Mikki Roberts Explained
| Mikki Roberts |
| Birth Date: | 2002 2, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Tilburg, Netherlands |
| Position: | Defender |
| Clubs1: | HC Tilburg |
| Nationalyears1: | 2023 |
| Nationalteam1: | Netherlands U–21 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 8 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2024– |
| Nationalteam2: | Netherlands |
| Nationalcaps2: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Mikki Roberts is a field hockey player from the Netherlands.[1]
Personal life
Mikki Roberts was born on 22 February 2002, in Tilburg.[2] [3]
She is a student at Tilburg University.[4]
Career
Under–21
Roberts made her international debut at under–21 level.[5] In 2023, she captained the Netherlands U–21 side at the FIH Junior World Cup in Santiago. In the final, she scored twice to send the game to a shoot–out, which the team won to take home a gold medal.[4] [6] [7] [8]
Oranje
In 2024, Roberts received her first call-up to the senior national team. She made her senior international debut during season five of the FIH Pro League.[5] With the addition of new head coach, Raoul Ehren, she was officially called-up to the national squad.[9]
Notes and References
- Web site: Mikki Roberts – Player Info . . globalsportsarchive.com . 8 November 2024.
- Web site: Team Details – Netherlands . . tms.fih.ch . 8 November 2024.
- Web site: Mikki Roberts . . interlandhistorie.knhb.nl . Dutch . 8 November 2024.
- Web site: Mikki Roberts and her junior field hockey teammates look back on World Cup victory . . tilburguniversity.edu . 11 January 2024 . 8 November 2024.
- Web site: ROBERTS Mikki . . tms.fih.ch . 8 November 2024.
- Web site: ‘Best game of our lives’: Netherlands women win Junior Hockey World Cup . . thehockeypaper.co.uk . 11 December 2023 . 8 November 2024.
- Web site: FIH Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup: Netherlands beat Argentina on penalties to win fifth title . . scroll.in . 11 December 2023 . 8 November 2024.
- Web site: Defending Champions Netherlands make a stunning comeback to clinch their fifth Junior Women’s World Cup title . . fih.hockey . 11 December 2023 . 8 November 2024.
- Web site: Oranje: Geen De Waard, Van Gils terug, plek voor tiener Verstraeten . . hockey.nl . Dutch . 28 October 2024 . 8 November 2024.
