Tim Swaen Explained

Tim Swaen
Birth Date:1991 8, df=yes
Position:Defender
Youthclubs1:Deurne
Youthclubs2:Helmond
Youthclubs3:Oranje Zwart
Years1:2009–2014
Clubs1:Eindhoven
Years2:2014–2017
Clubs2:Tilburg
Years3:2017–2023
Clubs3:Bloemendaal
Nationalyears1:2021–2022
Nationalteam1:Netherlands
Nationalcaps1:11
Nationalgoals1:4

Tim Swaen (born 28 August 1991)[1] is a Dutch former field hockey player who played as a defender.[2] [3]

Club career

Swaen played in the youth ranks of Deurne, Helmond and Oranje Zwart, where he was deemed not good enough for the first team so he moved to HC Eindhoven.[4] After having played for five years at HC Eindhoven and three years at Tilburg, the defender was picked up in 2017 by Bloemendaal.[5] In the 2021–22 season he won his third league title in a row with Bloemendaal.[6] After the 2022–23 season, where he won his fourth Euro Hockey League title, he announced his retirement as a field hockey player.[7]

International career

Tim Swaen was named in the Oranje squad for the first time in 2021.[2] Later that year he went on to make his international debut during season three of the FIH Pro League.[8] [9] After he was not selected for the 2023 World Cup squad he announced his retirement from the national team after the tournament.[10]

Honours

Bloemendaal
Netherlands

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Team Details – Netherlands . . tms.fih.ch . 6 March 2022.
  2. Web site: Tim Swaen . . hockey.nl . Dutch . 6 March 2022.
  3. Web site: SWAEN Tim . . eurohockey.altiusrt.com . 4 March 2022.
  4. Web site: Weber . Natasja . Swaen is HC Tilburg dankbaar na sprookje bij Bloemendaal: 'Was altijd een droom' . bd.nl . . 22 April 2022 . nl . 28 May 2018.
  5. Web site: van Meggelen . David . Topscorer Tim Swaen van Bloemendaal raakt niet meer van slag na een gemiste strafcorner . volkskrant.nl . . 22 April 2022 . nl . 28 February 2021.
  6. Web site: Weber . Natasja . Bloemendaal pakt hockeytitel met ideale mix van oud en jong . volkskrant.nl . . 5 June 2022 . nl . 29 May 2022.
  7. Web site: Borcherts . Reemt . Swaen slaat z’n vleugels uit: ‘Zou wel analist willen zijn op tv’ . hockey.nl . Hockey.nl . 6 June 2023 . nl . 18 April 2023.
  8. Web site: SWAEN Tim . . tms.fih.ch . 6 March 2022.
  9. Web site: SWAEN Tim . . fihproleague.com . 6 March 2022.
  10. Web site: Bloemendaal-hockeyer Tim Swaen stopt bij Oranje . nl.
  11. Web site: Bloemendaal klopt Rot-Weiss Köln in eenzijdige finale en wint EHL voor vijfde keer . nos.nl . . 22 April 2022 . nl . 18 April 2022.
  12. Web site: Bloemendaal wint finale Euro Hockey League . rtlnieuws.nl . . 12 April 2023 . nl . 10 April 2023.