Derck de Vilder explained

Derck de Vilder
Birth Date:1998 11, df=yes
Birth Place:Amsterdam, Netherlands
Position:Defender / Midfielder
Youthclubs1:Pinoké
Years1:2016–2018
Clubs1:Pinoké
Years2:2018–present
Clubs2:Kampong
Nationalyears1:2017–2019
Nationalteam1:Netherlands U21
Nationalcaps1:16
Nationalgoals1:2
Nationalyears2:2018–present
Nationalteam2:Netherlands
Nationalcaps2:13
Nationalgoals2:1

Derck de Vilder (born 23 November 1998) is a Dutch professional field hockey player who plays as a defender or midfielder for Hoofdklasse club Kampong and the Dutch national team.[1] [2] [3]

Career

Club hockey

In the Dutch Hoofdklasse, De Vilder plays for SV Kampong.[4]

National teams

Under–21

De Vilder made his debut for the Netherlands U–21 team in 2017 during a test series against Germany in Mönchengladbach.[5] Later that year he won a gold medal with the team at the EuroHockey Junior Championship in Valencia, Spain.[6]

In 2019, two years after his debut, De Vilder returned to the junior national team during an eight-nations tournament in Madrid.[5] He went on to represent the team at another EuroHockey Junior Championship later that year, on this occasion winning a bronze medal.[7]

Oranje

Derck de Vilder made his senior debut for the Oranje in 2018 during a test series against Australia in Perth.[5]

He has since gone on to make a number of appearances for the national team, before being named in the official squad for the first time in 2022.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Team Details – Netherlands . . tms.fih.ch . 4 March 2022.
  2. Web site: Derck de Vilder . . hockey.nl . Dutch . 4 March 2022.
  3. Web site: de VILDER Derck . . eurohockey.altiusrt.com . 4 March 2022.
  4. Web site: Heren 1 . . kamponghockey.nl . Dutch . 4 March 2022.
  5. Web site: de VILDER Derck . . tms.fih.ch . 4 March 2022.
  6. Web site: DUTCH GOLD ONCE AGAIN AS THE ORANJE SHOOT DOWN BELGIUM IN MEN'S JUNIOR EURO FINAL . . archive.eurohockey.org . 3 September 2017 . 4 March 2022.
  7. Web site: GERMANY LIFTS THE JUNIOR EUROHOCKEY CUP, MEN . . archive.eurohockey.org . 21 July 2019 . 4 March 2022.