Teun Beins Explained

Teun Beins
Birth Date:1998 10, df=yes
Position:Defender
Currentclub:Bloemendaal
Youthyears1:–2008
Youthclubs1:MHC Teteringen
Youthyears2:2008–2016
Youthclubs2:Push
Years1:2016–2021
Clubs1:Oranje-Rood
Years2:2021–present
Clubs2:Bloemendaal
Nationalyears1:2017–2019
Nationalteam1:Netherlands U21
Nationalcaps1:10
Nationalgoals1:3
Nationalyears2:2019–present
Nationalteam2:Netherlands
Nationalcaps2:31
Nationalgoals2:3

Teun Beins (born 28 October 1998)[1] is a Dutch professional field hockey player who plays as a defender or midfielder for Hoofdklasse club Bloemendaal and the Dutch national team.[2] [3]

Career

Club hockey

In the Dutch Hoofdklasse, Beins plays for Bloemendaal.[4]

National teams

Under–21

Beins 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, Beins returned to the junior national team at another EuroHockey Junior Championship, on this occasion winning a bronze medal.[7] [5]

Oranje

Teun Beins made his senior debut for the Oranje in 2019 during a season one of the FIH Pro League.[8] [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] As a defender, Beins scored three times for the Orange squad from a penalty corner during the 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup in India. Oranje won the bronze medal.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Team Details – Netherlands . . tms.fih.ch . 6 March 2022.
  2. Web site: Teun Beins . . hockey.nl . Dutch . 6 March 2022.
  3. Web site: BEINS Teun . . eurohockey.altiusrt.com . 4 March 2022.
  4. Web site: Heren 1 . . hcbloemendaal.nl . Dutch . 4 March 2022.
  5. Web site: BEINS Teun . . tms.fih.ch . 6 March 2022.
  6. Web site: DUTCH GOLD ONCE AGAIN AS THE ORANJE SHOOT DOWN BELGIUM IN MEN'S JUNIOR EURO FINAL . . archive.eurohockey.org . 6 March 2022.
  7. Web site: GERMANY LIFTS THE JUNIOR EUROHOCKEY CUP, MEN . . archive.eurohockey.org . 6 March 2022.
  8. Web site: BEINS Teun . . fihproleague.com . 6 March 2022.