Joep Paul Eric de Mol (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈjub də ˈmɔl]; born 10 December 1995) is a Dutch field hockey player who plays as a defender for Oranje-Rood and the Dutch national team.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joep Paul Eric de Mol | ||
| Born |
10 December 1995 Berkel-Enschot, Netherlands | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Oranje-Rood | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Berkel Enschot | |||
| –2011 | Tilburg | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2011–2014 | Push | ||
| 2014–2016 | Oranje Zwart | ||
| 2016–present | Oranje-Rood | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
| 2015–2016 | Netherlands U21 | 11 | (1) |
| 2015–present | Netherlands | 87 | (0) |
Club career
editDe Mol started playing hockey at his local club in Berkel-Enschot and he also played in the youth ranks of HC Tilburg. He then played three years for Push in Breda.[2] In 2014 he made the switch to Oranje Zwart.[3] After Oranje Zwart merged in 2016 with EMHC he started playing for the newly formed club Oranje-Rood.[citation needed]
International career
editDe Mol made his debut for the senior national team at the 2015 Hockey World League Final when he replaced the injured Sander Baart.[4] He was named as a reserve for the 2018 World Cup.[5] He was called up during the knockout stage to replace the injured Sander de Wijn.[6] In June 2019, he was selected in the Netherlands squad for the 2019 EuroHockey Championship.[7] They won the bronze medal by defeating Germany 4–0.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Joep de Mol". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 July 2019.
- ^ Weber, Natasja (27 June 2018). "Even geen etentje bij Pakistaanse buren voor hockeyer Joep de Mol". www.bndestem.nl (in Dutch). BN DeStem. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
- ^ Liebrand, Anneke (1 April 2014). "OZ strikt Tilburgse middenvelder Joep de Mol". www.bndestem.nl (in Dutch). BN DeStem. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
- ^ "De Mol vervangt geblesseerde Baart bij HWL". nos.nl (in Dutch). NOS. 19 November 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
- ^ "Dit is de selectie van Oranje voor het WK in India". hockey.nl (in Dutch). 26 October 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
- ^ "Netherlands' Joep de Mol Replaces Sander de Wijn". www.worldcup2018.hockey. International Hockey Federation. 12 December 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
- ^ "Selectie Heren EK Hockey 2019 bekend". www.knhb.nl (in Dutch). Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond. 29 July 2019. Archived from the original on 9 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ "Hockeyers verslaan Duitsland weer en pakken brons". www.ad.nl (in Dutch). Algemeen Dagblad. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
External links
edit- Joep de Mol at the International Hockey Federation
- Joep de Mol at Olympics.com
- Joep de Mol at Olympedia
- Joep de Mol at TeamNL (archive) (in Dutch)
