Floris Wortelboer
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
4 August 1996 Teteringen, Netherlands | ||
| Playing position | Defender / Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Bloemendaal | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Teteringen | |||
| Push | |||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| –2015 | Push | ||
| 2015–2017 | Den Bosch | ||
| 2017–present | Bloemendaal | ||
| 2024–present | → UP Rudras | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Netherlands U21 | 10 | (0) |
| 2017–present | Netherlands | 118 | (6) |
Medal record | |||
Floris Wortelboer (born 4 August 1996) is a Dutch professional field hockey player who plays as a defender or midfielder for Hoofdklasse club Bloemendaal and the Dutch national team.[1][2][3]
Club career
[edit]Wortelboer first played football when he was young but when he was around seven years old he made the switch to hockey and started playing at the local hockey club Teteringen. He then made the switch to Push where he played from the under-12 teams until the first senior men's team.[4] In 2017 he made the switch to Den Bosch where he signed for two seasons.[5] After those two seasons he moved to Bloemendaal in 2017.[6][7] For the 2024–25 Hockey India League, he was signed by the UP Rudras for a total of ₹27 lakhs.[8][9]
International career
[edit]Under–21
[edit]Wortelboer made his debut for the Netherlands U–21 team in 2015 during a test series in Breda.[10] The following year he went on to represent the team at the FIH Junior World Cup in Lucknow.[10]
Oranje
[edit]Floris Wortelboer made his senior debut for the Oranje in 2017. He played his first international during the Summer Series in Cape Town.[2] He went on to win his major medal with the team that year, taking home gold at the EuroHockey Championship in Amsterdam.[11]
He went on to add two bronze medals to his collection. His first at the 2018 FIH Champions Trophy in Breda, as well as the 2019 FIH Pro League in Amsterdam.[12][10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Team Details – Netherlands". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Floris Wortelboer". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Hockey Netherlands. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ^ "WORTELBOER Floris". eurohockey.altiusrt.com. European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ^ Collewijn, Sander (12 August 2017). "Verrassende EK-debutant Floris Wortelboer moest knop omzetten na WK in India". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ "Floris Wortelboer van Push naar HC Den Bosch". bndestem.nl (in Dutch). BN DeStem. 27 April 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ "Floris Wortelboer maakt overstap van Den Bosch naar Bloemendaal". hockey.nl (in Dutch). 16 May 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ "Heren 1". hcbloemendaal.nl (in Dutch). HC Bloemendaal. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ^ van Nugteren, Marco (14 October 2024). "Gekte in India: Janssen met 59.000 euro best betaalde Oranje-ster". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Hockey.nl. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
- ^ "UP Rudras squad, Hockey India League 2024-25: Full list of players after auction, remaining purse". sportstar.thehindu.com. Sportstar. 13 October 2024. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
- ^ a b c "WORTELBOER Floris". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ^ "DOUBLE DUTCH DELIGHT AS NETHERLANDS PRODUCE REMARKABLE COMEBACK". archive.eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ^ "WORTELBOER Floris". fihproleague.com. FIH Pro League. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
External links
[edit]- Floris Wortelboer at the International Hockey Federation
- Floris Wortelboer at the European Hockey Federation
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- 1996 births
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- Sportspeople from Breda
- Field hockey players from North Brabant
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- Male field hockey midfielders
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- Men's Hoofdklasse Hockey players
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- Field hockey players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic field hockey players for the Netherlands
- Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics
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