Tjep Hoedemakers | |
Birth Date: | 1999 10, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Geldrop, Netherlands] |
Position: | Forward |
Currentclub: | Rotterdam |
Youthyears1: | –2016 |
Youthclubs1: | Oranje Zwart |
Youthyears2: | 2016–2017 |
Youthclubs2: | Oranje-Rood |
Youthyears3: | 2017–2018 |
Youthclubs3: | Rotterdam |
Years1: | 2018–present |
Clubs1: | Rotterdam |
Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
Nationalteam1: | Netherlands U21 |
Nationalcaps1: | 10 |
Nationalgoals1: | 6 |
Nationalyears2: | 2021–present |
Nationalteam2: | Netherlands |
Nationalcaps2: | 40 |
Nationalgoals2: | 14 |
Tjep Hoedemakers (born 14 October 1999)[1] is a Dutch field hockey player who plays as a forward for Hoofdklasse club Rotterdam and the Dutch national team.
Hoedemakers played in the youth ranks of Oranje Zwart and Oranje-Rood until 2018 when he moved to Rotterdam.[2] After one season in the under-18 team and training with the first team and already playing a few matches he officially joined the first senior team.[3]
In 2019, Hoedemakers made his debut for the national junior team during an eight-nations tournament in Madrid.[4] He went on to represent the team at the EuroHockey Junior Championship in Valencia later that year, winning a bronze medal.[5]
Tjep Hoedemakers made his senior debut for the Oranje in 2021 during season three of the FIH Pro League.[6] [4] He was officially named in the national senior squad in 2022.[7] He was originally selected for the squad for the 2023 Men's EuroHockey Championship but he had to withdraw because of on injury.[8]