 2022.


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