The Netherlands have named the squad that will aim to defend the FIH Champions Trophy title that they won last July in Amstelveen. Team coach Max Caldas has selected a mixture of experience and youth ahead of the tournament, which begins January 28, 2012 in the Argentine city of Rosario.
The squad includes hugely experienced talents such as striker Kim Lammers, attacking midfielder Naomi van As and star midfielder Maartje Paumen, arguably the best penalty corner drag-flicker in the women's game. The side also contains some less experienced player, with Caldas keen to take a look at some of the promising players that are emerging in The Netherlands. Six players in the squad have less than 20 caps to their name - Sabine Mol, Kitty van Male, Willemijn Bos, Merel de Blaey, Margot van Geffen and Daphne van der Velden.
The full squad can be found below.
Netherlands Selection: Argentina FIH Champions Trophy 2012
|
Nr. |
Name |
Caps |
Goals |
Club |
|
1 |
Floortje Engels (k) |
41 |
0 |
Amsterdamsche H. & B.C. |
|
4 |
Kitty van Male |
5 |
2 |
Amsterdamsche H. & B.C. |
|
5 |
Carlien Dirkse van den Heuvel |
50 |
5 |
S.C.H.C. |
|
7 |
Willemijn Bos |
16 |
1 |
Larensche M.H.C. |
|
8 |
Marieke Veenhoven |
51 |
0 |
Amsterdamsche H. & B.C. |
|
10 |
Kelly Jonker |
29 |
7 |
Amsterdamsche H. & B.C. |
|
11 |
Maartje Goderie |
108 |
7 |
H.C. ’s-Hertogenbosch |
|
12 |
Lidewij Welten |
66 |
10 |
H.C. ’s-Hertogenbosch |
|
15 |
Sabine Mol |
13 |
2 |
H.C. ’s-Hertogenbosch |
|
17 |
Maartje Paumen |
131 |
106 |
H.C. ’s-Hertogenbosch |
|
18 |
Naomi van As |
147 |
32 |
Larensche M.H.C. |
|
22 |
Joyce Sombroek (k) |
20 |
0 |
Larensche M.H.C. |
|
23 |
Kim Lammers |
161 |
98 |
Larensche M.H.C. |
|
24 |
Eva de Goede |
87 |
11 |
Amsterdamsche H. & B.C. |
|
27 |
Marilyn Agliotti |
88 |
33 |
M.H.C. Oranje-Zwart |
|
28 |
Merel de Blaey |
12 |
0 |
Larensche M.H.C. |
|
30 |
Margot van Geffen |
16 |
0 |
H.C. ’s-Hertogenbosch |
|
31 |
Daphne van der Velden |
13 |
0 |
M.H.C. Oranje-Zwart |
Source Material: KNHB Media Release.
